Design your Landscape to Maximize Space and Enhance Beauty

A well-designed landscape can transform your outdoor living space into an oasis, enhancing the beauty of your home. The appropriate landscape design can optimize your outdoor area, ensuring ample space for outdoor entertainment.

Adhere to these suggestions to design a landscape that expands space and enhances curb appeal.

Know Your Space

Evaluate your space to understand its dimensions and contours. A good understanding of your space will help you plan and utilize every inch effectively. Different plants thrive under different conditions. Know your site’s specifics to choose the right plants suited for your climate.

Plan for Multiple Uses

Divide your landscape into functional zones such as dining, lounging, and gardening to organize the space effectively. To make the most of a small space, consider vertical gardening. You can grow plants, herbs, or even small vegetables in your vertical garden.

Use the Right Plants

When selecting plants, consider the scale of your landscape design. Before buying a plant, find out how tall and wide it will grow at maturity. What type of soil condition is best.  How much sun does it need?  What climate zone will it perform well in? Place plants properly to prevent overcrowding. Plant in layers to create depth and interest and maximize space in your garden. This typically means low growing plants in front and taller ones in back. When in doubt, consult landscapers in Santa Rosa.

Incorporate Hardscaping

Include walkways and paths and strategically use them to connect different areas of your landscape, making it feel larger and more cohesive. Decks and patios serve multiple purposes. If your garden does not have a patio or deck, consider adding one to it.

Use Color Wisely

Choose warm colors including different shades of red and orange for objects in your landscape or design elements you want to use to draw the eye, and cool colors such as different hues of blue and green for elements that you want should recede in the background. Consider plants that change their colors with the seasons to create visual interest.

Install Lighting

Use different types of low voltage LED lighting fixtures and zones to illuminate garden paths and highlight design and architectural features. When installed properly, lighting can enhance the functionality of the space after dark and help prevent slips, trips, and falls. Outdoor lighting can also keep burglars away from your home, improving home security. These systems can now be programmed in zones to create more ambiance and flexibility.

Consult a Professional

Landscapers in Santa Rosa understand the principles of landscape design. A knowledgeable, experienced, and skilled landscaper can create a landscape design tailored to your specific needs and aesthetics, bringing your vision to life.

Use Multipurpose Furniture and Install a Water Feature

Choose outdoor furniture that can double as storage or be easily moved to create activity space when required. Use a small fountain or birdbath to create a focal point.

Gardenworks is a renowned landscape contractor in Santa Rosa. Our unparalleled ability to understand client vision and transform our clients’ outdoor spaces into stunning retreats set us apart from other Santa Rosa landscapers. To learn more, call 707-857-2050.