Curb Appeal

Your landscape is a frame surrounding your home. Though often used in the real estate industry, curb appeal is about more than selling houses. Making (and keeping) your yard a beautiful environment is not only welcoming to guests and visitors, but also good for your health, both physically and mentally. You can start revamping and enhancing your front yard today with these simple tips!

Keep up with maintenance

Upkeeping the front yard is one of the best ways to increase curb appeal. Clean the edges of your lawn, remove weeds, mow regularly, and trim any hedges. Your yard is an extension of your home, and good maintenance not only keeps your yard looking neat, but also benefits your home’s safety, comfort, and value. For example, a tidy yard free of weeds and debris prevents pests and other animals from invading, and trimming your hedges regularly keeps them from damaging your house.

A neat and clean landscape, however, doesn’t add much to your house if the house itself is in shambles! Make sure to keep your front door and porch area clean. Give the front door a fresh coat of paint if it needs it, and replace the porch light if it’s becoming unreliable. Curb appeal all starts with the foundation of a neat and tidy environment. 

LawnMore offers a range of great lawn maintenance packages to help you keep everything looking great!

Connect points of interest

There is a wide variety of pathway options to choose from when it comes to enhancing your yard and connecting its best features. Maybe you want decorative brick leading straight to the front porch. Perhaps you’ll want to go with simple concrete stepping stones leading to a fire pit or garden. Or you could choose a crushed stone walkway, winding through the lush yard. Regardless of your choice, consider creating your pathway out of material similar to that used for the exterior of your house, to match the home’s aesthetic. 

Utilize hardscaping

Hardscaping is one way to create contrast and definition in your yard. Flower bed borders are an inexpensive option: add a stone edge and mulch to your flower beds in order to enhance their beauty. Or, install retaining walls for your flower beds to create even more visual interest. This option also prevents soil erosion! 

Another hardscaping choice is giant rocks. If you have the space, a large boulder breaks up a monotonous yard and certainly makes a statement. This eye-catching choice brings contrast and awe to any yard. Consider talking to a professional landscaper when it comes to selecting and installing the perfect ornate rocks for your yard. 

Add a water feature

Front yards big and small can benefit from water features. From a small fountain or bird bath, to a larger pond with a sitting area, water features create visual interest and turn your yard into a peaceful oasis. Here are some easy and beautiful ideas to get you inspired. 

Unite yard and house

Create a connected flow from your house to your yard by bringing the yard up to the front door. Frame the front walkway with planters, or use container plants by the door. To add dimension, consider hanging plants for the front porch, or wrap a greenery garland along the porch to add cohesion with the yard. Another delightful option is to install an exterior windowsill planter. 

If you have a small city home, utilize any railing or wall you have by planting climbing roses or jasmine on it. This ties natural beauty to your house by physically merging natural and manmade elements. Another choice for your small front yard is a small tree or shrub, to create height variance and texture contrast with other plants.

Light up the night

Landscape lights are not only beautiful, but also keep your yard safe. Landscape lights have a variety of uses, from illuminating paths and walkways, to spotlighting on landscaping centerpieces, to lighting up the front of your house. You can even wind them through your trees! These lights are sure to increase your home’s Curb appeal.

Freshen up the landscaping 

Refresh the front yard by planting new, vibrant flowers, or installing interesting trees or shrubs. This brightens up the landscape and increases Curb appeal. Look up different styles of landscaping to determine your aesthetic, or consult a professional landscape designer for advice based on your yard’s specific needs. No matter what you do, keep in mind your climate and the proper season before planting.  

These are just a few simple ways to increase your landscape’s Curb appeal. Curb appeal not only makes your home more welcoming and lovely for visitors, but also makes it more enjoyable for you as you go about your everyday life.