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Landscaping for Your Central Texas Property
Thinking about sprucing up the landscaping on your Central Texas property? According to our real estate agents, there are a few things you'll want to keep in mind. Over their many years of experience staging our Waco homes for sale, they've discovered a few tricks and techniques to make properties in this area look their best. Here's what they've learned.
- Include Hardscaping Elements
Texas' climate is very hot and dry, so many local homeowners struggle to maintain the same lush lawns you'd see in more temperate parts of the country. If you know you'll have a hard time keeping a full property's worth of greenery looking fresh and healthy, consider placing more hardscaping elements on your lawn instead. Features like rock gardens, cobblestone paths, and decorative sculptures look great while also reducing the amount of maintenance you need to put in. - Work with Your Yard, Not Against It
It's easier to design your garden around your yard's existing features than it is to significantly alter the landscape. Place plants that need a lot of sun in areas that already get plenty of rays. Plants that need shade can go under trees or close to your home. If you have any slopes on your property, choose plants that grow well on uneven terrain. Sticking to plants that are native to Texas, such as Big Muhly and Black-Eyed Susans, will usually produce the best results. - Add a Dry Creek Bed
A dry creek bed (also known as a swale) is a small, shallow channel filled with stones. They can be used to direct water from your eavestroughs into your garden beds, protecting your foundation and giving your plants every bit of spare water available to help them survive Texas' intense heat. Be sure to add a berm (a small mound or rock wall) to the end of your garden to keep the water in place while it soaks into the earth. - Choose Plants with Different Heights
Varying the height of your greenery will diversify your plant life and make your garden more interesting to look at. Mix a few trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and low-lying flowers together to capture viewers' interest and keep them searching for exciting new elements in your design. Try not to cluster too many plants of similar heights together. They may blend into each other and spoil the effect. - Embrace Diverse Plant Textures
Likewise, varying the textures of your plants will also make your garden more appealing to the eye. Choose some plants with large, broad leaves (they're hard to grow here, but even something like a prickly pear cactus will work) and some with feathery leaves like the iconic Texas palmetto. Sprinkle in some colorful flowers, and you'll have a garden that is sure to make everyone stop and stare.
Landscaping in Central Texas may look different than it does in most parts of the country, but that unique flair is exactly what makes it so beautiful. Contact us today to start your search for the perfect Waco-area property to put your new gardening knowledge to the test.