‘I smile every time I go outside’: 13 fabulous, inspiring front garden transformations

Lockdown has prompted many readers to plant flowerbeds and grow vegetables in their neglected front gardens - while smaller spaces have benefited from a proliferation of pots

The garden is long and thin, sunny but exposed to the wind. To make the most of the space we used pots and containers and filled them with a mix of annuals and perennials. In the ground we planted ammi majus, fennel, thalictrum and gaura to create a delicate feathery look, and in the pots we went for cosmos, zinnia, dahlias and hollyhocks to create a cottage garden feel. We also plant with pollinators in mind, putting in flowers such as viper's bugloss. Paul Collins, retired, Bournemouth