It’s the time of year to start thinking about landscaping. If you haven’t done much landscaping in the past, you might be struggling with getting started. According to This Old House, the average household spent $616 on lawn and gardening activities in 2022. You might be wondering what your landscaping style even is. A professional landscaping contractor can help you with these types of decisions. Here are a few styles you might want to consider.

Traditional

Traditional landscaping involves the planting of specific types of shrubs in specific places in the yard. For example, you could have hollies or azaleas along the front of homes or small perennials around the mailbox. Traditional landscaping also uses landscaping elements such as mulch, edging, and retaining walls. If you’re interested in traditional landscaping, you can talk to your contractor. They can make suggestions for what would look good on your property and with your house.

Non-Traditional Landscaping

Non-traditional landscaping takes a bit more of a creative approach. With non-traditional you can get more adventurous by adding plants that you might not normally see in your neighborhood. For instance, you want to plant certain trees even if you don’t live somewhere where they naturally grow. You may decide to use fruit-bearing trees as part of the landscaping plan instead of just ornamentals.

Non-traditional can also include lots of elements as well such as ponds, statues, or walkways. There’s really no limit to what you can do with your yard. You should talk with your professional landscaper though so that they can make recommendations that will work with your growing zone and sunlight exposure in your yard.

Natural Landscaping

Natural landscaping takes more of a laid-back approach. Rather than highly manicuring the yard, you might allow certain parts of the yard to grow more freely. For instance, instead of well-planned flower beds, you might have a wildflower mix growing inside a retaining wall. You might allow some areas of the yard to grow freely with flowering grasses such as clover. You can have a natural landscaped yard that is still thoughtful and planned out.

These are just a few ideas you might want to consider for your landscaping style. If you need a landscaping contractor to help, please call SCS-Fargo, LLC today.