Give Mom the Gift of a Fresh Landscape
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and while bouquets of flowers and chocolate are always a great option for brightening Mom’s Day, why not go the extra mile this year with a gift that keeps on giving? Consider gifting Mom a fresh landscape from Lehigh Lawns and Landscaping—a thoughtful and practical present that will bring joy and beauty to her outdoor space.
By investing in Mom’s landscape, you’re giving her a beautiful gift that extends far beyond aesthetics. A well-maintained outdoor space enhances curb appeal, increases property value, and promotes a sense of pride and joy in homeownership.
The Power of Landscaping
Do not underestimate the power of a beautiful landscape. The visual aspects of landscaping can play a pivotal role in our mental health, and when designed with purpose it creates a space that allows both beauty and functionality. When you invest in a well-manicured lawn, that incorporates personalized elements such as plantings or hardscapes, you naturally want to spend more time outdoors. Build a space for gathering and making long lasting memories with family.
Planting
Admire vibrant blooms and lush foliage with perfectly curated plantings throughout your landscape. When planting it is always best to consider using native plants as they yield the most beauty with the least amount of work. Some plants native to the Dutchess County, NY area to consider are:
Wild Columbine: This beautiful flower has bright red and yellow flowers that bloom in the spring and last until the winter.
Heart-Leaved Aster: This plant known for its beautiful powder blue, grows up to 4 feet tall in shady spots of your garden and does well in pots. The bright color has been known to attract butterflies.
Wild Geranium: This flower also attracts butterflies and grows up to 22 inches and blooms pink and purple. Wild Geranium grows best in the shady areas in your garden.
Bearberry: A wonderful native shrub is happiest in sunny and dry areas. Bearberry flowers white in the late spring and produces its namesake berries from late summer into winter.
Flowering Dogwood: A popular choice in landscape design for its showy white and (sometimes) pink flowers, this shrub grows up to 40 feet tall in the wild. It dramatically changes color in the fall and produces a red fleshy fruit as the weather gets cold.
Purple Lovegrass: This plant grows to 2 feet and loves sunny dry areas of your landscape and produces fantastically showy bright purple flowers in late summer.
Maidenhair Fern: Although ferns typically prefer damp soil with plenty of shade, the delicate Maidenhair Fern spreads slowly and is drought-tolerant once well-established. It has incredible visual texture enhanced by some black wiry stems and light airy leaflets.
Landscape Lighting
Landscape lighting can be one of the most transformative investments you can make in your property. Good landscape lighting lets you enjoy your outdoor spaces after dark and enhances your landscape in ways you may not have anticipated.
Beautification: Spotlight focal points, textures, and architectural details to make your landscape as eye-catching at night as it is during the day.
Safety and security: Landscape lighting can be incorporated into retaining walls or positioned around water features for subtle yet effective illumination of safety hazards. Landscape lighting is also an effective approach for deterring trespassers from entering your property.
Patio
Whether Mom prefers quiet morning sitting outside, sipping coffee and engaging in her favorite hobbies or she’s hosting gatherings with family and friends a paver patio will become the hub of her outdoor living space.
The Gift That Keeps on Giving
A well-designed landscape offers more than just aesthetic beauty – it has the power to impact our mental health positively and creates a space for family and friends to make memories that last a lifetime.