As the days grow shorter and darkness descends earlier, the enchanting allure of landscape lighting takes center stage. Beyond its aesthetic charm, landscape lighting serves as a powerful tool to enhance the beauty of your home while providing an additional layer of security, particularly during the extended hours of darkness in the winter months.

Enhancing Aesthetic Appeal

Landscape lighting is a versatile design element that can transform the external appearance of your home. Whether you’re accentuating architectural features, illuminating pathways, or highlighting your lush garden, well-placed lighting creates a captivating nighttime ambiance. The play of light and shadow can turn your outdoor space into a visual masterpiece, enhancing curb appeal and making your home a standout in the neighborhood.

Extending Usability Beyond Daylight

With landscape lighting, the outdoor festivities need not end with the setting sun. Illuminate your patio, deck, or outdoor seating areas to extend their usability well into the evening. Enjoy cozy gatherings, alfresco dinners, or simply unwind in the soothing glow of well-designed lighting. The versatility of landscape lighting allows you to tailor the atmosphere to match your mood and the occasion.

Increasing Safety and Security

Amidst the captivating beauty, well placed lighting serves a crucial role in enhancing safety and security. Well-lit pathways, steps, and entry points minimize the risk of trips and falls. Additionally, a well-lit exterior acts as a deterrent for potential intruders, enhancing the overall security of your property. Motion-activated lights further amplify this effect, instantly alerting you to any movement around your home.

Navigating the Darkness of Winter

As winter blankets the surroundings in prolonged darkness, landscape lighting becomes even more essential. The strategic placement of lights around your property not only creates a warm and inviting atmosphere but also ensures you can navigate your outdoor space safely during the extended nights. Illuminate key areas, such as driveways and entrances, to make coming home a welcoming experience.

Energy Efficient Options

Embracing the benefits of landscape lighting doesn’t mean sacrificing energy efficiency. LED lights, known for their longevity and energy efficiency, are ideal for landscape applications. They provide brilliant illumination while minimizing energy consumption, making them an eco-friendly choice for your outdoor lighting needs.

Transform Your Nightscape

As winter sets in and darkness lingers, seize the opportunity to elevate the beauty and security of your home with thoughtfully designed landscape lighting. Whether you’re aiming to create a captivating visual spectacle or bolster the safety of your property, landscape lighting offers a multitude of benefits. Illuminate the charm of your home and embrace the winter nights with the enchanting glow of carefully placed lights.

Contact Outdoor Innovations today to get the design process started!

The time has come to set our clocks back again once more. You know what that means! The days are going to be short, and the dark nights are going to be long. While you make your mental checklist that includes remembering to set your clocks back, winterize your vehicle, and gather up firewood, you may also want to consider your outdoor LED lighting situation! 

Outdoor LED lighting offers a huge amount of benefits to your home! This includes the ever so appropriate advantage of added security for those long dark nights that come with fall and winter. At Outdoor Innovations, we pride ourselves at creating beautifully lit outdoor landscapes, while giving you added peace of mind with the extra security LEDs provide. We use products manufactured by Dauer Manufacturing that are durable & gorgeous. 

Let’s talk about the benefits of outdoor LED lighting.

LED’s Provide Energy Efficiency 

With there being a lot of talk about higher utility bills this year, every penny saved is a good thing. When you illuminate your yard and home with outdoor LED lighting, you get the added bonus of energy efficiency. Unlike other types of lighting, LED lights use about 90% less energy and last approximately 25 times longer! 

Outdoor LEDs Offer Directionality

By design, LED lights offer a precision look because they emit light in a specific direction. In this way, they are perfect for both enhancing the areas of your yard that you want to feature, and for shining light on areas you wish to protect around your home. A win-win in our book! 

Who Does Not Love Low-Maintenance? 

Outdoor LED lighting offers several features that make them low-maintenance. This means less work for you! These features include:

• Durability-the materials that LED lights are manufactured with are strong and built to withstand outdoor weather elements. 
• Long-lasting-the lighting elements themselves last up to 25 times longer that standard lighting. 
• Safe-LED lights emit far less heat that standard lights making them safer, and they do not have a filament that will burn out. 

Illuminate Your Yard with Safety

A well lit yard is not only nice to look at, but it also serves as a deterrent that can prevent property crimes. Adding outdoor LED lighting around your home will help keep you and your family safe, and give you peace of mind. 

Ways that Outdoor Lighting Can Be Used

The options are quite endless when you consider lighting your outdoor spaces. You can accent: 

• Pools
• Pergola, Pavilions, Gazebos
• Seating areas 
• Grilling areas 
• Accent elements of your landscaping such as trees, rocks, pottery and more
• LED trees
• Water features 
• And more! 

Outdoor Innovations is your Quad Cities Outdoor LED Lighting Source 

There is nothing that we would love more than to provide you and your family with the benefits of outdoor lighting. At Outdoor Innovations we can help you design a lighting plan for your home and its surroundings that not only makes your yard more attractive, but will aid you in the coming colder months of the year. There are so many options to choose from that will fit your style. Contact us today to get started with a plan for your home. 

A Project Inspired by a Legacy Dedicated to Accessibility for Those with Mobility Challenges

The team at Outdoor Innovations, including Ken and Barbara Hoffman, are so grateful to have been part of this most recent project. The construction of the Quad Cities Botanical Center’s new Ability Garden was such a rewarding experience! This new, sensory-friendly garden was specifically built and designed for people experiencing mobility challenges, such as being in a wheelchair, or on crutches. 

The new ability garden was constructed by Outdoor Innovations, and will remain firmly planted in our memories for years to come. This project was directly inspired by those who have or are experiencing difficulties with mobility that affect their ability to get out and enjoy simple acts such as gardening.

Built with the Sensory Experience in Mind 

Ken and the team at Outdoor Innovations really made took this special design and made it their own, bringing the type of craftsmanship that only Outdoor Innovations can provide. The garden has many, sensory-friendly, and universally accessible features: 

Octagon Cedar Gazebo: The 16ft Octagon Cedar Gazebo with cedar shingles and cupola has exposed double rafters and tongue and groove ceiling from Country Lane and was built by Outdoor Innovations. Nestled under the gazebo benches were placed to enjoy the shade. 

The Plant Beds: For these plant beds, designed and built with the sensory experience in mind, we used Rosetta Belvedere and Rosetta Outcropping. This is a stone that is made for the sense of touch, with a beautiful, natural look and feel.  The plant beds were designed and built for those of all different heights and types of mobility to enjoy. 

Lighting: Coming soon, these gardens will also be lit with stunning LED lighting. Both the gazebo and the plant beds will have lighting installed, to help the numerous visitors to the QCBC (Quad Cities Botanical Center) enjoy the Ability Garden well into the evening, and heightening the sensory experience! 

Soft and Natural Stone Bench: Built from the same materials as the plant beds, there is are distinctive stone benches that were added to enhance the natural flow as you travel through the ability garden, and a resting place for those who need it. 

Stop By and Visit the Ability Garden at QCBC

As it says on the sign, “The Ability Garden is designed to improve accessibility to garden spaces and provide gardening opportunities to more people” At Outdoor Innovations, we understand the importance and tranquility that gardening, and garden spaces can provide. We encourage everyone in the Quad Cities to venture out to the new gardens. 

Take in the sensory friendly plants, the soft natural stone, the wide pathways, and elevated garden beds that this space has to offer!  We would like to thank everyone who made this amazing and beneficial project possible, it will be one that remains near and dear to our hearts. 

We would love to hear about your visit to the Ability Garden at the QCBC! Visit us on Facebook and tell us about your experience! If you have a project you would like to discuss contact us today.

Job Feature: A Rustic Outdoor Getaway Perfect for Entertaining 

The landscape designers at Outdoor Innovations are at it again this summer, creating outdoor entertainment areas that change the way people do entertainment! One recent project that was just completed features 8 great ideas for your outdoor entertainment area, that may serve as inspiration for your backyard. Do you love the idea of settling in to a good movie…but under the stars? Perhaps the idea of enjoying a perfectly prepared meal al fresco makes you smile just thinking about it! Take a look at these amazing features, that make an outdoor entertainment area the ideal place to spend your time with family and friends.

Entertain in Comfort: Pavilions 

The pavilion for this project is not only comfortable and rustic with a modern twist, but it is the ideal for entertaining. The A frame 16×20 vinyl pavilion features a Cinder color ceiling stain, a gorgeous ceiling fan, and outdoor heaters. With cozy seating surrounding the TV and gas fireplace, you can settle in with a good movie, or take in sporting events in style! Pavilions make a great addition to your outdoor entertainment area because they offer shelter and a bit of climate control allowing you to have a great time practically all year around! 

Set the Mood: Gas Fireplaces

Take your pavilion to the next level with a gas fireplace or fire feature from Outdoor Innovations. Add style and improve the ambience of your outdoor entertainment area, and at the same time, extend the use of your space through the seasons. Gas fireplaces offer simplicity with the ease of turning the fire on and off effortlessly. This project features a natural stone gas fireplace. It is easy to imagine sitting curled up on the outdoor furniture with a plush blanket and hot cocoa in front of this fire in the fall, or ushering in spring with a bit more warmth while waiting for the summer months to arrive! 

Chill Out: Outdoor Drop in Coolers

Do you hate opening and closing the back door, while letting out the air conditioning every time a guest wants a cold drink? Keep your beverages, condiments, and other food items chilled on ice just steps away for your convenience with drop in coolers! This pavilion has 2 drop in coolers on either side of the fireplace right within easy reach. Easy to keep clean for each use, you can keep the party going with little to no interruption, and never have to let the cool air out of your home from frequent trips inside. 

Envy of the Neighborhood: Grilling Islands 

Who does not love grilling out? Get the ultimate in outdoor cooking and grilling with a grilling station. This project features the works: A 36”gas grill, double burner, flat top grill, and a smoker! Any way you like your barbecue, this grilling island has it covered. Enjoy all your favorites: steak, kebabs, brats & dogs, corn on the cob and more. You will be the envy of the neighborhood with a set up like this. Get set for easy clean-up with hidden trash cans built right into the island too. 

The Drinks Will Flow: Bar Islands 

Including a bar island as part of your outdoor entertainment area not only provides additional attractive seating. It provides a place to keep the drinks flowing and the party in full swing. Whether you are having all your friends over for grilling and margaritas, or enjoying a romantic glass of wine while enjoying the soft lighting and fireplace, this entertainment area gives you both. 

Multifunctional & Pretty: Patios

The brick patio for this project offers a multitude of purposes. Extra lounging room, additional dining space, and dare we say, a dance floor? Patios are multifunctional while also adding beauty to your outdoor entertainment area. The brick that makes up this patio brings extra dimension through its contrast with the stone used for the pavilion floor. Plenty of room for your extended family and your friends to enjoy while you take in the outdoors at home. 

Your Own Private Retreat: Privacy Landscaping

The professional landscape designers at Outdoor Innovations created this outdoor entertainment area with privacy in mind. A privacy berm was built into the design that includes both luxurious evergreen bushes as well as a natural stone wall. When you have a gathering, having some privacy to be allowed to enjoy yourself is usually on the top of everyone’s wish list. Aside from privacy these additions help make your space personalized and comfortable, enhancing the overall design. 

Bring the Night to Life: Outdoor LED Lighting 

Entertaining is not just for the day time! Your outdoor entertainment area can transition from day to night with beautiful outdoor LED lighting. While adding security to your home, outdoor LED’s create subtle and comforting lighting all around your space. Energy saving and efficient, they can be set to turn on when you want them to. For this project lighting was placed around the landscaping and as an accent to the pavilion, so that this family can enjoy their new space any time they like!

Are You Ready for a New Outdoor Entertainment Area?

If you have been longing for a special entertaining space to enjoy with your family and friends, now is the time to get started. With a dream team of landscape designers, and installers, Outdoor Innovations can customize your backyard to your exact specifications. We encourage you to learn about our design process with includes consulting with you and producing a 3-D design to give you a full understanding of what your vision will look like. Contact Ken and Barbara today to learn more, and we will get right back to you!

Get more inspiration and ideas by watching videos on our YouTube channel. We think you will find some landscaping artistry that will get your imagination going!

Take a Stroll Through the Old Oaks Winery Project With Ken

We recently had the privilege of working with our client The Old Oaks Winery, which is a work in progress and will open to the public in the near future. When asked to create the outdoor patio and landscaping around the building, we jumped at the chance! To give you an idea of it’s beauty, we stopped by at sunset to give you a glimpse into how wonderful a venue this will be, and to take in the sights of this lovely atmosphere! Take a stroll with Ken as he gives you a tour of the patio area by watching our latest video:

The Winery Features

When collaborating on a design for the patio and surrounding area, we wanted to create an atmosphere that you will want to stop….and stay! We are proud to say that is exactly what we accomplished. This winery features:

The Winery’s namesake: The Old Oaks. We were able to capture the majesty of these gorgeous old oak trees with landscape lighting that draws your eye in the fading evening light. The winery is named for these towering beauties, so we had to make sure everyone could enjoy them day, or night!

Well placed pottery brings old world charm. The client requested some pottery that gives you an old world feeling, and we feel these gorgeous pieces with bright colored flowers transport you to another time and place. Here, you see them in the entry to the winery.

A patio you will want to spend your entire evening on. This raised patio with subtle lighting and comfortable seating, looks out over two additional seating areas with stunning fire features. Once you sit and relax here, you may never want to leave!

An inviting view for all who drive by. The entrance at The Old Oaks Winery is surrounded by attractive and inviting landscaping that draws the eye of every passer-by. This beautiful winery is hard to miss!

Well lit paths for strolling amongst the oaks. Enjoy your glass of wine, and stroll around the well lit oaks while you take in the calm beauty of the evening. At this winery, you will definitely have a night to remember!

Inspired? Let Us Know How We Can Collaborate with Your Business

Once the Old Oak Winery is open, we have no doubt it will be a draw for every wine lover, and a venue to remember. We were very proud and happy to work on this project, and with more to come, we cannot wait to see what the future holds. Now that you have an idea of what we can do, we would love to hear from your business to see how we might collaborate with you and make your dreams come true. Contact our professional team today and let us know what you imagine. If you can dream it, we can make it a reality for you!

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He loves golf, she loves to entertain, so we created the perfect outdoor living area that will help their family make memories for years to come! At Outdoor Innovations, over the past two years, we have discovered that people are returning to a simpler time where memories are made and good times are had at home, in your own backyard. When we embarked on what we affectionately dubbed “The Putting Green Project” that was our goal for this lovely family Take a look at our latest video for a tour of this amazing outdoor living space, we hope that you find inspiration, and ideas for your own home!

Features of This Outdoor Living Area

This backyard has it all! There is something for everyone:

Not just one fire feature, but two! There is one fire feature enhancing the beautiful water feature and colorful flowers surround it, as well as one built in under the big flat screen TV in the pavilion. This feature is reminiscent of an indoor fireplace to cozy up to year round, making this entertainment area extra special!

A stunning and colorful water feature. Nothing says “relaxation” like the sight and sound of our water features. Now this family can relax in comfort with this beautiful addition.

A pavilion with cozy furniture and entertainment area. Perfect for movie or game night, we built this eye-catching pavilion and outfitted it with a big screen TV, comfortable and stylish outdoor furniture. Don’t forget that 2nd fire feature to finish it off! Makes you want to stay outside all night!

An outdoor cook’s dream! Here you see the cooking area, including the grill, beverage cooler, and refrigerator. With ample countertop space, and the nearby bar area, the whole family will jump to be cook for the night!

Gorgeous, well placed LED lighting. All around this amazing space, we installed LED lighting to bring out the beauty of the evening so fun can be had at all hours. It is so easy to imagine unwinding with your family under a star lit sky, when you see this image!

We saved the best for last! For the golf lover in this family (and it could be yours!) we constructed this professional grade putting green. Be ready for the golf course with practice at home, or just have fun putting with family with this special feature!

What is Your Dream?

Now that you have had a chance to see an example of what we can do for you, what is your dream? At Outdoor Innovations, nothing makes us happier than seeing the smiles on our clients faces when we complete a project. Knowing that the family we have worked with will enjoy their outdoor living area for years to come, while making new memories is what we love about what we do. Contact us today to discuss what inspires you and your dreams for your home. We can sit down together and design the perfect space for you!

To see the latest projects from Outdoor Innovations, keep up with our latest videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel. We hope to see you soon!

Get Inspired: Your Next Landscaping Ideas

We would like to introduce you to our series called “Inspirations.” Which will feature the gardens located at Outdoor Innovations. We invite you to take a stroll with Ken Hoffman, one of the owners. He will show you some of his favorite pieces and features. It is our hope that you will draw inspiration from these original, exciting landscaping options. The garden at Outdoor Innovations is meant to be a starting point for landscaping ideas. We want to help you dream up the perfect outdoor living space for you and your family.

Ken’s Outlook on Creating and Innovating Outdoor Landscapes

As you will learn, Ken’s passion is creating beautiful spaces. “I enjoy creating things, that is what inspires me, that is what gets me up every day.” Ken loves to build and create things that people can see, touch, feel, and enjoy. At the gardens at Outdoor Innovations, you will find a plethora of exciting, innovative examples of what can be done for you. As you stroll through the garden, Ken hopes that a piece or two would be a perfect fit and something to build upon as you dream up your perfect design.

Landscaping Ideas Brought to Reality

After you have taken in all the breathtaking options, Ken and his team will work with you to come up with the perfect outdoor design. Your design will fit your ideas as well as your budget. Once the team has learned about your lifestyle, interests, and values, they will create the design. A 3-D rendering will be made for you so that you can see your design with all the elements you have chosen. There is no project too big or small, anything can be done: if you dream it, Outdoor Innovations can create it!

The Options Are Limitless

There are so many options that you can choose from when creating an outdoor living space:

• Sculptures and lighted sculptures
• Unique handcrafted tables and tabletops
• Water features
• Fire features
• Pavillions
• Pergolas
• Custom hand-carved stone features
• Lighted pathways
• And so much more!

If you are thinking about a new outdoor living space, or just adding some features such as a sculpture, water feature, or new lighting, contact the team at Outdoor Innovations. We will put our passion to work for you!

There are so many ways to make your home or business look beautiful. Outdoor Innovations has the skill, talent, and materials to bring the best out of your property.

Outdoor Living Area

Our design team will make your outdoor living area a thing of beauty, while still being a useful space.

Imagine a quiet summer weekend, cool wind blowing, the kids playing as you entertain your friends in your backyard. Do you have a mental image of your dream outdoor living area? The design experts at Outdoor Innovations can help make your dream a reality.

We will sit down and talk with you, to get a feel for what you are wanting to do. We’ll then take our notes and use a computer program to make your thoughts a 3D rendering. We can add landscaping with trees, flowers, and shrubs. Our team of professionals can also water and fire features, in addition to retaining walls and columns.

Perhaps you imagine a nice walking path with accent lighting and other details. We have the experience and imagination to bring your outdoor living space to life. No matter if you are located in the Quad Cities, or one of the many surrounding towns like Geneseo, Sherrard, or LeClaire, we can come to your place and work with you to plan the next step in making your outdoor living area a jewel in the neighborhood.

Some other options and accents we offer include:

• Pavers
• Poolscapes
• Landscaping
• Mulch
• Pottery Fountains
• Fire Pits

We will handle everything from start to finish, communicating with you the entire time to ensure your satisfaction. We’ve worked hard to gain an outstanding reputation for quality workmanship, creative designs, and stellar customer service.

Contact Outdoor Innovations today for a consultation on making your outdoor living area dreams a reality. We look forward to hearing from you whether you are a homeowner or you have commercial property. We have the tools, personnel, and passion for making your outdoor living area the talk of the town.

Water Features

We can install water features in your backyard, recreating bubbling creeks, tranquil ponds, and waterfalls.

We all know the importance water plays in everyday life. It is one of the basic elements that all people, plants, and animals need to survive. However, water also has another effect on many people, it reduces stress and evokes memories of places we have been or thoughts of places we would like to go.

Be it on vacation, in nature, on television or in a movie we have all seen those beautiful mountain streams, rocky creeks, and quaint waterfalls, which get us thinking about what it would be like to recreate and enjoy that look every day in our backyard.

The popularity of water in the landscape continues to grow and has become one of the top requested features that we are asked to design and install.

With all of the high-quality water feature products and natural stone materials available today, we can virtually recreate any look in nature or just create a unique custom water feature that fits your vision.

If you enjoy the sights and sounds that water features create, not to mention the relaxing effects it can have, give us a call to learn more about:

• Ponds
• Streams
• Waterfalls
• Wall Fountains
• Water Bowls
• Pottery Fountains
• Pondless Water Features
• Boulder Creations

Fire Features

Sitting around a fire with friends is always memorable. Outdoor Innovations can create a fire feature for your outdoor entertainment area. Safer and more aesthetic than a portable one, our fire features are long-lasting and beautiful.

Most people when asked would agree that sitting around a fire is not only relaxing but also brings back many fond memories of times spent with family and friends.

Creating your own private backyard fire feature can be more affordable than you may think and also comes with certain advantages.

How Does a Fire Feature Benefit Your Outdoor Entertainment Area?

One main advantage of having a permanent location for your fire features is that we can customize it to your specific needs. A customized fire feature is also more aesthetically pleasing to be around and is typically safer than most portable units.

It has been said that “we don’t remember days; we remember moments”.

So when you are ready to start creating those moments give Outdoor Innovations a call and let us design and install the fire feature of your dreams.

Customized Fire Features Enhance and Beautify

We have many fire feature options to choose from. We’ll work with you to create a design that adds functionality, value, and beauty while matching and enhancing your already existing landscaping and outdoor entertainment features:

• Fire Pits
• Fire Bowls
• Gas Burning Fire Features
• Wood Burning Fire Features
• Outdoor Fireplaces

Poolscaping

Poolscaping is a term used to describe how the area around a pool is enhanced to complement the pool itself.

With work and family schedules becoming increasingly hectic, a trend towards wanting an enjoyable, relaxing vacation style environment available anytime that is located just steps out your backdoor has more people choosing to invest in their homes and outdoor spaces in place of expensive, short-lived vacations that can have questionable outcomes.

Benefits of Custom Poolscaping

If a swimming pool is within your budget, make sure to remember that how you complete the area around the pool is equally as important as the pool itself.

The area around the pool should not only be functional but also should be a direct reflection of your lifestyle.

We will work with you to determine how you plan to use this area and what features would create the lifestyle that you deserve.

• Shade Structures
• Outdoor Kitchens
• Lighting
• Heat Sources
• Plantings
• Furniture
• Fire Features
• Water Features
• Brick Paver Patios
• Seat Walls

Make Your Poolscape Vision a Reality

Outdoor Innovations has the experience and resources to coordinate and install every last detail that you would want or need to complete the poolscape of your dreams.

This is why we have become the Quad Cities landscape contractor of choice when quality and experience are a top priority.

Outdoor Lighting

LED lights for virtually every outdoor application including decorative paths, low profile hardscape lights, water features, decks and patios, and accent lighting.

There are a lot of uses for outdoor lighting: security, accents, safety, and more. You need to make sure you have the right light for the job and Outdoor Innovations can assist you with those decisions.

Security

When you mention security lighting, some people think about floodlights in a prison yard or spotlights. You can protect your home and property with attractive looking lights that will still fill the area with a high-intensity light. We can work them into the surrounding landscape, so they are unobtrusive until they are needed.

Safety

If you have walkways and steps, proper lighting is a must. Trip and fall injuries are the #1 claim on homeowners’ insurance. Our lighting systems can use low wattage lights or solar lights to keep your pathways lit, without running up your electric bill.

Accents

Your home and property can be lit with lighting that is both useful and decorative. Let the designers at Outdoor Innovations work with you to make the most out of the available lighting possibilities. We want to make your place stand out both day and night.

Contact us today to learn more about all the lighting options we have for your home and landscaping projects. We have the experience and creativity to make your place look unique and beautiful. We look forward to working with you to make your home or business a showpiece in the area.

Outdoor Innovations in Aledo is here to help you with all your landscaping and beautification needs in Bettendorf, Moline, and the surrounding area.

This summer went by so quick, we’re already looking forward to next year! Do you want to sit in your own beautiful backyard, entertaining friends around a fire or outdoor kitchen? Now is the time to plan your backyard design. We find that most people like to start working on their landscaping in the spring or summer, but here are some reasons why autumn is the time to begin working on your backyard.

Light Your Yard

Lighting is often overlooked or done as an afterthought, but the right lighting can make a world of difference in the atmosphere of your backyard. You can choose from a wide variety of options such as color and placement. The #1 tip is to not try and figure it out in the daylight. You won’t get a true idea of the look with the sun shining overhead. Waiting until dark in the summertime can push you deep into the evening hours. During the Fall, the sun sets earlier, giving you more time to see what works best for your situation.

After the sun sets, experiment with different colors, types of bulbs, placement, and other options. This will give you a better idea of how your property will look before you commit to something.

Plant Your Flowers

Most people look forward to planting in the Spring, but if you remember this last Spring, that can sometimes backfire on you. Long winters, heavy rains, and other factors can make it difficult to plant your flowers early enough to appreciate them in the summertime.

If you plant your flowers in the Autumn, your flowers will be ready to bloom next Spring. Think of the daffodils and tulips that delight us after the dreary grey of winter. Also, you won’t have to worry about the blistering heat of Summer wilting your hard work. Give us a call if you have any questions about Fall planting guidelines and tips. We’d love to help!

Brickwork is Easier in the Fall

If you’ve ever done any masonry work, you know it can be a tough job and doing it in the sweltering heat of July can make it even more taxing. In the cooler weather of Autumn, the job can be less strenuous and difficult. In addition, leveling the soil in the work area is easier to do in the Fall. The ground is easier to manipulate as it doesn’t dry out as quickly as it does under the Summer sun. You can take your time to set down a good foundation for your brickwork and make sure it will be around for years. Even if you don’t finish it before winter weather strikes, you will have a good portion of it done and you can finish it up in the Spring.

Work Smarter Not Harder

Beautifying your property should be a fun and exciting project, so take advantage of all the ways to make it easier. By beginning your hardscaping project in the Fall you can make the job smoother with fewer hassles. Take the opportunity in the next few months to set up your lights, plant your flowers, and lay your bricks. Contact us anytime to have us give you a hand in making your landscaping project a success this Fall so you can enjoy it next Summer!