Landscape design is exciting. You are finally starting to plan your dream exterior space. Picture it now, the warm summer days with your kids running around playing, the outdoor kitchen cooking something delicious, and light breeze giving a cool effect to your fire pit. Friends and family gathered around, making s’mores, and telling campfire stories. When planning your dream landscape make sure to consider these 8 things for an excellent landscape design that will last for years to come.

Who Will Be Using Your Yard

When creating your dream landscape design you will want to consider who will be using your yard. Creating a backyard for Dogs and Kids can look a lot different than creating a backyard for Adults only. With both designs you will want to create a concept that works best for who is using the space.

Think About The Future

Atlanta area Landscaping is a large investment. You will want to consider your current and future needs when designing your space. Maybe you don’t have kids yet, but know you want to start a family soon. Similarly, maybe you’re considering expanding your family by adding a pet in the next couple of years. You will want to think about these things when creating your space. Not only from a landscaping perspective, but you will want to think about the future from a drainage perspective. It is no surprise that Atlanta gets a large amount of rain each year. It is best to do preventative maintenance by protecting your property by current and future rain.

Create and Link Spaces

Depending on the size of your yard you might have several options for your landscaping design. Maybe you are considering a paver patio, a paver walkway, and an outdoor kitchen. By creating separate spaces and linking them all together it will complete the design and really increase the beauty and custom design of the yard.

Consider Drainage Needs

Drainage is the most important component to your landscaping design. Without proper drainage your large investment in landscaping will soon be ruined by oversaturated soil and large amounts of water.

Design Right Size Patios and Walkways

When designing your paver/concrete patios and walkways it is important to consider space available and size of patio/walkway. For comfortable entertaining, you need a minimum patio size of 550 square feet. For every person, you should set a space of 25 square feet. Therefore, if you want to have 50 people on your patio, the ideal space would be 1250 square feet. (Source) Walkways should be a comfortable width to walk through. A standard walkway is typically between 30 and 48 inches in width.

Terracing Sloped Yards

Living on a hill can be a great bonus. Maybe you live at the top of the hill and have great views. Or, maybe you live at the bottom of the bill and have great privacy. The drawback of living on a hill can be the lack of flat, usable space. By terracing your sloped yard with retaining walls and incorporating proper drainage you can create some beautiful usable spaces in your yard.

Create Entertainment Areas

The main reason you are probably investing in a new landscape design is so you have an extension to your home to enjoy. You will be excited to show off your new space, so you will want to create entertainment areas within your property. Entertainment areas can look anything like a stamped concrete patio, a paver patio with a fire pit, or an outdoor dining area. If you have the room for several entertainment areas, you can host some serious backyard get togethers. The more the merrier.

Add an Outdoor Kitchen

Tired of being stuck inside cooking while your family and friends are outdoors enjoying the soft breeze? Creating an outdoor kitchen is one of the top requests from our landscaping customers. You can go as simple or as extravagant with an outdoor kitchen. The options are limitless. With our experience and expertise we can help design the perfect outdoor kitchen for your space.

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