5 Ways You Can Spruce Up Your Landscaping This Spring

Have you already started to work on your spring to-do list? Are you busy planning projects around the house that will either address current issues or just add some modern features and décor? If so, you may want to add landscaping to your list, as this is an area that can often go overlooked but that can add so much to the use and enjoyment of the outdoors. We’ve got five ways that you can spruce up your landscaping this spring, from small projects to bigger undertakings, depending on your budget and needs.

Give Some TLC to the Lawn

Step one is a really simple tip yet can be surprisingly tedious. Keeping a lawn healthy isn’t always easy, especially if you live in a hot and/or dry climate. A lawn needs sun, water, fertilizer, regular cutting, and proper drainage to truly flourish. Doing what you can to help it will most definitely pay off and result in a thick lush looking lawn.

Plant Some Gardens in the Yard

If you don’t currently have a lot of natural greenery in the backyard, creating a garden or a couple of gardens will most certainly spruce things up. Keep in mind you want to choose items that will do well in your soil and light conditions. You can also play around with various colors, sizes, shapes, and varieties by combining shrubs, with flowers, and bushes. Even ornamental trees can be a wonderful addition to a garden.

Have Large Trees Professionally Pruned

With one or more mature trees on your property, there’s a good chance they have become too large for you to maintain and prune on a regular basis. Pruning helps to give the tree shape, of course, but it also helps to keep it healthy, will ensure no dead or hanging branches pose a problem, and trims back overgrown branches that may be dangerously close to your house.

Elevating lower limbs, thinning for better wind and light filtration, eliminating excess weight, shaping, and thinning for visibility are all things that Mid-Florida Tree Service is experienced in doing for their clients. In fact, this tree care Tampa, Florida arborist takes on even more importance as the area is no stranger to hurricanes. They will keep your trees pruned to help to prevent damage from occurring on your property during storm season.

Add a Water Feature to the Yard

If you want to create that true backyard oasis vibe there is nothing better to add than a water feature. That could be a very small pond that you install, a fountain that recirculates the water, or maybe something big like installing a hot tub or pool.

Highlight Features with Outdoor Lighting

While outdoor lighting certainly has a practical purpose, it can also be used as a design feature or to highlight details in your garden, on your patio, or even architectural features on the house.

The Yard You Want to Spend Time In

Taking the time to spruce up your landscaping will help to create an outdoor space that is more pleasing to the eye and will likely get more use out of you, your family, and your guests.