Does it seem as all your landscaping efforts end up in the graveyard, also known as the landfill? Not everyone has a green thumb when it comes to landscaping, so don’t fret if you haven’t been successful. You may just need a few tips, or if worse comes to worse, the helpful hand of a professional landscaping company.
One of the most common mistakes made is choosing plants, trees, flowers and shrubs for how they look at the nursery without considering exactly what they need for survival and how they will look when they become more mature. You must also consider ongoing maintenance that the plants might need, such as pruning and fertilizing. Various factors such as whether it is sun-loving or shade-loving and what pH the soil needs to be will help you when planning your landscaping.
If you have a tree that is not doing well, sometimes you can save it by relocating it to somewhere it will be happier. This may be an easy endeavour if the tree is still small, but you will likely need a landscaper with the skill and equipment necessary to handle a larger, more mature tree.
Another problem that could be the culprit is if your property does not have the best drainage. The issue of drainage should be at the root of every landscape project that you undertake. Most plants do not do well with “wet feet”, so if your yard drainage isn’t sufficient, hardly anything with grow well or even survive for long. Drainage solutions are best left to the professionals, so you don’t create a situation in which you send the water to the wrong place, such as an irate neighbour’s living room.
If you are tired of putting up crosses where your latest landscaping attempts failed, give us a call at Husky Property Maintenance. We will be glad to resolve your landscaping woes, including relocating full-grown trees and doing drainage and grading if needed. Our multi-faced landscape and general contracting company has been saving landscaping in the Barrie and Central Ontario area since 1992, so we’re pretty confident we can guarantee your investment will grow!
