5 Landscape Design Tips for Creating a Beautiful Outdoor Space this Year

Are you now in the planning process of mapping out your landscape design? With the warmer weeks of spring around the corner, now is a great time to outline your perfect landscape for the year. While you may already have a general idea of what you want in a landscape, there are some critical points to consider as you plan your landscape design. Before you get started, consider these landscape design tips for creating a beautiful outdoor space in 2023.

Determine the Main Purpose of Your Landscape

Although it may seem like a strange consideration, it is important to consider what you want your landscape to accomplish for your home. Will your landscape be an outdoor oasis for you? Will it serve as an entertainment space for your family? These questions are crucial for determining what to incorporate into your landscape this year.

Identify the Natural Boundaries of Your Existing Landscape

Does your existing landscape already include trees, large bushes, or other types of natural boundaries? Rather than going against the grain of the natural layout of your landscape, why not work with it? As you are mapping out a new patio or a garden in your design, consider the natural shape and boundaries of your landscape to enhance its existing features.

Add Depth Around a Focal Point

What will the focal point of your landscape be? Whether you choose a pool or a stone patio, the rest of your landscape design should build depth around a focal point. By choosing a central focus of your landscape, you can determine which plants, flowers, and trees will best accentuate this particular point in your yard so that everything else around it flows with visually appealing depth.

Make the Most of Your View

Another way to create a beautiful, visually appealing landscape is to make the most of the view that you already have. Frame your view with your landscape to create a colorful, texturized foreground for looking out into your landscape throughout the year. Not only will this design look beautiful in the spring, but it will also maintain its curb appeal into the late summer and fall months.

Utilize Different Textures

As you are building your landscape, consider incorporating various textures such as stone, trees, and colorful flowers into the look of your design. With different textures working together in your landscape, you can create a clean and polished appearance for your home exterior in any season.

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If you have a unique, personal landscaping project in mind, contact TDH Landscaping. We will work with you to combine your vision with our renowned expertise and experience to make it happen. We have been in business for over fifty years, and our goal is to give every landscape a curated touch while offering the knowledge to keep your residential outdoor area beautiful all year long. Based in Baltimore County, our service area includes Harford, Howard, and Anne Arundel Counties as well as parts of Baltimore City. Give us a call today at 410-692-0050, send us an email at Sales@tdhnl.com, or fill out our contact form here to get the process started. Keep up with our blog for more updates and helpful tips, and don’t forget to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, and Houzz!

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