Home landscaping
Home Landscaping Mistakes to Avoid
Success in home landscaping is certainly attainable for do-it-yourselfers, but there are some pitfalls that should be avoided if maximum satisfaction with your home landscaping design is to be achieved. Following are some major home landscaping mistakes to avoid.
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Having a Lawn Just Because "Everyone Else Does It"
Many homeowners make the mistake of assuming that having a grassy area in the yard designated as "the lawn" is somehow an obligatory part of home landscape design. But historically speaking, the lawn as we know it, is a relatively recent introduction to landscaping. For those who dislike having to mow grass every week, it's important to know that other acceptable options exist, especially for small spaces. -
Failure to Irrigate
Many of us face this dilemma: we enjoy having plants in our yards, but we also like to travel during the summer. So how do the plants get watered while we're gone? There's a lot tied up in your home landscaping design only to have your plants, shrubs, trees and lawn die just so you can take a vacation. But don't ditch your travel plans! Just install an automatic irrigation system in your home landscape design. -
Planting on a Hillside Prone to Erosion
Do you have a steep slope in your yard? Is it tough to retain your topsoil there during a heavy rain? Have you tried growing your favorite plants there to no avail? The problem is that you failed to fix your erosion problem prior to planting. Build a retaining wall first, and then do your planting afterwards. -
Failure to Work With What You Have
Do you have a rocky yard or a yard with a lot of shade? Sometimes you can successfully fight the terrain you inherit in your yard, as in the case of building retaining walls for slopes to fight erosion. Other times, instead of fighting it, it's better to go with the flow and work with what you have. The key is to know what you're up against and what options you have.