Let’s face it, your yard is really important. Proper residential landscaping creates a sustainable environment for local wildlife, increases the energy-efficiency of your home, lets you create areas for relaxation and even raises the value of your home. Whether you are ready for a new outdoor look or are tackling the exterior of your home for the first time- here are 9 landscaping ideas to talk to your contractor about today!
1. Consider an Edible Garden
Edible landscaping will reward you with a harvest from your yard without turning you into a farmer. It’s a great way to keep you active and a fun way to introduce your children to a healthy diet and lifestyle. If you are worried about how to make a garden of fruits or veggies beautiful, don’t be! Talk to your landscaper for the best selection of greenery for beauty and function.
2. Add a Stylish Fence
Some of your neighbors may be fence-free, but most probably aren’t. A good fence provides you, your home and your family with privacy, safety and security. As an added bonus, a stylish one will even increase your property value. Although putting up a fence isn’t a cheap project, it also isn’t the most expensive one. Talk material and color with your contractor to make this finishing touch an eye catcher.
3. Make-Over Your Mailbox
Too many people overlook the importance of having a nice mailbox, try to not be one of them. Your mailbox should compliment the overall look of your home, so be sure to pay attention to the style, placement and color you choose. If you have a beautiful home with a lackluster mailbox, it’s time for a make over. Plant a few flowers around it for some extra curb appeal!
4. Add a Pathway
When done right, residential pathways can make your property more practical and more attractive! Discuss the materials, colors and shapes of your pathway with your contractor for a stylish unique look and get as creative as you’d like. This is a great and inexpensive way to make your home stand out, in a good way!
5. Build a Stacked Terrace
Do you have a few strange areas you’d like to fill? Stacked terraces can add texture and color to transform weird left over spaces into stylish accent areas. Maybe you have some space left over behind your pool or in the corner of your yard that could use a little styling? Talk to your contractor about it. You can use concrete, stone, wood and many other materials for the retaining walls and shrubs, flowers or grass to create the perfect look.
6. Install Landscape Lighting
Exterior lighting improves the safety and security of your property while also enhancing the beauty of the landscaping you have chosen. Consider options like motion, low-voltage or solar to customize and fit your style. Light up walkways, driveways, trees or flower beds for extra safety, functionality and property value.
7. Edge Your Driveway
Adding a decorative edge to your driveway is a fool-proof way to spruce up its appearance. You can do this with grass, shrubs, trees, bricks, stone and much more! Depending on the material of your driveway, edging doesn’t just serve to decorate but also to support your driveway and protect it from cracking and chipping. Edging with also encourage visitors to walk on your driveway instead of your lawn, which you will thank us for later!
8. Plant a Flower Garden
Creating a flower garden for your home is an inexpensive and environmentally friendly way to add some major curb appear to your exterior. A well-manicured flower garden creates a warm and welcoming feel in any space. It is a great way to let you neighbors know you take pride in your home and community. Since flowers are a main source of nectar for honey bees and butterflies, you will get more out of this landscaping project than you think!
The benefits of great residential landscaping are endless. Once they are finished, these projects will transform your space and provide you with shade, cooler temperatures, protection from erosion, safety, outdoor living areas that improve your quality of life, curb appeal and so much more! Ready to start on your very own landscaping makeover? Give us a call today to connect with local pros in your area!
