Landscaping adds appeal and value to your home, so it is easy to see why proper landscape design is so important. Of course, getting started establishing or improving your landscape can be stressful. From choosing plants, flowers, and trees to growing and maintaining your lawn, the overwhelming nature of landscaping is easy to see. This guide will give you a few key tips to consider when establishing your landscape design.

Create Hardscapes

Landscaping consists of more than just plants and grass—hardscapes are also a key component. Hardscapes include driveways, walkways, patios, patios, and even decks. Since they take up a large portion of your yard, proper planning of your hardscapes should be a priority.

During the process of implementing hardscapes into your yard, the construction process can move and compact soil. Any existing grass and plants will most likely be damaged during the process, as well.

By building or implementing these hardscapes into your landscape design first, you are reducing the risk of damaging the lawn, shrubs, flowerbeds, trees, and other areas of your yard, improving your landscaping with ease.

Focus on Front

Once all the hardscapes are created, you should focus on the front of your home. The front of your home is what others will see first, so ensuring it is appealing and in good condition is smart if you want a healthy and valuable curb appeal.

A flowerbed should be created in the front of the home, which will provide a space for planting a few trees, shrubs, and flowers that complement the home's exterior.

Taller shrubs or trees should be planted on each end of your home's front exterior. These shrubs or trees will help define the space. Pops of color are also a nice addition to this front flowerbed. Choose lilies, creeping phlox, or liriope, which are perennial plants that add color each year.

Add a mixture of plants that not only grow, but also bloom and thrive over the years, creating definition, texture, color, and enormous appeal.

Love Your Lawn

The lawn is the backdrop to the rest of your landscape design, so you should invest a large portion of your update into this grass.

If the climate is mainly warm and you have a sunny yard with very little shade, opt for a warm-season grass, such as bermuda, which is heat and drought tolerant. In cooler areas where shade is prominent, a cool-season grass, such as fescue, may be best.

Consider either installing sod if you want a more instant lawn or aerate and plant grass seed if you want to establish the lawn over time. For more information, reach out to companies like Colourscape Inc.