Your Springfield, Illinois home is beautiful. It represents your style and values. The backyard’s landscape can further enhance its appearance and give you somewhere special to spend time outdoors. Exploring different backyard themes is lots of fun and requires creativity. Writing down a few of landscape ideas can help you narrow down your options.
Working with a landscaping professional to discuss different backyard themes you would like to entertain is highly advisable. It allows you to see how well your choice pans out when the landscaper does the landscape design you requested.
Backyard Themes for Your Consideration
How you use your backyard is up to you. It is a matter of personal preference. Thinking about the long-term use of the space is ideal because you will not want to take on a new landscape project every few years.
The English Garden
Full of sitting benches and beautiful rose bushes, it’s an intimate setting where you can relax and read or smell the proverbial roses. It’s an option that works well in small and large backyards. The key to making it work well is to keep everything close. You should have the bushes planted directly next to the benches to make the space feel quaint and homey.
The Vegetable Garden
A garden full of vegetables is a dream come true for many homeowners. If that sounds like you, there are all sorts of containers that you can purchase to grow your plants in right away. Each tells the story of your outdoor space by being stylish and functional. It’s a practical garden that allows you to enjoy its bounty year-round.
The Butterfly Garden
If you are looking to attract butterflies to your existing garden, look no further! Having a beautiful and safe environment for your local butterflies to feed and grow is not only a joy to witness, but it helps your garden flourish from constant pollination while giving the butterflies a habitat to preserve their species. You will need nectar providing plants, water, and shelter to support every stage of your butterflies’ life cycle!
The Water Garden
For those that are prone to bad habits when it comes to watering your plants and gardens, a water garden may be the perfect option for you! Water gardens are a wonderful addition to your backyard and perfect for sustaining aquatic fish and plants. Not only are water gardens extremely low maintenance, but they provide a relaxing atmosphere that improves the environment while promoting your overall well-being.
A Backyard Theme You Can Stand Behind
The budget that you have set aside for your backyard project can dictate the theme you finally settle on using. Your local landscaper will make recommendations based on the types of materials, flowers, plants, and shrubbery you can afford.
Letting them know what your set price is for completing the project ensures that you are able to stay under budget and still have a remarkably beautiful backyard to spend time in often.
At Monarch Landscaping & Garden Center, we can help your backyard theme come to life. Contact us to set up a time to discuss your landscaping ideas. We will come up with a schedule that helps meet your lawn care needs. That way, your property looks beautiful year-round.
