A lot goes into designing a landscape, hence there’s an entire profession called landscape architecture devoted to designing outdoor spaces. A few generous local landscape architects donated their time and put together some Landscape Design templates of a typical front yard for our 505Outside subscribers.

All good things start with a solid plan. Developing a plan saves you not only time and money, but it is more likely to result in a beautiful landscape. Above is a look at an example landscape template for a south facing front yard. This design brings a taste of the East Coast or Midwest to your home in New Mexico. It’s full of leafy green desert friendly plants. Take a look and get inspired to recreate this in your own yard.

Luscious Landscape Design Template

Tree: Deciduous

Accolade elm

Chinese pistache

Oklahoma redbud

Texas redbud

Golden raintree

Tree: Evergreen

Afghan pine

Arizona rosewood

Shrubs:

Crape myrtle

Autumn sage

Hot Lips salvia

Flowering Plants:

Mexican evening primrose

Desert Accents:

Yucca recurvifolia

Groundcovers:

Wall germander

Gro-Low sumac

Dwarf plumbago

Compact mahonia

Grasses:

Autumn Glow muhly

Vines:

American wisteria

Carolina jessamine

Learn more about plants here:

505Outside Plants of the Month

Six Steps to Get Started Designing Your Yard

Desert Friendly Design Templates

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