Well there's no question that when it comes to Hardscape Design in Nashville do it yourself and you'll save lots of money, as well as giving you the greatest satisfaction in beautifying your home. Landscaping is an art form and therefore has very similar principles to creating a painted picture masterpiece.
So, if you plan to landscape the garden yourself, then here are a few tips that will help you be a little more successful. After all, the less mistakes that are made, the more money you will save.
The first thing to consider when you are planning your Nashville Hardscape Company is to do as much of the hardscape first, things like your driveway, paths, courtyards, decked platforms, retaining walls, garden borders etc. dealing with the construction of these first will prevent any damage to either established or plants you have just planted, and that's a good thing, you just need to plan your landscaping properly.
My next point is for you to know the size of the tree or shrub that you wish to place in a particular position, your hardscape will have to cater for this, as well as the other plants around it. Plants will need their own space to grow and more often than not people tend to place them too close to each other. This will just result in them cluttering into each other and in some cases growing deformed, struggling for the light and out of shape.
The soil type is also very important, some plant groups will prefer an acidic soil and some prefer a more alkaline, there are a lot that prefer neutral so it's important to know the pH reading of your soil. Don't worry whatever it is because you can change it quite easily.
I would also advise to use as many native plants to your area as possible; this will generally give you more of a guarantee of success because climate and soil etc. are factors that these plants have already dealt with. This will all work for you with much less effort on your behalf to keep your plants alive let alone do well.
The next point I wish to make is to plan your garden to always have plants flowering at different times of the year, this will ensure that your garden will look great all year around, if you have just spring and summer blooming then there is a good chance that your garden will look very bare in winter and this can quite often not be a good look.
Mulching your garden will always keep it looking fresh as well as doing the garden good, it will help keep the soil moist which is always good for your plants as well as if your mulch is a minimum of 3″ thick then it will help prevent the weeds from growing.
So in your landscaping efforts it's important to enjoy what you are doing, this will always result in you achieving your greatest performance and creating a garden that you will be happy with for a very long time.
