Planning Your Spring Landscaping Now? 2 Tips To Make It Look Great
Your home's landscaping is important as it can give your home good curb appeal. If you did not like your landscaping last year and planning a new spring landscaping now, there are many things you can do. Below are two of these things so you can get everything ready to go when the warm weather moves back in.
Use Natural Stone Pavers
Natural stone pavers include stones like flagstone, slate, granite, and limestone. All these stones can hold up well to weather conditions and heavy loads. You can also find these stones in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors.
Creating a walkway is another thing you can do with natural stone pavers. For example, you can build a pathway that leads from your front door to your driveway, garden, gazebo, or a pool. Put landscaping lights on either side of the walkway to make it safe when the sun goes down.
If you need a new driveway, using natural stone pavers will make the driveway look elegant. No matter what style of home you have, you can create a design that will go well. You can match the color of the stones to your home's exterior or anything else. You can also use a variety of stone styles and colors to create a unique design for your driveway.
Plant Flowers
A great way to brighten up landscaping is to plant flowers. You can plant annuals, which die at the end of the growing season. Annuals can be found at any garden center and are easy to plant. They generally grow quickly and grow from spring to the end of the fall season.
If you do not want to replant flowers each year you can choose to plant perennials. These last for a few years before you have to replace them. How many years this is depend on the type of flower you plant.
Plant flowers across the front of your home, or you can create a flower garden somewhere in your yard. If you have a large yard, create more than one flower garden. When choosing the flowers consider the size as you want to plant tall flowers in the back and shorter flowers in the front. Also consider the sun requirement for the flowers so you plant them in the right area of your yard.
Talk with a landscaper if you need help with your landscaping and they can give you many tips on how to use natural stone pavers and flowers.
Growing up in a tropical area, I saw a lot of green, vibrant plants and all kinds of tropical fruits. It led me to develop a real interest in creating backyard tropical fruit gardens and landscapes that really spoke to the warm weather and the tropical climate. I did a lot of research and talked with a few landscapers to find out the tips and tricks to getting things to grow and thrive. I created this site to help share what I have learned with others who want to create the same kind of tropical getaway in their own backyards.