Planning a new landscaping project can be one of the most daunting yet exciting parts of your year. In order to make the most of it, it helps to know what to expect. Whether you’re installing a new hardscape, fixing a drainage issue, or reworking your whole yard, every landscaping project can be broken down into two parts: design and building. We’ve highlighted the most important aspects of each one to help you know what to expect.
It might start with a few creative ideas or a problem that needs to be addressed, such as a pathway that needs replacing. The first step is to make an appointment with our team. We will help you see the possibilities for your yard, and by working closely with you, come up with a plan and estimate. During this process, you’ll clarify how you wish to use your yard, as well as the features and styles you want to incorporate. You’ll spend time choosing the hardscape materials, if applicable, and the trees, shrubs, and flowers that you wish to grow. Here’s a sketch of what steps to expect:
Once the plan and schedule are approved, the designer works intimately with the construction team to put your plans into place. The building process itself may involve many stages. For more comprehensive landscaping, the work might include removing features that are no longer part of the plan and reshaping or re-grading existing parts of your yard. New hardscapes will involve excavating, leveling, edging, and laying the new path or patio. Other landscaping projects may involve digging new beds or planting new trees and shrubs. While every project is different, here are some of the steps that you might expect to see:
Whether you’re just flirting with the idea of a new landscaping project, or you already have a vision in your mind, here are some topics to consider and what you can expect to discuss with a landscape professional:
Purpose: what’s the purpose of your landscape, and how will you use it? Privacy, space for socializing, and yard space for children are just a few aspects to ponder.
Color: do you want colorful trees in the fall, vibrant flowers in the springtime, or perhaps flowers all year? Your foliage, flowers, and hardscapes all bring different aesthetics to the yard.
Plantings: do you want edible plants, like vegetables, berries, or fruit and nut trees? Plants for privacy or shade? For beauty? Or for bird, pollinator, and wildlife habitat? There are so many options to choose from.
Hardscapes: decks, driveways, pathways, garden paths, fences, retaining walls, lighting, and water features are aspects of your hardscape.
Maintenance: how much care do you want to put into the landscape throughout the season? Will you do it yourself or hire a landscaping company? These are important factors to consider during the brainstorming and design phase.
The landscape outside our home is just as important as our rooms inside. It has the potential to enrich our lives and enhance the life of our whole neighborhood, from improving air quality to creating shade and providing habitat for wildlife. Anyone who has visited a neighborhood with old trees knows the magic they bring as they mature. When planning a landscape, it’s perhaps this sense of wonder and beauty that we should hold closest to our hearts. And the best landscape designers will help us bring it into being.
If you’re considering a new landscaping project, feel free to contact our landscape professionals, who can handle every aspect of the process from design to building and maintenance. And for all of your other landscaping needs, feel free to visit our garden centers in Alexandria and Lothian!
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Equipped with a diverse wealth of information and a knowledgeable staff, we are confident that we are able to provide all of the right tools and plant material necessary to help make your gardening ideas become reality.
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