The trees, shrubs and other flora on your property could easily make up 15% of your property's total value. Tree and shrubs can fill a fall landscape with gorgeous color or provide boundary delineation, windbreaks, privacy, fruit for your table, or evergreen boughs for holiday decorations. Planting a tree, shrub or perrenial plant for any need is rewarded on at least 2 levels: 1) The beauty of our environment is enhanced and 2) The tree helps provide for a cleaner atmosphere.

Plant selection, placement and maintenance are keys to establishing and keeping an outdoor space that is comfortable and the envy of friends, neighbors and passersby. Our years of experience in plant material knowledge, softscape bed design and planting services are at your disposal to create a beautiful exterior space that you can be proud of, and will actually provide return on your investment.

Beautiful scapes with healthy trees, shrubs and perennial gardens take time and forethought but is not impossible to accomplish on your own and can actually be easy if planned in advance. You just need to understand a few basic design and maintenance principles if you want to tackle the job yourself, and if not you have the Ohio Lawncare Company.

Below you will find a few simple rules and tips to help you on your DIY journey, or you can contact us to have a service professional give you a FREE quote.

Ignore the Tall in Back Rule
Most planting and design articles and resources about planting and perennial gardening will tell you that the general rule for organizing plants is “tall plants in back, short plants in front.” While that holds some truth, if you adhere to that rule all of the time, you will have a very boring exterior green space. A better rule: arrange plants so that they look like waves in an ocean. Staggering plants will give your garden more depth and texture. Also, putting some tall plants in the middle of medium-height plants will provide natural support for the tall plants as your space matures. Tall, airy plants like dill and fennel are great for creating dimension, not mension if you get the herb variety handy to have in the kitchen. If you have a prize specimen that is very short, of course you will want to put it in front. Otherwise, plant placement and height in your perennial garden is about flow.



Different Plant Textures
A whole bed filled with impatiens might be pretty at the entrance of a shopping mall, but it isn’t so interesting in your residential space. Your beds and softscapes will look best if you incorporate a variety of plant textures. If the plant is in flower most of the season, and the flowers are large or showy, they are what contributes to texture. If the plant flowers only once and the leaves are the prominent feature, look to the leaves for the plant’s texture. For example, though a hosta flowers, its leaves are its dominant feature. They are large and relatively smooth. A good contrast to a hosta would be a Mexican salvia plant that has narrow, textured leaves.



Eat Organic, and actually Save!
Going Organic in your produce and food selections is not just popular these days, it is critical to good and long-term health. But purchasing organic vegetables and fruits can be quite costly. A growing trend, even in suburban neighborhoods, is to incorporate fruit and vegetable plants into the flower beds and softscapes surrounding the home. There are a great many vegetables and fruits that provide the same benefits as "traditional" plant material with the added benefit of actually producing a crop! You get the benefit of organic vegetables and fruits, you save money at the grocery store and you save money by utilizing these cheaper plants as "filler" for your beds and softscapes. A true Win Win!

We will develop a personalized plan and schedule for your lawn care maintenance and landscaping needs. For more information contact us or call 614-547-5700 today.

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