Front Yard Scaping with a "Wow"
in Ellisville, MO
Increase Your Property Value
Front yard landscaping says a lot about you or your business. It’s what people see and admire as the walk or drive by. Realtors will tell you that front yard landscaping raises property value by as much as 14%. In fact, when homeowners are preparing to sell their house, professionals suggest they invest in design and layout to increase curb appeal. It has been studied and proven that some people buy a house based on how it looks when they drive up.
Consider the Elements
Think about whether you prefer warm and welcoming; formal; natural; or finely tailored. As we begin discussing front yard landscaping ideas, keep in mind color, balance, plant size, focal points, and borders.
Color: The blue spectrum can make a space look bigger than it is. Evergreens give a feeling of size. To draw attention, we use warm colors such as red, orange and yellow. We’ll help you choose colors you enjoy and those that match the house and your landscaping goals.
Balance: You don’t want all of your front yard landscaping bunched up against the house. Nor do you want to fill up the lawn and leave the foundation naked. It’s a delicate balance and we will help you determine the size of plantings and placement of features to keep your curb appeal in balance. In addition, we’ll consider “line”. A straight line of plants emphasize length. Curves soften.
Plant size and texture: The rule of thumb is small in front, larger in back. You create a backdrop for each layer, by carefully choosing the height of plants behind it. However, your trees will be tall. In this case, you choose the species based on how the branches grow.
Spreading trees are elegant; columns give depth. You can balance tall trees with plants that have small leaves.
Focal points: This includes raised flowerbeds and rock gardens. You can break up a long expanse of turf by adding a focal point – an oasis of flowers and growth – in the middle of a lawn or as a corner piece where the entrance of your driveway meets the lawn, you create a warm and inviting immediate impression.
Borders and edges: Front yard landscaping gets a finished look from the borders and edging. A flower border for the driveway or footpath, or a hard fence or brick edge for other areas will give a finished look.
Commercial Landscaping
A commercial lawn maintenance plan can eliminate “urgent care” in the spring, and this can save you money. You know it’s far more cost effective to have teeth cleaned than pulled. It also makes budget sense to provide year-round attention to keep your grounds healthy and avoid costly “surgery” and replacement of sod, bushes or trees.
Spring is the critical time for proper feeding of soil. Amateur grounds keepers make two critical mistakes: they fertilize too soon, and they mow too close. The damage these errors cause lawns can be extensive. It is a vital reason to call in our professional lawn service. Also, pruning of shrubs and trees is necessary in spring. Then in the fall, it’s time for leaf removal, gutter cleaning, herbicides, and adjusting the PH level of the soil to prepare for a lush spring. Heavily compacted soil should be aerated. Even during the snowy season, snow mold and fungal diseases do severe damage when snow is deep and melts slowly, particularly when a receding snowdrift remains for a few days. There are professional-grade chemicals we can use to combat these fungi with regular inspections.