Making your yard look jaw-dropping from the street is great for your curb appeal. You’re going to need to do some regular maintenance and maintain some strategic planning in order to get it looking good. You’re also going to have to maintain a bit of creativity.
A good landscape is going to provide you with a relaxing outdoor space where you can enjoy lots of time with your friends and your family. If you’re not taking your outdoor landscape but would like to, there are some things you can do.

Planning and Designing Your Yard
Access Your Yard’s Needs
You need to know what you are working with, so one of the first things you’re going to do is look at the current state of your yard and identify any problems such as poor soil quality and inadequate draining that you may be dealing with.
Overgrown plants may also be an issue. You should think about how you want to use your yard. This will help you decide what you need to do to enhance it moving forward.
Decide whether you want the space for entertaining, a play area for your children or if you want a vegetable garden. All of this is important because it will help you zero in on what you need to do to bring your vision to life.
Create a Landscape Plan
The next order of business would be to create a landscape plan. Plan for different zones such as flower beds, vegetable gardens, seating areas and your lawn. All of this is going to help you to create a plan that is going to give you some exciting changes in your backyard.
When it comes to landscaping you always want to make sure that you are choosing a plan that is going to be eye-catching and give people that “wow” factor from the street. This will enhance your curb appeal.
Choose the Right Plants
Make sure that you are choosing the right plants at all times. You need to make sure that the plants are suitable for your climate and soil.
Native plants are probably the best choice out there as they are going to require you to do less maintenance and to water it less. Think about the amount of sunlight that different areas of your lawn are going to receive.
That will help you to decide what type of plants you want to choose.
Soil Preparation and Lawn Care
Test your soil’s PH and neutrality level with a soil testing kit. This is going to help you to understand what amendments you are going to need.
You’re going to need to make sure that you improve cell structure as well as fertility. You can do this by adding compost or organic matter to it.
This is why soil testing is so important you’re going to be able to decide what you need to add to the soil to boost its richness. This way you can get plants that pop out of the ground faster and bloom more easily.

Lawn Maintenance
Depending on your preference as well as your budget you can either seed your lawn or lay sod. Sod provides instant results while seeding is going to be more cost-effective over time.
You have to decide whether you want quick results or if you can wait on the more cost-effective option. It’s completely up to you what you want to accomplish as well as how deep you want to go into your pocket.
Another thing to consider is mowing. Mowing your lawn to the right height is very important. You need to make sure that your lawn has a height of about two and a half to three inches.
This height is going to promote deep root growth for your grass and this is going to help it stand strong against all types of drought.
Watering deeply but infrequently is important. You don’t want to drown the roots of your grass. Too much watering can actually be detrimental. You should aim for about one inch of water per week and you can get this from either rainfall or irrigation.
Make sure that you are fertilizing as much as possible. However, you should make sure that you wait for two specific seasons to do this. This spring and the fall are great times.
When you are fertilizing make sure that you don’t overdo it. As with anything you have to make sure that you are doing it in moderation. Overdoing it is not going to give you good results, in fact, it’s going to do the opposite.
Tree and Shrub Care
If you’re going to be planting trees and shrubs you have to make sure that you’re doing it the right way. Choose a location that provides adequate space for the mature growth of these plants.
While new trees and shrubs, if you have others that are currently in n
removal you can use a chain saw to help with this, so you can clear the area.
You can also do a bit of pruning by removing overhanging branches as well as hanging limbs. Pruning your trees and shrubs to remove anything that is dead or diseased from them is going to improve the shape of the tree or shrub.
Watering and Mulching
Make sure that you are watering and mulching trees and shrubs regularly so that they become established and fit. Mature trees are not going to require as much watering.
All of the nurturing and mulching is going to take place when they are young. Make sure you are mulching around the base of the tree to retain moisture and reduce any weeds. However, you should take care to avoid piling too much mulch against the trunk as this is not good for the overall health of the tree.
You want people’s eyes to pop out of their heads and for them to do a double take when they pass your home, and if you put in some hard work you can do it without poking too many holes into your pocket.
