Since fall is here and slowly giving way to winter, and stores have started to put out their holiday items, you may be thinking about ways you can dress up your landscape and home temporarily to fit the season. November is a great time to start getting your home ready for the holidays, and it’s just around the corner. With this in mind, we’re going to list several things you can do to create a festive and fun landscape without damaging it.
Decorate Your Deciduous Trees
Everyone always strings lights in their evergreens and shrubs, but they typically leave the deciduous trees bare and neglected. However, they’re a great way to cheer up your landscape’s overall look. Consider dressing them up by wrapping them in fairy lights around the lowest branches and the trunk. This will help draw the person’s eye to the light while taking the attention away from the bare branches higher in the tree. If you have a few trees, try to wrap the lights at the same height to give the area a balanced and symmetrical look.
Get Your Lighting Ready for the Holidays
String lights are versatile and festive, and you can get white or colored lights. But just adding string lights and nothing else can be boring. You can mix it up by using string lights paired with holiday-themed landscape light bulbs. Add glowing, large orbs throughout your landscape to draw the eye. Also, put something reflective close to the spot where you position or hang your lights. When it snows, the snow itself will reflect the lights to turn your home into a winter wonderland.
Add Colorful Bulbs to Your Light Fixtures
Swapping out the bulbs in any ground-level lighting elements you have can add a holiday flair, especially if they’re in your spotlights or floodlights. This is also a great time to update your landscaping lighting to ensure that you get a soft, welcoming unobtrusive-style lighting instead of harsh floodlights. You can combine this softer lighting with careful positioning to create enough lights to see without it being overpowering.
Add a Firepit
This is a very relaxed fire feature that encourages friends and family to gather around. They’re typically square or round, and you can even get ones that are portable, so you can move them around your patio, deck, or yard as you see fit. If you want a more permanent solution, you could partially enclose it with high-backed masonry seating. Not only will this make the area more comfortable, but it’ll help hold the heat in while blocking those chilly winter winds. Add a few blankets, pillows, comfortable cushions, and cheerful lights to help create the perfect gathering spot.
Contact Evergreen Landscaping Today
If you want inspiration or help to turn your landscaping into a pretty winter wonderland, contact us. Our talented staff is ready and willing to give you ideas, help you find the correct materials, and ensure that you have a gorgeous temporary winter landscape for the holiday season.