Thinking of a adding a tree to your landscape?  Don’t wait to enjoy it!  Properly dug trees don’t take three years to achieve their beauty.  Knutsen Landscaping will bring you a properly raised young tree and get it off to a great start in its new home. Continue reading “Trees Are In Season” →

Andy Knutsen, owner of Knutsen Landscaping, was recently interviewed for Lawn and Landscape magazine’s September 2016 feature about landscape lighting.  Andy is quoted several times, most notably with, “Landscapers have a good opportunity to artistically design a lighting job whereas an electrician isn’t really in it for the artistic flairs. You want to get lights to enhance what you have back there, but not light up the sky.”

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Your yard may always include a lot of green, but it doesn’t have to feel monochromatic in any season.  By arranging plants, shrubs, and outdoor accessories to best compliment each season’s natural beauty, your outdoor areas can be a stunning rainbow around the calendar.

Timing Plant Blooms

Think beyond just daffodils in the spring, peonies in the summer, and mums in the fall.  There are hundreds of choices for each season that will keep your yard colorful.  Before selecting a new plant, review its estimated bloom season and place it according to where your garden will need color in that time.  Also, look for ways that you can use pruning or other techniques to help your plants bloom at just the right time.

Rainbow Variety

Many popular plants have traditional colors, but you can offer a surprise with unique varieties.  Also, try flowers with multi-colored blooms in a group.  You can also create a three-dimensional color effect by building “tiers” with tall flowers in the back behind shorter blooms in front.

We observe our surroundings with multi-faceted senses.  We don’t just notice a home’s color, but its noises, textures, and even smells.  With a yard, you observe not just the plants and the lawn, but the environment’s creative arrangement. Are the flowers’ blooming seasons thoughtfully timed?  Are there chairs in areas you’d like to sit?  Are the yard accessories like fences, gates, and children’s play sets arranged functionally?

Yards are meant to be used, not looked at.  By adding a third dimension to your yard, its beauty and usability can both be enhanced.

Shade

If your yard has plenty of mature tree cover, you’re in luck on this one.  But if not, you can consider other options.  A table with a classy, fashionable umbrella can be a picnic life-saver.  A pergola, gazebo, or other outdoor shaded enclosure can cut the sun to offer comfort, but also serve as a tall focal point for your yard’s design.

Seating

The old stump in the yard isn’t going to last forever, so investing in long-lasting, beautiful outdoor seating is a good idea.  From swings and hammocks to benches, chairs, and picnic tables, the possibilities are endless.  Look for patterns and materials that will help deepen the multi-dimensional effect you a building.  Cream-colored chairs against cream-colored siding will disappear.  Try an exciting pattern on a grey patio or a bold white against a dark hedge.

After selecting the styles that appeal to your lifestyle, position the furniture for maximum comfort and easy conversation.  Arrangements should encourage your family and guests to take in the loveliest views of your property.