Houzz Stat: How Homeowners Are Updating Their Front Yards

What people care about most. When it comes to investing in their outdoor spaces, the majority of homeowners (69%) with outdoor projects are tackling their backyards. But a sizable percentage — 44% — are focusing on their front yards. (Some are doing multiple projects.)

Cultivating curb appeal. Of those addressing the front of their homes as part of their outdoor projects, nearly half (47%) consider updated beds or borders as most important to their home’s curb appeal. Twenty-nine percent are employing shrubs, and nearly as many are including perennials.

Standing out is on trend. When people do address their street-facing outdoor spaces, they’re unlikely to want to blend in with the rest of the neighborhood. Thirty-six percent of owners renovating outdoor spaces report that before their projects, their front yards were nearly identical to those of their neighbors. After the outdoor project, only 6 percent of front yards remained nearly identical to others in the neighborhood. Forty-one percent, by contrast, are very or extremely different from those of the neighbors.

Read the full 2017 U.S. Landscapte Trends Study.