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Good Morning everyone.  Lets talk about the front gardens today.Good Morning everyone. Lets talk about the front gardens today. My husband thinks its not a nice idea to have a bench or a sitting area in the front garden where as I think it is. What do u guys think? Can I please have a look at ur front gardens for inspiration. Thank you so much

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My mums is amazing  xx

Answer 2

We have a raised brick bed, built with the house, at the front near the door the surround is wide enough to sit on. We get sun in the front all morning because it's east facing

Answer 3

I have benches out front & back , sun comes over the back until 2-3 ish then stays at the front for a few more hours for us to sit out longer

Answer 4

We have on our road one front garden turned growing vegetables in raised beds. Doesn't look but definitely productive  if you have limited space at the back then why not. We have front garden twice bigger than back and full day sun there too. So we planted hedge and hope to turn it to private garden soon.  

Answer 5

Especially at the moment, its a great idea to have a bench in the front garden as long as your front is big enough to socially distance from the path. I think I would wear a fabric washable mask as well. Maybe a serious solution to loneliness.  

Answer 6

Of course you should, especially if the sun gets there otherwise it's a waste of good space

Answer 7

You are right I love my bench on front garden. It's very welcoming

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Going for it

Answer 8

I have seen front gardens with not only benches but patios with seating, water features and large garden statues! I was impressed and amazed !  

Answer 9

We have one, we get a lot of sun at the front

Answer 10

I have and am growing lots of beautiful things to enjoy out there, no idea why people dont use their front gardens

Answer 11

I live in Wales where the older folk often sit out the front or stand on the gate to watch the world go by. Its a really nice way to wave hello to passing neighbours and share a "how are you? " X

Answer 12

My drive is at the front with a small garden and it only gets the early sun, usually when I’m still in bed. So it’s not a good idea for me, but if it were better placed I definitely would have a bench.  

Answer 13

This is part of our front garden, which is the one we sit out in because we’re on a steep hill, so our back garden is just for the chickens! We’re lucky that we have high hedges and the house is at the end of a track, so we don’t get passing traffic. We have a swinging seat and two Adirondack chairs and a table and chairs on the patio, which isn’t in the picture.  

Answer 14

No point having a nice garden if you can’t sit and spend some time admiring it - or looking for another weed to pull out  

Answer 15

I now have two benches in my front garden, either side of the garden, which means I can safely chat to our daughter when she drops off our weekly shop.  

Answer 16

In the current predicament would be nice so you can see your neighbours and chat but keep your distance, it would also let you know who the idiots are in your area that dont like being told to keep your distance, these are the ones who prolong the stay at home home

Answer 17

I’ve got a bench out front. It gets too hot tho. Got a small parasol if need be

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Oops. That was taken when both front windows got smashed They have since been replaced and full shutters !  

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Oh gosh @lenticel What happened? Hope your all ok xx garden looks lovely hun

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Yes we are fine. It was a year ago now , spate of wanton vandalism in the area. We weren’t the only ones targeted. Our car and neighbours cars and windows smashed. Couple of culprits caught. Luckily we have CCTV.  

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@accommodative We had glass sealed on top of the break. Waited till shutters were in place before we got glass replaced. Come in handy in summer . leave them shut and keeps house cool. X

Answer 18

Being anti social my seating is only in the garden.  

Answer 19

I loved my bench in the front garden, but the front doesn't get much sun so it's quite cold there. Still good for a nosey  

Answer 20

I couldnt do too much in our fron unless i get a six ft gate to keep arseholes out. We made a snowman in our front garden twice and both times been smashed up. at halloween we go all out for some twats to steal our props so i want a bench and flowers but terrified it would get stolen or ruined. was tempted to get a 6ftgate, remove our side fence so i had a wrap around garden. but being council feller dont wanna stay but dont wanna move. stalemate. im going to attempt a load of foxglove there this year as a test lol. had so many seeds from last years flower the birds kindly dropped. if they survive summer ill consider other plants lol

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@epact same here, would love to sit in the morning sun on the front but any bench I put there would ‘disappear’ ☹️

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@vesperal4 its frustrating isnt it!  

Answer 21

My bench belonged to my late neighbour who I absolutely adored. It's very old and a bit rickety, but it's had a nice paint job and every time I sit on it, it reminds me of him  

Answer 22

We often sit out the front. Like to enjoy the garden and watch the world go by

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Moved a camping table and chairs to the front garden. It’s sunnier out the front and allows human communication. We’ve been doing a lot of school work out the front too.  

Answer 24

We have a lovely flower bed in front and often sit there We enjoy having a chat with neighbour's as the go past on their walks

Answer 25

I have a bench out front but it encourages every Tom, Dick & Harry in my block (who all have their own gardens) to use it - a fence will be going up asap bah humbug! Lol

Answer 26

My grandchildren can still visit. I have a large front garden. and a bench table . Kids sit at the table. hubby and me on doorstep. they even bring there drinks. we also do distancing babysitting like this . while there mum goes shopping. But shopping can only be done in fine weather.  

Answer 27

Lots if people have them.  

Answer 28

Might depend on where you live and what sort of road it is eg walkway/mainroad/rural/city

Answer 29

This is my front garden. Lawn was all moss and a rampant bamboo so I started from scratch. Love it. You need a bench front and back for when the sun goes over

Answer 30

At the moment with social distancing have a bench to sit on in the garden means you can chat to passers bye and have social interaction with distancing safety.  

Answer 31

I’ve done my back garden and have nothing more to do out there so I’m going to start on my front next. All ideas welcome! xx

Answer 32

This how my garden looks on summer

Answer 33

I always sit with my dogs on the front door step, so thought, what the heck and have ordered a bench  

Answer 34

Got the bench from the range x

Answer 35

These are just extra loungers we brought out when it was sunny

Answer 36

I love it. Had one before we redid the front and now I don’t have room anymore. Still miss it.  

Answer 37

I don’t as it’s not private and prefer the back garden.  

Answer 38

Ours is south facing, its the best place to sit and watch the world go by.  

Answer 39

I had a rather large part in it you know  

Answer 40

I wouldn't personally but it depends on the location of your home. If you live in a rural community that's different to being on an estate and potentially looking or feeling like your the neighbourhood watch.  

Answer 41

My neighbours opposite sit outside the front as that’s where their evening sun is. I would do the same if it was in the sunshine ☀️!  

Answer 42

Love our front bench. usually have pots surrounding it but waiting for garden centres to re-open x

Answer 43

I like to sit in my little sun trap with a coffee in the morning.  

Answer 44

Yes no problem it's yours so do as u please

Answer 45

I like a wee seat out the front. Ours gets the sun in the evening too. Prefer sitting out the back but this is nice too :)

Answer 46

Hubby just painted mine but we only had green fence paint

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Where is the bench from? Looks lovely

Answer 47

It’s lovey at the moment that everyone is doing this I’ve been here 18 years and met more neighbours in the last month than the 18 years ‍♀️. gotta get a beach or deckchair now to sit in my beach  ish garden lol Good luck

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I want to do that. I am after a coastal theme garden too. A dream

Answer 48

I would have to cement in as they have even taken plants and gates from mine and that’s not to mention the chained up mopeds.  

Answer 49

I had a bench in my front garden someone nicked it but got a heavy one now and chained to the wall

Answer 50

Our back gets the sun for the most of the day, we have a bench in the front as I can only sit in the sun for so long

Answer 51

Its quite normal in Europe. When I lived in the Netherlands most people had seats out front. Out front was a 15 x 6 concrete slab with a few chairs. Every evening when all the kids were in bed all the parents would sit on their fronts having a cuppa, natter and wind down. It was lovely It was a lot more socialable and neighbourly over there tho. I have lived in 15 different areas in the UK. If i did that in this country i would be called a nosey neighbour and accused of watching everyone  x

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@leshalesher69 we have good neighbours we all chat when our kids was wee now they are grown up kids of there own we still sit in each other’s garden talking wee drink x

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@fruin that sounds lovely. You have a proper community  sadly alot of areas have lost their sense of community nowadays x

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@leshalesher69 yes a could believe that one guy was trying to take his hedge out with a bread knife he didn’t have garden tools social distances it was taken out properly by the other men in street

Answer 52

Sorry I agree with your husband

Answer 53

In our last house, the front got all the sun so we always sat out there. Had a little wooden table for 2, and an egg chair. We loved it, though we had hedges so weren’t too overlooked.  

Answer 54

My front garden faces north so never use it always use my lovely south facing garden. Depending on how much sun your front garden gets and how close to the road you are or how overlooked you are.  

Answer 55

I think if you'd like a seat out the front, then why not? Quite a few of my neighbours opposite do, as their back gardens are north-facing. It's nice to be able to say hello and give them a wave if we're out the front.  

Answer 56

Depends. our only garden is our front garden. It's south west facing and private . we have table, chairs, and all our colourful plants and shrubs out the front. We don't sit at the back xx

Answer 57

We get a lot of sun from early morning till around 3pm, and its hot out the front! We have chairs out there and then go out the back from 3 till around 8pm for the late afternoon/evening sun.  

Answer 58

We like to sit out the front to see a bit of life as our sitting rooms are at the back of the house. i painted the seats this year as it was looking very sorry for itself.  

Answer 59

I’ve just had this delivered today and put it in my small front garden, the front of my house is south facing so gets the sun all day.  

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@mcclain104 where did you get this from? It’s gorgeous! We have a lovely front garden (front of house is an ongoing project! ) but would love a black bench out front

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@shig85 it’s from Argos

Answer 60

My front garden isn't secure from the road so it's not practical for me to use it with the children - I share path with neighbours both sides so I can't fence it off / gate it safely to contain the children and my dog. It's a grass area with a bush in the middle and hedge at the edge and is very functional rather than pretty or a place to chill. If it can be secured / you don't have children or animals likely to make a bid for freedom / you don't mind feeling "exposed" to your neighbours then crack on and enjoy yourself. For me, personally, I prefer my back garden to chill in.  

Answer 61

If i could i would, but any thing i put there gets stolen, so i have only done back garden once i get more cctv up i will get front done give it another try hoping cams will put them of thieving every thing

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@seljuk691 the same happened to me till i went to Ability on line and bought a long chain £4. 99 and chained my bench to drain pipe that sickened the thieves from ever trying to take it so there is a way where you can have garden items in your front garden now whenever its sunny i can go out front whilst enjoying seeing my neighbours where i carnt if in back Hope this helps.  

Answer 62

Not for me, I'd rather sit comfortable in my back garden.  

Answer 63

Has to be the front for us, as what we have at the back is a hill  

Answer 64

I have never sat in my front garden despite getting the sun there in the afternoon, but on VE Day, we put a table and chairs out and had a picnic and it was lovely. A lot of the neighbours chatted as they went by, I liked it so much am thinking of getting a permanent bench out there. I also have a nice view of fields x

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Beverley. do it. the socialising has to be started by someone  

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@cephalalgia go on do itv

Answer 65

I've seen a few and I like the idea but for some reason I have it in my head that a bench at the front would be unsafe

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@helianthus I’m a bit worried about that so looking for a way to secure it

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@mcclain104 could bolt it or chain it into place, not near any windows

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@helianthus I’m looking at a cable lock I think that would work

Answer 66

Be scared it would be pinched

Answer 67

I live right on a main rd with loads of traffic all day if I didn't I'd definitely have one cos it gets the morning sun

Answer 68

Cement it into fence post metal stakes. i agree it will go walkies!  

Answer 69

One of the most beautiful front gardens I've ever seen was patio circles either side of a door with corner planting and a lovely bench under the window

Answer 70

I get the sun first thing in the morning in the front garden, and I like to sit outside in my dressing gown with a cup of tea and a couple of cats and just enjoy the start of the day. I bought a plastic bench last year as I didn’t want the bother of painting one. Although I live on a public footpath between two schools and a hospital, it’s actually fairly private. I just sit quietly and no one notices me.  

Answer 71

All depends on the view lol

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@farra this is my View from the front don’t have 1 at the back

Answer 72

We have a back yard and this is the seating area in our front garden.  

Answer 73

I had a bench in my front garden for about 10yrs; until it collapsed (thankfully no one was sat on it). It was lovely to sit and chat to people walking by and also to sit when taking a break from gardening.  

Answer 74

Not something i would have or do but each to their own

Answer 75

We do - we have a 2 seater with a wee table in middle. but we are down a drive of 3 houses and next to a wall so quite private and we often sit out in evening and chat to our lovely neighbours as we get the evening sun there :) I wouldn't have done it in previous houses that were closer to the street- but others in our area have so each to their own

Answer 76

We ve never had a back garden as such both our houses have had front / side gardens on to the road. Current garden is very very private with 8ft walls around the garden and patio but our old house was very open. Because we wanted some privacy we grew a hedge accross the front of most of the side garden but at times we sat in the front to chat with neighbours etc.  

Answer 77

I had a lovely wooden bench , with wagon wheel sides on my front garden , and got stolen , and my lights , never again.  

Answer 78

I have a bench plus two tables chairs

Answer 79

Hell no. I might have to see my neighbour's then.  

Answer 80

NOOOO ! Your on display for everyone

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I have got fence all over and the hedges. No one can really see us neither can we.  

Answer 81

No definitely not,  

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So we have got a fence and hedges around and it's a huge area

Answer 82

I like watching the world go by. So long as you’re not facing the M20, it’s a chance to read the papers, wave to the neighbours, sit in the sun when the back is in shade. No one says don’t sit at a cafe tableZ

Answer 83

Dont like the idea

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We have a two seater and when the suns out there we use it. Been good during lockdown watching the world go by or not as the case may be. X

Answer 85

We have got a tall fence and hedges around so nobody can see us, neither can we unless somebody enters thro the front gate

Answer 86

Yes it is lovely where is it from please?  

Answer 87

I think it depends on your neighbours as to whether you want to sit out there . Seriously though, why not? Otherwise you only see the front garden when you are passing through it.  

Answer 88

It be nice to sit out there watch the world go by maybe interact with other people

Answer 89

Yes we have got a bench on front. One of best things we've done. Watching the world go by and interacting with all ppl passing by. Plus it's a sun trap a big bonus.  

Answer 90

I have a porch seat because at 9am that's where the sun shines so I'll often eat breakfast there/take 10 minutes quiet time but no not a full on seating area, x

Answer 91

I’ve never really sat in the front until lockdown. We have a bug drive and lawn. Now, I permanently have two rattan chairs in the front and love it! If your garden is big enough, I say yes x

Answer 92

Loads of my neighbours have seating of some sort. Chap regularly sits with a cuppa and paper out his front and chills! We all have nice rear gardens in our street as well! Go for it i say  

Answer 93

I think its a good idea and can ask neighbours for coffee or just sit out and watch the world go by ☕

Answer 94

No I wouldn’t enjoy sitting in my front garden. I would feel that I am on show. But then each to their own, good luck to anyone who is happy too.