My Backyard

How Can Landscaping Transform My Backyard?

Landscape Construction, Landscaping

If you’re considering landscaping, you should be aware of its pros, cons and general benefits. When done right, landscaping can transform your backyard and everything in it, changing it from something dull and boring to something exciting that you and your family can enjoy. And that’s just the beginning.

In reality, there are numerous ways that landscaping can transform your gardens. You should always consider using a professional landscaping team to ensure everything is done right, but you shouldn’t run into too many problems.

With this in mind, we’ve put together a few ways you can transform your backyard when you’re working through the landscaping process. These include:

  1. Add a Patio or Pergola

Adding a new patio or pergola to your outdoor space is a great way to transform it into something special. Although these are relatively inexpensive if you’re on a budget, the benefits associated with them are immense, and include:

  • Giving you somewhere to sit back and relax in the shade during the summer months.
  • Providing an outdoor entertaining space where you can sit and chat with friends and/or family.
  • Giving you somewhere to sit back and relax out of the weather during the winter months.

As you can see, including a patio or pergola in your landscape design can really help you transform your backyard into a usable space throughout the year.

Landscape for Holiday Homes

How to Landscape for Holiday Homes

Landscaping

Having a holiday home is the dream of many Australians. You can toil away all year, and then when the holiday season arrives, you can set off to a new destination. The problem is the landscaping. If you are not there all year, how are you supposed to make sure you don’t arrive in a jungle?

No one wants to spend their entire break tending to an overgrown garden, so here are a few top tips for landscaping holiday homes.

Use Groundcover Plants

Groundcover plants are a busy homeowner’s best friend. They require minimal effort to grow, but they can spread themselves into every nook and cranny. Alongside having beautiful bursts of colour throughout your holiday home, you are also left with minimal opportunities for weeds to grow. After all, the groundcover plant has taken up all the available space.

Settle on Succulents

If you are more worried about plants dying without watering and care than growing out of control, then consider succulents. Succulents require very little water to thrive. Therefore, once you return after a long time away from your holiday home, you can nearly guarantee they will be in the same condition you left.

The beauty of succulents in your landscaping, too, is that they are available in a variety of types. You can still benefit from a beautiful garden, but one that doesn’t need any effort.