Gardening in winter…?
As the days remain crisp and quiet, winter offers a unique opportunity to dream, plan, and design the perfect landscape for your home.
I get it.
It’s counterintuitive to think about lush, flowering gardens and during the dormant season when it’s below freezing outside.
It feels impossible to believe that spring and summer are coming…but they are and now is the ideal time to imagine a thoughtful, well-designed outdoor space. By beginning your planning process now, you have time to work through iterations and revisions of the plan and be ready to bring your vision to life in early spring.
Plants installed in early spring can get roots established while the weather is still cool, reducing stress, and allowing the landscape to grow into a lush, thriving habitat by summer.
Are you looking to create a backyard haven for pollinators, provide a safe play space for children, or simply add curb appeal?
Winter is the time to envision how you’d like to use your outdoor spaces and the mood you want to cultivate.
Steps to Get Started with a winter design
Assess Your Space: Take stock of your property’s features, including sunlight, soil type, and existing vegetation. Consider any challenges, such as drainage issues, wet areas in winter or privacy needs where evergreens could help build up screening.
Set Your Goals: Think about how you want your landscape to function and feel. Would you like to add pathways, a pollinator garden, or outdoor seating areas?
Consult a Designer: Partnering with a professional can help you turn your ideas into a cohesive plan. They’ll help you select plants, materials, and layouts that align with your goals.
Create a Timeline: Work with your designer to outline milestones, from design approval, budgeting, project phasing, and timelines for installation so everything is in place by early spring.
When spring arrives (and it will!) you’ll be ahead of the game, ready to transform your plans into a reality.
The reward of starting your landscape design in winter is a seamless transition from dreaming to doing. By summer, your landscape will be well-rooted, growing and look stunning in its first season.
Make this winter the season where you get inspired, and take action. Planning today will allow you to experience your landscape come alive in the months to come.