What are front gardens for

Gosh, I would ask what their problem was!

Some houses are built with all the garden at the front and none at the back. It's the people passing by at the front that makes most of us choose to sit in our back gardens if we have them!

My garden is the same, my front gets the evening sun and I often sit outside with a class of wine after my meal. Round here, most people smile give a cheery greeting or stop for a brief chat - living on my own I welcome the company.

The people opposite me get most of the sun on their front so tend to sit out in the front garden with a cup of tea in the afternoon, again they get a very friendly reaction.

Your house, your rules!

brilliant, enjoy

you get tutted at for sitting in your own front garden? what the?

I would have a bench at the front of my house if the orientation was such that I needed it there. As it is my back garden faces south-west so I get the sun at the back all day but a few neighbours have a bench at the front.

Your house , so it’s up to you. where you sit. We were actually saying earlier today that it might be nice to have a bench in the front garden which is south facing.

I enjoy sitting in my front garden, where it's cooler later on in the day. Often people stop to chat or my neighbours tend to come out for a catch up.

My front garden isn’t big but at the moment full of bluebells and lily of the valley with the strongest perfume ever

BlueBelle your garden is gorgeous. Lily of the Valley takes me back to my childhood and haven't Bluebells been marvellous this year.

I fancied buying some Lily of the Valley plants a few weeks ago. However, the price was extortionate and as I had already spent way over my budget, I resisted! Now I am regretting it!
I also have one random bluebell plant growing beside my bins! No idea how it got there! ?‍♀️

I regard my front garden as a bit of light relief from the austerity of the solid grey road and pavement immediately outside. If I fancied sitting out there, I would certainly do so but, happily, I have sunshine and shade in various parts of the back garden at all times of day. That is, of course, when sunshine exists. Today has been my first sight of it for many weeks. Hallelujah!

If you were nearer I’d give you some plants Marydoll
I don’t have a manicured garden it’s a bit come up where you may kind of garden front and back a lot has self seeded

Where I live no one really uses their front garden at all, even those who don't get any sun in the back garden. It's a shame because it would be very sociable but its like an unwritten rule.

I live in a cul de sac of 12 houses. At any one time, there can be half a dozen people sitting or pottering about at the front. Most of us have been here since the houses were built 27 years ago. I love living here!

One of the saving graces of the first lockdown when the weather was so much better than this year, was sitting outside the front of our houses, having a chat and enjoying a drink with our neighbours. What D in London called “gin by the bins”

Same here. Very small cul de sac. We had some wonderful front garden meetings. Played music as well, sometimes.

We had a bench in the front garden at our last home, in 27 years no one made an adverse comment, on the corner in a cul de sac well back from the road we had lots of waves and smiles. Here we have two wooden chairs and a table under our kitchen window overlooking a landscaped area. What happens? Neighbours come for a chat, we often share a cuppa. Fine by us. Why not use a front garden to sit and watch the world go by?

What on earth are they tutting at?

All our gardens are at the front here - we just have yards at the back. We all sit out front, chat with neighbours and with walkers passing by. Two neighbours have had little parties in theirs this evening, one’s still going on. It’s great to hear laughter and chat and think that life’s getting back to normal.

i think the tutters are jealous.

Maggiemaybe we were sat chatting and a couple went past and said * tut, they should sit out the back!"

I’d have been telling them where to get off, Biscuitmuncher!

I wouldn't sit at the front of my house - I think the garden and parking area at the front are to separate the house from the road and to give me something nice to look at from inside.

I'd feel differently maybe if it was a cul-de-sac.