Now add flowers. I'm feeling smug with a supply of decades-old camellias and hardy jonquils and daffs that have survived both heat and cold for decades too, but a row of pots or hanging baskets by the front door, filled with good potting mix and whatever you can buy reasonably cheaply at the garden centre, is enough to make your garden cheerful. The human eye usually looks at the front door, unless you have an orange tree in full fruit or some other attraction at the edges