Of all the seasons in the year, winter is probably the one with the least vibrant color palette, especially after the striking colors of fall. But don’t despair—with some creative landscaping ideas, your winter landscape can still be bright, beautiful, and stunning. Continue reading to find out 6 simple ways to beautify your winter landscape.
1. Plant Evergreen Trees and Shrubs
Evergreen trees and shrubs are a great addition to winter landscapes because they provide color throughout the year. Although the name implies that they’re green, they come in a variety of colors—even yellows and blues! Additionally, evergreens help make an impact year-round as they make for great design focal points in a landscape.
2. Take Advantage of Tree Bark
Deciduous trees lose their leaves and become bare in winter, which might seem like a bad thing. But bare trees showcase some beautiful and unique shapes, while tree bark can add a lot of distinct texture and visual interest to your landscape.
Deciduous trees, in particular, are great if you want to showcase branch architecture. For example, clusters of fine branches look beautiful when the snow falls, while more pruned trees create a sculpture-like look in your landscape.
3. Grow Plants with Fruit or Flowers
A great way to add some color to your winter landscape is by planting trees and shrubs that grow berries. Holly with berries or a flowering crabapple tree can make beautiful additions to an otherwise neutral landscape. These plants will also likely bring in birds as well, which will add a lot of life and activity to your yard.
4. Focus On Your Hardscape
The winter months are a good time to spruce up your hardscape. Your yard will probably take on a different look once all your deciduous trees shed their leaves, but this is an opportunity for you to assess your hardscape and figure out how to improve it.
Take the time to look at your brick and stone hardscapes and see if they’re missing any design focal points. Adding a trellis, a garden bench, an ornamental fence, and even a garden sculpture can add the perfect finishing touch to your winter landscape.
5. Repurpose Your Decorations
If you have flower pots or other ornamental decorations around your landscape, don’t remove them when winter comes. Instead, see if you can repurpose them to bring more liveliness to your yard. Colorful planters with ornamental grasses or miniature evergreens are an indispensable addition to a landscape. If you’d rather not have live plants, you could fill winter pots with anything you find interesting and colorful instead.
6. Light Up Your Landscape
A simple way to beautify your landscape is by adding lights. Well-designed lighting can highlight the parts of your landscape you are most proud of, or it can be used to brighten up the entire area. Adding lights will help make sure that you and your guests can enjoy the beauty of your landscape and give you more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.
Your landscape is an important part of your home, and it’s important to us too. At Jack’s Lawn Care & Landscaping LLC, we’d love to help our community in Charlottesville enjoy their landscape all year long! Give us a call at (434) 987-4451 or contact us online to see what we can do for you.
