Artificial landscaping eases the pain of constant yard work, fertilizing, and watering.
If you’re thinking about replacing your natural landscaping with something more drought-tolerant and evergreen, consider the benefits of artificial grass. In addition to the low maintenance nature of artificial landscaping, you’ll find the surface material quite flexible and allows you to focus on your plants, flowers, and other landscaping features.
Let’s take a closer look at a few tips.
1. Trees
Artificial grass looks perfect in all seasons, but you can also choose plants that are seasonal for your lawns.
You might want to choose trees that keep leaves or needles in cold weather to have an attractive element at your home in the winter. At the same time, you should plant flowers that bloom at different times throughout the spring to late summer, and select trees for your lawn that have foliage that changes color in the autumn. In the winter, the evergreen trees you have planted will continue to look fantastic.
Related: Add Character to Your Landscaping with Drought-Tolerant Plants
2. Annual and Perennial Flowers
Take time to learn about the different types of flowers such as when the plants will bloom.
With a combination of perennial and annual flowers, you will have lovely flower beds along the edges of your home’s pathways and around trees throughout the year. Don’t forget to select flower bloom colors that complement each other instead of creating a garish ambiance.
With the right combination of flowers, the flowers around your home will look great against the background of your home.
3. Water and Stone
Just because you are using artificial grass does not mean that hardscaping features are not possible.
You can add retaining walls along slopes or build stone fences between properties. It is possible to build water features such as fountains, ponds or waterfalls to create a relaxing and attractive area as well. You can also use natural stone to build flowerpots and pathways that can augment the beauty of the artificial grass on a lawn.
Creating beautiful landscaping at your home is a constant process with some features lasting many years and others requiring replacement each year.
