The backyard can be an excellent place to spend some quality time with your family, playing games, relaxing, having fun with your pets or whatever else you like. If you decide to go for a renovation or landscaping, here are a few useful pieces of advice you should consider.
DO:
1. Use plants that necessitate little maintenance
Even though gardening is a pleasant activity for most people, you have to admit that it may take a lot of time. If you have a busy life and an exhausting daily routine, opting for plants which require as little maintenance as possible is the perfect solution for you.
2. Harmonise your backyard with the appearance of the house
You need to take into consideration the style of your home when you choose the style of the garden if you aim for successful landscaping.
3. Consider how would the backyard look in the long term
When you choose the plants you will use for landscaping, you need to do some research and see how they look when mature. A little plant that may be no higher than 10 inches may become a cumbersome bush or get the size of a tree.
4. Pay attention to weeds
Weeds, even though they may be harmless and even cute at first, are invasive and lead to many problems. For this reason, don’t let them grow in your background. Spraying herbicide may save you time and the appearance of your garden.
5. Go with a landscape professional when necessary
If you feel like landscaping and dealing with all those details regarding the climate conditions of the plants, their future size and appearance are just too overwhelming for you, use a landscape professional. This will save you time and energy, and your backyard will look fairy-tale-like.
DON’T:
1. Opt for invasive plants
Some people opt for invasive species because they seem beautiful, but the truth is that they are problematic and will affect the other plants from your backyard. Getting rid of them will cost you a small fortune.
2. Neglect your garden
If you don’t take care of your garden, this will look desolating, and you may lose precious plant species. Then, the lawn will take over. So, if you have a garden in your backyard, allow yourself time for its maintenance.
3. Leave too little space between the trees
Many Aussies make this mistake and plant their trees too close from one another, because, at the moment, they look beautiful. Even though this may be true, it is important to consider their size when they mature. Small trees should be planted at a distance of at least 20 feet from your house while the taller ones at 50 feet.
4. Hesitate to remove overgrowth
If you want to enjoy a beautiful backyard, don’t let overgrown bushes, trees, or flowers to take it over.
5. Add too many different species
Even though you may be enthusiastic about every new plant species you come across, you need to maintain harmony and equilibrium when landscaping.