Today we are
going to center our focus on “fence line landscaping” which refers to the
growing of plants next to the fences. Landscaping is an important aspect in
lawn care maintenance. You can either do it yourself or can go for lawn care
experts. Being a resident of the Simpsonville region in South Carolina, you can
approach Curb Appeal Lawn Care which provides affordable lawn care services
which include lawn mowing, weed eating, edging and blowing; aerating and
seeding; hedge trimming and landscaping Simpsonville; mulching and pine needles. It is just a matter of a call and
the professionals would visit your doorstep and carry out the needful task.
It is
important to grow plant along the fence, you may wonder what purpose a planting
will serve but there are three potential reasons behind that:
·
To
camouflage
·
To
soften
·
To
play up a stylistic theme
A typical
wood-fence, as a straight-edged hardscape element cries out for some visual
softening which can easily be achieved by use of plants. When other materials
have been used in building fences, the main objective should be to hide them
altogether rather than softening their “rough edges”. An example in this
regards that we may cite is “chain-link” fences.
Landscaping Fence Lines: the
Aesthetic Side-
Remember, aesthetic considerations can make a huge difference in just how
attractive your fence line turns out. Tying the fence planting in with the rest
of your landscape will make it look like an integral part of the yard as a
whole. Don’t gear your planting to just part of the year, but rather to all
four seasons. A few tips to follow:
·
For
summer, grow long-blooming perennials and late-blooming bushes such as rose of
sharon and bluebeard shrubs.
·
In
addition to evergreen shrubs, grow plants such as red twig dogwood in the
winter season because the latter looks great in winter against a fence that
basks in adequate sunlight which brings out the red color of the bark to its
full display value.
The Practical Side to Landscaping
Fence Lines: When
dealing with a plant, you should never forget a plant’s sunlight requirements. Group
full-sun plants together in a bed with a southern or western exposure and shade
plants in a location with an eastern or, especially, northern exposure. Just
like it is necessary to group plants with the same sunlight requirements, in
the same way you should group plants with the same water requirements together.
Fence
basically creates a microclimate which can have ramifications for your plants,
which can be either good or bad.
Practical
considerations are not only limited to those pertaining to the vegetation. The
kind of fence that you have is also important. One of the pros of vinyl fences
is that they're low-maintenance. But if you have a wooden fence, you'll have to
paint or stain it periodically. Space your plant material far enough away from
the fence which will allow you easy access to your wood fence for maintenance.
Also giving enough space will facilitate plant-care tasks like pruning shrubs.
Landscape
both sides of your fencing, if at all is feasible. Landscaping may be something
as simple as laying down a bed of landscape mulch, 2 feet wide or so which will
not necessitate the use of a weed eater to keep down vegetation growing up
against the fence.
It is
advisable to go for professional lawn care services for “fence line
landscaping”. Whether or not you choose to do more than just mulch the street
side of the fence, there are many factors it depends on. So, it is better to
leave the task in the hands of the professionals for getting the best results.
Approach Curb Appeal Lawn Care by calling us on 864-399-9185.
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