Finding the Potential in Your Landscaping: Fall-Inspired Ideas for a Beautiful Landscape in Westerville and Sunbury OH

Most landscape renovation projects are often scheduled for spring and summer; but even now, with the advent of cooler weather, it’s not too late to upgrade your outdoor living spaces. You can still get plenty of enjoyment from them this season, and with a few key features you can enjoy your patio in the cold seasons as well. Here are tips for finding the potential in your landscaping: fall-inspired ideas for a beautiful landscape in Westerville and Sunbury, OH.

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Seasonal Downtime

Granted, the fall season isn’t the best time for big landscape projects such as a pool installation or a patio rebuild. Instead, focus on a patio installation. If your patio doesn’t need a complete renovation, then fall could be the perfect time to add a few smaller features and make it that much more livable such as the installation of fire features, landscape lighting upgrades, or revitalizing your plant beds. Most landscaping contractors aren’t as busy in the fall, so you can get your project done faster than if you scheduled it during the busy season.

A Fire Table

As the anchor of your entire outdoor living space, your patio should have several ways for you and your loved ones to enjoy outdoor living year-round. As the days and nights get chillier, the addition of a permanent fire feature can make all the difference. Whether your patio is intimately proportioned or large, a fire table can be a wonderful addition. Fire tables provide warmth and ambient light through natural gas or propane fuel. They can be built in many different designs, including coffee-table height, dining-table height, or bar-height. They’re perfect for optimizing your dining area (no need for additional dining furniture when you have a stunning fire feature like this in its place). Fire tables are a chic addition that will up-level your al fresco dining experience with friends and family.

A Destination Fire Pit

Another great way to provide warmth while making the most of your backyard is by constructing a fire pit at some distance away from your main patio: creating a focal point and destination. If it’s propane or natural gas, the fire pit can be safely situated between trees, behind a mound that will help deflect blustery and cold winds, overlooking a stunning view, or near the water’s edge for ultimate solitude. Make this fire pit a somewhat “hidden” backyard treat that’s away from all the party atmosphere to give a great place for quiet reflection in the nostalgic warmth and flickering light of a fire.

A Raised Garden Bed

While many plants go dormant in the cooler seasons, others continue to grow and thrive in the cold, such as cabbages, squashes, and perennial flowering plants. You may already have some of these plants in your landscape, but moving them to a more prominent and more convenient raised garden bed will give them a much better treatment. Masonry raised garden beds won’t need much grading or landscape renovations and add vertical interest to a flat area. You can go further and add features such as automatic drip irrigation and light fixtures that let the gorgeous array of living color shine throughout the seasons.

When filling your masonry plant beds, invest in perennials native to the region. These plants are far hardier and much less needy than imported plants: they rarely need supplemental watering or fertilizer, giving you back your weekends.

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