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How can I increase my curb appeal?
Some people have gardens for the love of gardening – the dirt, the planting, the weeding, the pruning… and some people don’t. Some of us want beautiful gardens without the hassle. We just want nice homes to come back to at the end of the day.
Myron Royce Gardens has been landscaping in the Springfield-Branson area for over 30 years, helping clients maximize their curb appeal with just the click of a button. Here, we’ll share our biggest tips to brighten up your home with the least effort.
#1 Accent Trees
Many people avoid trees because they can be slow growing, but we promise a beautiful accent tree is well worth the wait. You can make an elegant statement with a weeping conifer or grab your neighbors’ attention with a flowering buckeye. Your accent tree can reach above your house or just add some decoration to your mailbox. The possibilities are infinite.
Planting a tree is simple and easy, and there’s little to no maintenance following. If you’re still unsure, Myron Royce Gardens can help you decide which trees are right for you, and then we can plant them for you. For inspiration, you can view a list of our Best Accent Trees, Flowering Trees, or Evergreen Trees for Southwest Missouri.
Trees last a long time, so they can permanently increase your curb appeal once they’re planted. Don’t wait – you know the saying: The best time to plant a tree is ten years ago, but the second-best time is now.
#2 Landscape Lighting
Well-placed lighting is one of the easiest ways to showcase the beauty of your home. If you’ve spent any time or money on your landscape, don’t let it disappear when the sun goes down! Light up your accent tree, your flag, your path, your driveway, your mailbox, and the front of your home.
Not only is landscape lighting beautiful, it also makes a home feel more secure at night. Myron Royce Gardens has been installing lighting for many years, and it is one of our favorite things to do. It is so simple and easy to add, and the effect is instantly rewarding.
#3 Add Stones or Rocks
Creative use of stones, gravel, rocks, and boulders goes a long way to increase your curb appeal. Smooth gravel garden beds are an excellent choice to create a year-round, perfectly maintained landscape. Unlike mulch, you’ll never need to re-install it. Additionally, it provides a level of elegance and timelessness.
Another beautiful, no-maintenance option is adding flat stone edging to your garden beds. A clean border makes your gardens look more intentional, more colorful, and more interesting.
Rocks and stones might be more up-front work, but the lack of maintenance easily makes up for it. Myron Royce Gardens has a lot of experience using rocks and boulders to beautify homes in the Springfield-Branson area. If you don’t want to deal with the design or installation yourself, you can just give us a call.
#4 Hide Eyesores
If you have electrical boxes, AC units, trash cans, or other prominent yet unattractive features of your home, consider hiding them behind some plants or rocks. If you’re going to use plants, make sure they will cover the eyesore all season, not just when they’re in bloom. We recommend boxwood shrubs, arborvitae hedges, or ornamental grasses here in Southwest Missouri. These require very little maintenance, and can live in sun or shade.
If you like, you can plant flowers in front of them as well to make it look like a real garden bed, not just a hidden electrical box. If you don’t want to or can’t plant in the ground, you can add some tall container gardens around the eyesore.
#5 Container Gardens
A great way to spruce up your home in the summer is to add some color in the form of a front-porch garden. You don’t need a lot — just a few pots with some no-maintenance flowers like Zinnias, Petunias, or Impatiens.
If you don’t want to have to water the pots, you can add a few irrigation lines. That way, your flowers will look great all season, and you won’t have to lift a finger. If you want help installing irrigation or planting your flower pots, Myron Royce Gardens can do that for you.
Conclusion
Everybody wants their home to look its best. With these ideas, you can upgrade your home with little effort and time. If you still don’t have the time, or you want to go further and dramatically overhaul your landscape, Myron Royce Gardens can take care of it all for you. Contact us today and let us know what you want for your landscape, and we’ll get back to you for a free estimate.
Summary:
- Plant a tree.
- Add landscape lighting.
- Use stones in your landscape design.
- Hide eyesores.
- Plant flower pots.
About the Author
Myron Royce Gardens is a professional landscaping company based in Ozark, MO. We provide landscape design, installation, and maintenance services throughout the Springfield-Branson area.
We started this blog because we want to share our knowledge and expertise with everyone in Southwest Missouri. Landscaping is our passion, and we want it to be a pleasant experience for everyone.
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