Starting on my front yard


So I moved to my current house about 2 years ago now. I got my backyard situated first (it’s all violets and strawberries back there cause it’s super shady with 3 big trees) and now I want to move on to the front.

For context of the area, I’m in KCMO (zone 6b). My main goals are to create space for native polinators, and to grow some edible species for myself and my neighbors. I want to make the space feel welcoming, especially since my neighbor to the right has 3 daughters that currently use the lawn to play on sometimes. There’s a slight hill to the yard with the low point being about 5 ft in from the road.

Currently I have 1 serviceberry tree, 2 elderberry bushes, and 2 beauty berries ready to plant. I wanted to use those as my larger plants for the guild I’d like to have. Also planning to stop by a local native plant seller and grab their opinions on what to plant with these guys. I was planning on putting the serviceberry over on the right side by the downspout, but from there I’m not super certain how to organize the rest of the yard.

My main question is, how would y’all recommend setting up this space with those goals in mind? The backyard had other stuff for me to build off of already, but I’m a bit lost with how empty the front yard is currently. I was considering basically following the edge of the lawn and making the center open, but I’m interested in hearing what y’all think would be best given the space.

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