Unhappy With Your Lawn? Solve Common Problems With Landscape Design

Homeowners often struggle with their lawns. While a pleasing appearance is important for both the enjoyment of the home's occupants and the general neighborhood, most homeowners do not have sufficient time to devote to rigorous lawn care and maintenance routines. Instead, most want to establish a lawn that will require lower maintenance while looking attractive. 

Homeowners may also struggle with some common landscaping problems that further complicate their path to achieving the lawn of their dreams. If you are currently struggling to solve existing lawn problems or improve the overall appearance, the following information can give you some ideas for using landscaping design services to help you get the lawn of your dreams. 

Plant species and nutrition issues

When homeowners experience ongoing issues with plant health, the culprit is often related to the species of the plant, its nutrition, or both. Landscape design services can help homeowners address plant nutrition issues by testing the soil so that it can be amended with the right nutrients to support optimal plant health and growth. 

Landscape design services can also help homeowners determine if their existing plants are appropriate for the climate. If not, the landscape designers can help with selecting native plants that will be much hardier and easier for the homeowner to grow and maintain. 

Erosion and drainage issues

Erosion and drainage issues can damage the appearance and health of the entire lawn. Since these problems can easily spread to nearby homes, homeowners will need to come up with a solution that will solve their own problem without sending excess water into their neighbor's lawn. 

Landscape designers can help homeowners deal with erosion and drainage issues with permanent solutions, such as: 

• installing drain tile to prevent water from pooling
• using existing natural features, such as a stream bed to safely drain away water
• planting specific plants to help keep soil from eroding
• building terraced areas and attractive retaining walls to redirect rainwater and assist with pooling or erosion issues

Reclaiming high traffic areas

Many homeowners struggle to make heavy traffic areas attractive. For example, high traffic areas can make growing grass nearly impossible, no matter how many times homeowners reseed them. 

Instead, landscape designers can help homeowners see the potential of using pavers or other hardscape materials to improve both the usefulness and appearance of high traffic areas. 

To get specific ideas for solving your lawn's problems and restoring it to a more beautiful state, take time to discuss your situation with a reputable landscape design service in your area. 

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