Though this a simple question it could bring to mind lots of different ways to make your landscape stand out with its look and appeal. There are many varieties of beautifying the landscapes; such as your budget, your creative skills, the climate of the region where you stay and personal likes and dislikes. To get the best landscape gardening you need not have to run out and hire a gardener and landscaper that could put you short of a thousand dollars. Rather you could use your own knowledge and visit local nurseries or Home Depot and speak to qualified people there without any extra charge.
If you are planning on going to a trip to the local nursery remember to take along with you a few pictures of your yard so that the people out there could give you the best and low cost ideas to increase the appeal of your landscape. If you have a big doubt whether you want flowers or bushes for your yard, you should think well before deciding because flowers need watering time and again but they can make landscape gardening efforts come out beautiful, while bushes would be lesser of an effort as they would require maintenance and trimming occasionally.
One way to include flower is by having potted flower plants and the other way is to clear a certain section of your garden and plants some seeds in the soil. If you want to include a lot of flowers in your garden, you should be aware of the fact that getting potted flower plants will definitely be more expensive than planting directly on garden soil.
Get the rich look by the covering areas. Make sure they are foliage. Bushes and areas near flower beds can get a polished look by using wood chips, rocks or any other type of decorative mulch. You could use garbage bags down to smoother the area and expensive plastic sheeting will not be required to pour the sand, rocks or chips on top. This will ensure that there are no weeds and the area looks highly professional without spending a fortune on landscape gardening.
A piece of advice though is to refrain from using wood chips near the foundation since they tend to attract termites and other bugs. You could try using wood chips in flowerbeds in the year that are away from the foundation and make use of river rock or sand near the foundation. You could save your landscape from damage and thousands of dollars in the future.
Water features have always held a certain appeal when it comes to landscape gardening. Though they make the place look beautiful and appealing. The fountain part of the garden always gives a refreshing feeling. However, you should also look into the caring aspect as this kind of a feature takes oodles of care and cleaning to look both beautiful and appealing. You could try using stone statues, while some may like the Gothic look there are others who prefer modern outlook to increase the landscape’s look and appeal.