If you’re like a lot of homeowners, you probably aren’t spending much time thinking about your landscape in the winter. Even though our temperatures are mild, people still spend more time inside and there is not as much landscaping to care for during this time.
While that’s all true, there are plenty of winter yard projects that are important to complete now so that your yard is ready for the spring. With fewer pressing maintenance tasks, now is a great time to turn your attention to other projects that can be completed.
We’ll cover:
Preparing your Texas landscape for spring
Planning and design for landscape upgrades
Irrigation system upgrades or installation
Addressing yard drainage concerns
These winter landscaping ideas in Texas will help you have the best property on the block by planning ahead and making wise choices for your property.
Winter is a great time to start prepping your yard so that it’s ready for the spring when your landscape starts to bloom. In the winter, people tend to neglect their yards a bit more so there can be yard debris that requires tidying.
Inevitably, landscape beds end up collecting leaves during winter—even if you thought you had them raked out after the last clean-up. Some trees drop leaves later in the season or during winter, so landscape beds can become a mess again by springtime.
It’s all about getting everything cleaned up and ready for new growth come spring.
This is also a great time for soil conditioning and prepping flower beds with compost. If you add a thin layer of compost to your plant beds in November or December, it will decompose over the winter and add nutrients to the soil. Your beds will be ready for planting come spring.
You might also consider mulching, which will protect your soil from low temperatures or heavy rain that comes this winter. Mulch also plays a vital role in suppressing weeds, as winter weeds still creep in here.
Now is also a great time to plan and design potential landscape upgrades like seasonal flower beds, hardscaping projects, landscape lighting installation, and more. These landscape improvement ideas will help you to enjoy your property more.
Here are some ideas to consider.
Spring may be the time for planting but your winter landscaping projects could still include the installation of one or more new plant beds so that when springtime does roll around, all you have to do is install the seasonal plant material.
The fact is, that adding a new plant bed does require digging up the yard. Winter is a good time for this type of work since you’re not really using the yard anyway. We can perform the excavation and run the irrigation lines, getting everything prepped and ready to go for your flowers in the spring.
Other projects like landscape walkways and rock enhancements are great winter yard projects when you aren’t using your yard as frequently.
Adding a walkway can increase the functionality of your space. But even something as simple as a rock garden or some decorative boulders can be transformative.
We’re seeing increasing interest in using rocks and large boulders to a property to add interest and texture, without having maintenance needs.
Adding water features is another consideration. This type of work can involve tearing up the yard or having equipment there, so it’s nice to have it completed when it’s not in your way.
The winter is also a great time to consider landscape lighting for your North Texas property. There are so many great benefits to incorporating lights around your home including boosted curb appeal, enhanced functionality, and increased safety and security.
It’s important to remember that landscape lighting should be artistic in its design. Too often, people mistakenly think of an outdoor lighting design as nothing more than a few path lights and maybe a spotlight. But there is truly an art to a great landscape lighting design.
Although sod may not be dark green in the winter, it’s actually a great time to have it installed. It’s dormant and isn’t going to require constant watering like it would in the spring or summer. There’s a lot less stress on the grass and it may have an overall better chance of performing optimally.
Having sod installed does require digging up your yard—something you’d probably rather have completed when you’re not out there using it. For that reason, this is a great winter landscaping project. We can do all the hard work of getting it installed now and then it will be ready to “green up” come spring.
Irrigation work is another good winter yard project. You want to make sure you’re prepared for the spring and summer months when ample water becomes vital. There are several different scenarios in which an irrigation upgrade might be warranted.
For instance, perhaps you have an outdated system that’s wasting a lot of water and you want to install smart irrigation. Smart irrigation can help you improve your water efficiency and ultimately save you money.
You might also have a system that just no longer works for your specific property and its needs. For instance, perhaps over the years you converted lawn areas to plant beds or vice versa. This might mean switching out sprinklers and pop-up heads will be warranted in order to ensure your property is being watered as it should.
The winter is a good time to perform any replumbing of your irrigation system to make sure you’re ready to go come spring.
Landscaping in winter months might also include tackling yard drainage problems, another project that can involve tearing up the yard (something you’d probably prefer not to do in the spring or summer when you want to be outside enjoying it).
Another reason why it can be beneficial to tackle drainage concerns in the winter is that it typically rains more than it would in the spring or summer. You can make a point to pay close attention to where you’re having runoff issues and what areas of the property need to be addressed.
The truth is, that addressing yard drainage during periods of drought can be challenging. We often tell folks to give us a call after a really heavy rain so that we can get out and assess the problem. That’s harder to do during the spring and summer months when heavy rains are less likely.
Landscaping in winter months is a great way to be proactive and start getting your yard ready for the spring, ahead of it coming. Instead of waiting until spring rolls around, when your lawn and landscaping company is probably already really busy, and you may start to fall behind on work you want completed, you can get it done now.
By thinking about winter landscaping projects, you’re taking important steps toward getting ahead of the game and ultimately having the best property on the block.
Now, you have to connect with a professional who has the ability to handle these types of projects while giving you the level of expertise that you’re looking for.
At Grassperson, we can handle any of these winter landscaping projects.
We are not only proactive about finding problems (like drainage issues) and implementing solutions, but we are also equally skilled at completing beautiful installation work like decorative stone projects, water features, or even creating new plant beds. If we create plant beds for you this winter, we can also return to install your plant material come spring.
No matter what project you’re interested in, we are here for you. We want to help instill confidence that the work you’re having completed now is going to help you to have the best-looking property on the block when spring rolls around.
Ready to get your Flower Mound, Highland Village, or W. Plano, TX home on the road to looking its best come spring? Get a free quote and get ready to have the best property on the block!
