Landscaping Your New House — 4 Things To Focus On First
Posted on: 23 March 2021
As the construction of your new home winds down, it's time to start thinking about how to handle the landscaping of your bare lot. This step can be intimidating for new house owners who may already have a lot on their plate and are now faced with what often feels like a blank canvas to fill up. To help you get the best start on your new landscaping, here are four key things to focus on first.
1. Cleaning Up the Soil.
Construction is hard on the ground around it. Construction debris — such as nails, chemicals, waste, metals, and paint — may be littered around the yard, and the soil itself may have been negatively impacted by the upheaval. Finally, you don't know what was under that soil to begin with. So ensure that future plants will have a better chance by cleaning up the soil, removing effects of the construction, and testing for the right ingredients.
2. Planting Trees.
Greenery that needs the longest time to come to maturity should be first on your priority list. Get those trees and slow-growing shrubs into the ground so they get a head start on the rest of the yard. This will not only help them grow but also provide shade and nutrients for the rest of the landscaping.
3. Completing Your Contract.
New home owners must often complete certain prescribed landscape elements within a period of time. The most common requirement is that the front yard be finished to written standards. Don't put this off and end up spending your budget elsewhere. If you're not entirely sure what you want done, opt for simple and universal installations (like a lawn) that can then be altered later when you have a clearer plan.
4. Installing Hardscape.
The nonorganic elements of a yard are known as the hardscape. The largest of these items serve as the skeleton of the yard. Start with things like a deck or patio, outdoor fire pit, pergola, or gazebo to give your yard a basic structure. Plants, flowers, bushes, and walkways around these structures can easily be altered or replanted as your plans are refined, but the biggest issues will be out of the way.
When you focus on the most important parts of the landscape puzzle, your new construction yard takes shape in ways that will make it useful and beautiful for years to come. Start by meeting with a landscape service that provides new construction installation services in your area today.
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