Landscape Design Ideas Beyond Plantings in the Ada and Byron Center, MI Areas
Creating a landscape design that highlights your favorite plantings, maximizes the views, and focuses on comfort can be a way to increase beauty and functionality with a focus on natural elements. From the ultimate relaxation space to an entertainment-oriented patio, the permanent outdoor spaces can merge with the surroundings to deliver stellar outdoor living. See how the right landscape design can enhance your property.
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A Landscape Design Focusing on the Views
An expansive lake, bold mountains, or dense forests—when there are majestic views that define a landscape, those must be part of the design. Like a photograph that has a focal point of view, a great landscape design can accomplish the same thing for a property.
Using lines, shapes, textures, and colors is a primary way to frame a view from the backyard. Starting with a paver patio that serves as a beginning point at the rear of the house, building a low fence or retaining wall around the property boundary can define the area. Forming a central arch in the fence makes the far view come into focus, almost as if it was closer to the patio.
Outdoor Kitchen and Dining
To maximize the dazzling view, incorporating an outdoor kitchen with adjacent dining can take abundant advantage of the scene to elevate an ordinary al fresco dinner. Not only does an outdoor kitchen allow you to remain with friends and family as the meal is prepared but it keeps your guests from feeling torn about hanging out on the patio or joining you inside to help.
Nearby outdoor dining offers a way to gaze at the scenery and amazing views while eating outside in the fresh air. Admiring the view can spur conversation among your friends and family while enhancing the foods, drinks, and dessert from normal to unbelievable.
A Landscape Design Focusing on Symmetry
Another innovative way for a landscape design to work in a fresh way is to place an outdoor living space at the end of a symmetrical line of trees, hedges, or large grasses, forming a pathway from the main backyard area to the outdoor space.
A paver walkway or oversized stepping stones are the perfect way to connect the far space to the patio. When using stepping stones, pea gravel or fine grass can fill the open spaces.
At the end of the pathway, positioning a covered outdoor living space with a small kitchen, outdoor fireplace, and comfortable outdoor furniture groupings make it feel like the destination it should be. Make the space a media center with an outdoor TV over the fireplace mantle with surround sound speakers to fill the entire space with a movie or music.
A small kitchen prevents you from running back and forth for drinks, appetizers, and handheld desserts so you can enjoy more time with your friends and family. Light the fire for a cozy atmosphere and bring out the marshmallows to roast.
Illuminating the backyard area, pathway, and covered pavilion allows you and your guests to stay outside longer into the late night, playing games, cards, or chatting.
A harmonious landscape design can utilize the current property features by including them in the new, fresh space in innovative ways so that elevated outdoor living is the focus.
About the Author
In 2017, Josh Van Spyker started Van Spyker Landscaping as a side gig that focused solely on lawn maintenance. After earning the Belgard Authorized Contractor and Aquascape Certified Contractor status, it was time to expand the business full-time and bring in the first employee. Today, he has a team of five full-time employees who enjoy being a part of a positive team culture, going on fun team outings, and creating beautiful outdoor living spaces.
