Plantings for a Purpose: How Landscapers Choose the Right Plants for Landscapes in the Strongsville and Westlake, OH Areas
When it comes time to hire a landscaping company to spruce up your yard, adding plantings may be on your to-do list. You can have the landscaping experts add lush greenery to your Strongsville and Westlake, OH, area yard for a renewed and refreshed look. Here’s how landscapers choose the right plants for your property:
Flowers or No Flowers
When you think of plants, you may envision options that are entirely green in color. However, plants often have flowers bloom at various times throughout the season. From hydrangeas to hibiscus, you can choose a lush plant that offers a lot of greenery components but also has flowers on it at different times throughout the year. Consider if you want the plants to consist of colorful blooms or be strictly greenery in form. Based on your choice, the landscaping company can recommend some plants that offer blooms or are non-flowering options but note that both types of plants will give your yard the sprucing up it deserves.
Location of Plantings
As the landscaping company considers different plant choices they will also be thinking about the location possibilities—some plants are known for performing better in the sun while others tend to flourish in shady areas. How much water the plants will receive in each location will also dictate where to put the plants around your side yard or backyard patio area. You may also want to have plants added to your window boxes and patio planters to add an inviting look to your landscape.
Main Reasons for the Plantings
You may have different reasons for adding plants to your backyard or along your front walkway. Adding tall shrubs and plants to your property border may provide optimal privacy while smaller, subtle plantings in garden beds along your walkways may provide eye-catching appeal without being too large in size. Tall plantings may also be useful along your driveway or at the point of your property where your land meets the roadway. If you’re looking for plantings to provide ambience to your pavilion area or pool patio, Boston ivy or cyprus shrubs may work best. Once the landscape company has a good idea as to your reason for adding plants—if you have any specific reasons, that is—the experts can help you pick the right plants for your yard.
Plant Availability
Lastly, the landscaping company will often base the plant options they provide to you according to what’s available to them at the time. There may be a plant shortage on certain types of annuals and perennials while other plants may be fully available. In addition, the wholesale supplier that the landscaping company gets their plantings from may only have specific plants. With all that said, selection is rarely a concern and your landscaping company will be looking out for your best interest and style and color preferences.
A transformation of your landscape begins with an idea of creating a restful or activity-filled spot in the backyard—and the result will be a gorgeous outdoor living space where you will want to spend the majority of your time. To create such an outdoor oasis, our design and construction experts can plan out a beautiful paver patio, fire features, outdoor kitchen, stairs and walkways, water features, and more.
About the Author
With over 20 years in business and more than a decade as a Unilock Authorized Contractor, 1st Impressions exceeds expectations with every outdoor living space we create—and we stand by our work with an exclusive 10-year warranty on our paver installations. Our attention to detail, knowledgeable team of experts, and dedication to excellent service ensure that you will be able to enjoy your transformed landscape for a long time.
