Landscaping Tips: 5 Major Landscaping Mistakes that You Can Change Now

Make that necessary change and don't let that landscape ruin the nice view of your home. You don't want that hedge completely swarm off the great details of your zigzag entryway or let that rows of Hydrangea bushes go to waste. About details some of the biggest mistakes that homeowners often do in their yard and the necessary improvements they can make to amend it.

1. Excessive Lawn Ornamentation

Luminaries and decorative accessories for the garden often upgrade the beauty of your landscape but too much of these pieces may lead to a complicated look.  

A solution according to HGTV says that, "Before setting out that lawn ornament, ask yourself why are you putting it there and how it fits the context of your overall design and plant materials. Stick with one crisp choice, even if it is a little silly. One little whimsical statement goes a lot further than 10."

2.  Failure to Irrigate

Many homeowners do this, they tend to be nifty and diligent in keeping a great garden from the start but then as time goes on, they feel strained from the usual chore. Somehow this doesn't make sense especially for homes with big gardens but if this "lazy" problem is due to your busy schedule, try an "automatic irrigation system" for your lawn so that even if you're hitting your snooze mode early on, you can still keep up.

3. Failure to Work With What You Have

Check your landscape and see what type of plants you already have, this can help you get a better picture out if you need more additional plants or you already have enough going on in your garden. If you don't want to spend more money, try to be creative and change the garden setup of your lawn.

4.  You Never Get Anything Done in the Yard Because Tools Are Never Handy

Tools out of reach? Admit it, just thinking about the few steps you're going to make to get those garden tools makes you sleepy and tired. A great suggestion is to keep your tools near at hand, so if you need to trim your lawn or chop off some bushes, you can readily do this and you will not wait for another time to make this happen.

5. Forgetting the Place of Functionality in Landscaping

Plant something that you can serve on the table like lettuce, cabbages, tomatoes, eggplants, or grow some fresh herbs, etc. Your garden is not solely for aesthetic purposes, make sure you also induce the thought that you can get something out of it in return.