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Good landscaping has a lot of value. It can improve the local environment, attract desirable animals, repel undesirable animals, and raise your property values for future buyers. Let’s look at a few things that will make your yard look great and even serve practical purposes.
Lately, there has been a desire to move away from the green turf lawns that have defined American housing since the 60s. And with good reason. The turf lawn, derived from grasses in the Scottish highlands, requires a lot of water and fertilizer And it doesn’t mesh well with the local wildlife.
If you can, remove the traditional lawn and plant native grasses instead. It will not only make your lawn look different, but it will save you money. However, some municipalities or Homeowners Associations may prohibit this. However, there are ways around this.
If you can’t plant native grasses in place of your lawn, you can spice up your yard or business by planting a native flower bed. Like traditional lawns, non-native flowers can use a lot of water and fertilizer. Some flowers can even be considered an invasive species. A good landscaper will help you choose flowers that are native to your region.
Native flowers can help you save water while still helping the native wildlife. Many pollinators need flowers that simply don’t exist on a traditional lawn. This has created problems for our ecology. A native flower bed can do a small part to help restore it while still having your garden look good.
Flowerbeds are great but for some, they can be hard to maintain. In-ground flower beds often typically require being hunched over for significant periods, This can present an issue if you’re elderly or disabled. Other times, properties could have too little horizontal space for a full flowerbed. In these cases, a raised flowerbed might be what the gardener ordered.
Raised flowerbeds allow people to garden without being hunched over. They can also make better use of limited space. By building up rather than out, you can save a lot of space. Even if you aren’t focusing on purely practical matters, there are some good aesthetic reasons to have a raised flowerbed. A raised flowerbed adds a third dimension to your garden to make it stand out. They also have less trouble with weeds.
Bushes can look good and are handy for establishing boundaries between properties. Berry bushes can have the same effect and serve multiple purposes. The flowers on many of these bushes look stunning. The berries themselves can attract small birds and other pollinators.
If you have a family, particularly if you’re homeschooling, these bushes can be great for teaching as well as looking good. You can teach your kids to make their own berry juice or other food products or even history lessons. Before the invention of many of our modern products, people would use berries in things like soaps or dyes. However, it’s important to be cautious as many berries can be poisonous.
Making your property look good is the key to drawing the eyes of the neighbors. But making your property look stunning can have many other beneficial effects. Talk to your landscaper for these or other ideas.
We specialize in helping clients increase the value and beauty of their homes by creating elegant outdoor living spaces.