Bought A New House With No Landscaping? Plant Shrubs And Flowers To Make Things Look Better
If you just purchased a new home and there is no landscaping, this can take away from the beauty of your home. Fortunately, there are many things you can do to make things look much better, two of which are planting shrubs and flowers. Below is more information about this so you can get started and enjoy your beautiful yard.
Plant Shrubs
If there are no shrubs on the front of the home this is the first thing you should plant; this can take something that looks boring to something that looks much more interesting. There are a wide variety of shrubs you can choose from. First consider the size you want the shrubs, the color of the foliage, and if you want them to flower. Shrubs can be a great backdrop to flowers and other plantings.
Roses are one type of shrub that you can plant. These bloom from spring to fall and not only provide beauty but also smells great. Boxwood shrubs are also common, which are evergreen shrubs. These shrubs generally do not flower, and you can find the boxwood shrubs in a variety of sizes.
The azalea bush offers flowers in a variety of shades, such as red, light pink, and dark pink. his bush only flowers in spring but the foliage is also beautiful.
Forsythia shrubs have yellow flowers in the spring with a beautiful, green foliage. Hydrangea shrubs are another choice. These have large ball-shaped flowers in shades of white, blue, or pink and they flower in the summer months.
Visit a garden center to look at the many shrubs and flowers they offer to help you get an idea of what you like best.
Plant Flowers
Planting flowers will instantly liven up a dull landscaping. You can plant annual flowers that are easy to care for in front of the shrubs. Some annuals that work well include vinca, petunia, marigold, geraniums, impatiens, and begonias.
You can also plant perennial flowers that will come back on their own each year. Coneflowers work well and are easy to care for. They flower in different shades, such as purple, pink, and yellow. Black-eyed Susans work well when paired with coneflowers. They are the same height and they generally flower in yellow. The blooms for both the coneflower and black-eyed Susan have a large brown middle, which is filled with seeds, with petals around the outside.
Hire a landscape design contractor to help you landscape your yard. They can give you much more information about bushes and flowers and what would work best to plant in your yard.
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