Smart landscaping
Smart landscaping can add interest to your lawn and boost your curb appeal. But you don’t need to break the bank to make a big impression. Use these professional tips to add color, texture, functionality, and points of interest to your landscape. 1-Plan for Year-Round Appeal Evergreen shrubs retain their leaves or needles all year long, so they’re constantly providing cover and color. “This gives you some interest even in the winter,” says Rich Cording Jr., co-owner of CLC Landscape Design, Inc., in Ringwood, N.J. He says evergreen plants advantageously placed near the house, such as in front of corners, can help soften the vertical lines of the house, giving it a more inviting appearance. “For 12 months out of the year, you soften those vertical lines,” Cording says. “With evergreen material, you’re always going to have curb appeal.” 2-Connect Points of Interest With a Walkway Instead of trampling down the lawn, resulting in a makeshift path of dead grass between your patio, fire pit, and garden, create an attractive walkway using concrete stepping stones, natural flagstone, decorative brick, or crushed stone. “It’s all about connecting elements in your landscaping to pull those elements together,” says Craig Trenary, owner of Terra…