Low Maintenance Landscaping Shrubs for Your House Front

By Calin Oancea

4/8/20246 min read

Choosing low-maintenance shrubs for your front yard landscaping is a practical way to create an interesting exterior garden without a lot of work.

Here, we present the top 8 low-maintenance shrubs well-suited for your house's front. We have seen and inspected these low-maintenance shrubs and also share their details and growing needs.

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a low maintenance landscaping shrub called Juniper
a low maintenance landscaping shrub called Juniper

Juniper

Junipers are celebrated for their hardiness and drought tolerance. These small evergreen shrubs with their textured evergreen foliage and the variety of shapes and sizes available can be applied to a bunch of different landscape designs. These low maintenence shrubs also have small blue berries which are edible.

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a green Korean Boxwood hedge with small leaves
a green Korean Boxwood hedge with small leaves

Korean Boxwood

Just like the English Boxwood below, the Korean boxwood is a variation of bowood. Known for its winter hardiness, it flaunts small evergreen leaves that render a fine texture, adding a elegance to your garden. Despite its robust nature, it's a little low-maintenance bush that adapts well to various soil conditions and sun exposures.

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an English Boxwood stem with green leaves
an English Boxwood stem with green leaves

English Boxwood

The English Boxwood is a type of boxwood shrub known for its slow growth, compact stature and low maintenance. These perennials are able to craft low, well-defined hedges or borders making it a favored choice among gardeners. Moreover, its slower growth demands less frequent pruning, which is a boon for the busy gardener.

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the low maintenane Azalea bush with pink flowers
the low maintenane Azalea bush with pink flowers

Azalea

Azaleas are popular Japanese garden plants with pink blooms that brighten up your landscape with a burst of color in spring. They are relatively low maintenance, requiring only occasional pruning and watering to flourish. Their ability to thrive under the shade of taller trees makes them a practical choice besides from all the other ornamental bushes.

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a green English Yew tree branch in a forest
a green English Yew tree branch in a forest

English Yew

With dark green, needle-like foliage, Yews are versatile and require little upkeep, these elevated and massive shrubs are perfect for creating privacy and natural fencing. They can be pruned to various shapes to suit your landscape design, making them a practical and attractive choice.

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a bush with flowers that is great for landscaping
a bush with flowers that is great for landscaping

Spirea

Spireas, with their pink and purple blossoms in spring and vibrant foliage in autumn. Similar to Nandina bushes, they are resilient, requiring little more than basic watering and occasional pruning. Their compact size and ability to attract butterflies add a whimsical touch to your front yard, making them a delightful, low maintenance choice.

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one red Barberry bush hedge in a garden
one red Barberry bush hedge in a garden

Barberry

Barberries are valued for their vibrant foliage, available in shades of green, yellow, and red. They are drought-tolerant, strong against deer, and require minimal care, making them a bold yet low-maintenance plant addition to your landscape. These Shrubs are often used for small hedges in front of houses.

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multiple red Barberry leaves
multiple red Barberry leaves
a easy-carde bush with pink flowers and green leaves
a easy-carde bush with pink flowers and green leaves

Smoke Bush

When using proper landscaping plants, Smoke Bushes are unique shrubs known for their billowy flower clusters that resemble puffs of smoke. They require little care, and their dramatic appearance adds a whimsical and exotic touch to your front yard. Grows with an upright and open, multiple-branching habit, up to 3m-4,5m (10-15 ft) tall and 4,5m-600 (15ft-20ft) wide.

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a Smoke Bush plant with a leafy green leaves
a Smoke Bush plant with a leafy green leaves
a yellow flowering Forsythia shrub
a yellow flowering Forsythia shrub

Forsythia

Forsythias are hardy shrubs with wonderful spring blooms. Once established, forsythia needs little care apart from pruning once flowering has finished, it is a relatively fast growing but also low maintenance shrub. After pruning, mulch with well-rotted organic matter is the best soil condition which keeps the roots in good condition. Making them a cheerful and low-maintenance choice for your front yard landscape.

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a yellow flowered plant great for landscapes
a yellow flowered plant great for landscapes

Witch Hazel

Witch Hazels have a ribbon-like bright yellow petals petals that bloom in late winter or early spring when most plants are dormant, it also has a bunch of health benefits. They are hardy and require minimal maintenance, making them a standout choice for a year-round interest garden.

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