Landscape Design Inspirational Ideas From Boise’s Premier Landscape Architect
Landscape Design Inspirational Ideas From Boise’s Premier Landscape Architect
Landscaping is too often overlooked when it comes to buying, selling, and owning a home. People tend to obsess with what is inside of the house instead of what is surrounding the house, however, to the outside world, which is the vast majority of people who see your house, the landscaping is what gives them their first and sometimes only impression. It’s important to include your landscaping in your budget for renovations and additions to the home because along with the kitchen, the landscape tends to yield the highest ROI when it comes to dollars spent on upgrades. Let’s look at some current trends in landscape design inspirations that may help you achieve the landscape and the home of your dreams.
Water Features
Water features are very popular right now, especially ones with an Asain or eastern design concept. Water features add a sense of beauty and motion to your landscaping and they help create a calming and peaceful auditory environment as well. Some water features like fountains even help attract birds and other wildlife. Adding a water feature to your yard can really help make your home stand out amongst the competition when it comes time to sell.
Outdoor Kitchens
Forget the barbeque grill. The new trend in town is a fully functional backyard kitchen which sometimes even includes a sink! Imagine entertaining a backyard garden party in the spring or summer and creating a full four course meal all while being able to still mingle and interact with your guests all without leaving the backyard! Outdoor kitchens are part of a larger trend of making an “extra room” in your house by creating a fully functional and roofed environment in your backyard complete with things like outdoor movie projectors, kitchens, and couches.
Meditation Areas
While partying with friends and family is fun, you have to also be able to balance that with some food for the soul. A backyard meditation area is the perfect solution. You can create a stone pathway and a water feature with a small enclosed area that has leafy vegetation surrounding it that gives you some shelter and privacy as you light some incense and meditate.
Pool And Spa Area
Turn your backyard into a day spa with a hot tub and a nice intimate swimming pool. We can help you design the perfect combination for your lifestyle.
Fire Features
This is the perfect compliment to your outdoor kitchen. After your friends and family have enjoyed their meal, they can sit around and cozy up to a nice warm fire and have cocktails and even roast marshmallows for dessert. This is great for increasing the resale value as well!
Edible Landscaping
Why stop at just having beautiful landscape architecture and design? Many people are opting to have the best of both worlds. Landscaping that is beautiful and functional. With a landscaped garden you can literally eat the fruits (and vegetables) of your labor. A fully functional landscaped garden can help your family truly live farm to table with healthy and nutritious home grown fruits and vegetables.