Function - Showcase your home's exterior with a manicured assortment of healthy grasses, trees, shrubs, plants, flowers and ornamental features.

Design - Plan to best utilize space and environmental conditions with considerating for changing lifestyle needs, maintenance requirments and your home's exterior aesthetic.

Grasses - Choose appropriate varieties for your climate and soil conditions and keep it lush with a regime of seeding, watering, feeding, weeding and mowing 5-6 cm in height.

Trees & Shrubs - Plants what will thrive in your current conditions and position them to benefit your home and garden aesthetics, taking care not to block entrances or street views.

Plants & Flowers - Mix annuals and perennials in mulched and weed-free beds as well as mobile containers of vibrant colour, avoiding plants toxic to pets or irritating to skin.

Ornamentation - Strategically place a subtle few complimentary features like arbours, decorative stone planters, privacy screens, bird baths and decor items.

Lighting - Set a mood, highlight a garden features and enjoy your space after dark with a combination of hardwired spot lights and lanterns, string lights, solars and torches.

Outdoor Rooms - Create and furnish distinctive spaces in your landscape for a variety of purposes including meal preparation, dining, socializing, relaxing and family play.

Fencing - Educate yourself on available materials and styles, choosing a durable option that protects your privacy and garden, and compliments your home's aesthetic.

Storage - Organize garden tools and store furniture over winter months in a secure durable and complimentary storge structure or in available spaces such as under a porch.

If you desire assistance, interview a couple of landscapers, ensuring they are licensed where applicable, insured and agreeable to obtaining any required permits. With proper planning, your maintained landscape will provide you with a lifetime of pleasure and enjoyment.

*Landscape Contractors of America