How can you landscape a smaller house to make it look larger?

keep green lawn...negative space. Planting flowers go with lower growing..just enough to obscur the foundation of the house. If you plant a tree.....note the average ht for the tree..size of canopy. Plant it away from power lines sewer or septic systems. The roots of trees can grow up to 3 times the size of the canopy. A dawrf variety may be in better scale with the house.

Evergreen shrubs are great as anchor plants/trees for landscaping. They could be pines, firs, cedars, spruce, yew, or juniper. Dwarf varieties are best, so the roots don't creep and damage your foundation/drain tile/water line. Use them on both sides of a front entry. Avoid planting them at the ends of your house. You're trying to draw people's eyes away from the sides of your small house and direct them to your beautiful entryway. Use colourful flowers/ shrubs of different heights to surround your 2 anchor trees. Maybe add an accent decorative lawn chair or lawn ornament for something to add interest. Happy gardening! :D

Make your lines horizontal so that the eye goes side to side. Taller components will frame in the house and accentuate its small size.

Enlarge your living space with seating areas outside. A nice patio or two does wonders to make your home more attractive and welcoming and makes the eye travel. You can landscape with large planters while you decide the layout. If you site them so that you can see them from inside the house they enlarge your visual space. They can also be beautiful focal points for your garden.

If budget allows, add a wrap-around porch or deck. If that's not do-able, then consider landscaping away from the house approximately 4-5' and use smaller / dwarf trees/shrubs (e.g., boxwood, dwarf nandina, mimosa, mums).

As a professional, I would frame the house with something like Japanese Blueberry trees, that can be trimmed, being sure to stay to the outside of the structure. I'd draw the eye wider by planting additional ones perhaps 10 ft. out and 5' lower. Create a long softly sweeping bed line, have low underplantings with a lighter hue and different growth pattern than the JB. I'd add a lovely pondless waterfall on one side and a substantial birdbath on the other, to bring birds and butterfly life to the home. I'd consider adding a petite cupola or weathervane to the roof to give the house a taller appearance. There'd be planting done according to Landscape principles which you can look up online. Be sure to choose plants and items that speak to your personality and bring you joy each time you look at them.

Cost me 500 Dollars to add pergolas in front of the house. It looks wider.

how did you afford to add pergolas for 500 bucks?? It looks beautiful