Adding Flowers to Your Landscaping Ideas
Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to think about landscaping ideas that will make your home an inviting destination for friends, neighbors and family. Whether you’re planning a few intimate dinners or a backyard party, sprucing up the beds around your home will make it more fun to throw open your doors for company.
Add a low fence to a small yard. If you live in an urban area and have a short front lawn, consider putting a low fence in front to define your yard. Surprisingly, it makes your yard appear more spacious and provides a frame for your home’s exterior.
Incorporate vines for beauty. Nothing makes a home look more lovely than flowering vines. Whether they’re climbing up an archway or across a low fence, these plants can soften the lines of your house’s walls and adds a touch of romance to your landscaping.
Dress up your driveway. An unattractive driveway can be camouflaged with a few landscaping ideas. From hedges that hide your driveway from the street to a few flower planters that add color and distract the eye from concrete, a little effort can make your driveway beautiful.
Disguise sheds and other buildings. Make your garden shed or storage building disappear into your landscaping with a few cleverly placed plants. Paint your structure in an earth tone and then plant some ornamental trees or shrubs around the perimeter.
Create a little hideaway. Even if you live in an urban area, you can create a secret space in your garden for wine tasting or a small bonfire in the fall. Use trees and shrubs to create a private area where you and a few friends can sneak away for conversation and dessert.
Stagger plant heights for dramatic effect. Using planters and baskets, you can add interesting elements to your landscaping ideas. Mixing greenery and flowering plants, a cascade of plant heights provide a dynamic feel to your garden.
Add flowering shrubs. A flowering shrub, like a Chinese Snowball, can introduce delicious smells and a depth of density in your landscaping that helps lend some gravity to your flowering plants. You’ll enjoy blooms for months on end with a flowering shrub.
Deer-proof your garden. One of the most common challenges that gardeners are often trying to solve with landscaping ideas is the threat of deer eating everything in sight. Try planting butterfly weed or globe thistle to steer deer away from your yard. Not only will they leave your other flowers alone, but these plants also produce beautiful blooms.
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