The backyard is where families gather, children grow, and memories are made. Many homeowners are looking for new and unique ways to optimize their existing landscape and enhance it with modern, trendy, and quality landscape design.

1. Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor wall and stair riser lighting

For an enhanced aesthetic, many homeowners optimize their landscape design with outdoor lighting. When the days grow shorter in New England, outdoor lighting is a great way to enjoy your backyard even after the sunsets.

Outdoor lighting adds a warm, welcoming, and comforting vibe to any landscape, and is one of the most popular trends currently found in landscape design. Better yet, you can reduce your carbon footprint by going completely solar with your outdoor lighting. Solar energy is great for the environment and puts money back in your pocket by lowering electric bill costs.

2. Fire Pit

Outdoor Fire Pit and Patio Pavers

What’s not to love about a fire pit? Fire pits are an affordable landscape design option for homeowners across Massachusetts. With a fire pit, homeowners can extend the outdoor season, utilizing the backyard well into autumn and early winter.

Affordable and durable, a fire pit allows your family the opportunity to spend more time outdoors as the temperatures drop or to enjoy a summer night. Whether you’re staying warm by the fire or roasting marshmallows, a fire pit brings families and friends together across Massachusetts and the world!

3. Pavers

6×9 Patio Pavers

Patio pavers, walkway and driveway pavers, and pool deck pavers are diverse in appearance, increase the value of the home, and enhance curb appeal.

While paver installation is an investment, many homeowners agree that pavers are a perfect addition to any backyard landscape design and work with a variety of different architectural styles.

To determine what type of pavers are right for your backyard landscape design project, homeowners should discuss with their landscape contractor or landscape designer their goals.

If you are investing in pool deck pavers, you are likely looking for a paving stone that is textured to prevent slips but can also be walked on when barefoot. Conversely, homeowners investing in walkway pavers may consider the old-world look of cobblestone pavers, a popular fit for homeowners in Massachusetts especially.

Artificial turf

4. Artificial Turf

Artificial Turf installation is a great way to keep your yard looking lush and healthy all year round. Your neighbors won’t even be able to tell the grass is artificial!

There are many different types of artificial turf. From nylon to polyethylene, both of which are durable, long-lasting artificial turf options require virtually no maintenance.

Homeowners investing in artificial turf for their backyard can expect to see an increase in property value and a decrease in monthly utility costs and water usage.

Outdoor lighting, fire pits, pavers, and artificial turf are just a few landscape design techniques that enhance your backyard landscaping. While any landscape design remodel includes an initial investment, the future payoff is undeniable, often resulting in lower utility costs, property value increases, and a backyard your family and friend can enjoy for years, if not decades to come.

To learn more, visit the JM Mento Landscape Design Services page and schedule a free consultation today!

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