Take a good look around your backyard landscape design that you presently have.
Write down the problem areas on a notepad. Are the plantings overgrown? Is the walkway wide enough, well lit, and safe? Is there enough mulch? Are the flowers and hedges healthy or do they look bedraggled and worn out? Assess everything with a keen eye ...The lawn, trees and flowers beds, even the house condition. Be brutal here. Take the time to think about what you have now and the vision of what you really want to create.
Sometimes we live with things and we don’t realize (or are in denial about) how shabby or outdated our homes can get. The view of the backyard should be exciting from the inside looking out too. Go inside your house and look out the main windows. Take note from that point of view. What are the focal points? Is there an opportunity to block the view of the neighbor’s house for more privacy? Do you have year round interest? Take more notes. Decide what you’re keeping and what you want to replace or add.
Build an island garden in one corner of the yard in a weekend. This can be a simple project by adding a large mound of black dirt over layers of newspaper. The newspaper keeps the weeds down and adding the black dirt on top doesn’t require any digging on your part. Add a few shrubs and low maintenance perennials that are suited for the amount of sunshine the area will receive. Cover the dirt with mulch or landscaping rock. Use landscaping bricks or other edging around the perimeter for easy mowing, and there you are!
Add outdoor lighting for security and also to bring your house and garden to life after dark. You can use solar lights for a quick and easy transformation in your backyard landscape design. Ideas like shining the solar lights on the paths and walkways, around the swimming pool or using up-lights underneath trees for a cool effect. Solar lights are easy to install- no wires or electrical hookup. This is a project that you can do in an afternoon.
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