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Spring is just around the corner, and if you’ve got a new home in the new year, there are endless opportunities to customize your landscape. When constructing new homes, developers tend to use a lovely – but often simple – plant palette. Make your yard pop by jazzing up the standard green staples with some color and flair that reflects your taste and lifestyle! 

First, plant a flowering base to add structure and a pop of color to your foundation. Flowering shrubs such as camellias, gardenias or Encore® Azaleas thrive in middle Tennessee. The latter are easy-care evergreen shrubs that come in a wide variety of colors and bloom from spring until fall. When selecting any flower for your landscape, take advantage of the varied color palette available at the garden center and pair the blooms with the exterior paint of your home. You can also scan the plant tag for the plant’s maximum size to ensure your pick will mature to fit your home’s scale.

 

To make your new house feel like a home, consider edible landscaping. Your plantings will have a purpose, and who can resist a handful of fresh berries? Or even a few figs! As summertime approaches, imagine walking into your own backyard and picking a fresh fig as a mid-afternoon snack. Cold-hardier figs like DownHome Harvest® ‘Little Miss Figgy’ Fig offer new possibilities when it comes to growing this fruit. Fig leaves also add interest to your landscape with their unusual shape, and the plants will bear delectable large fruits in the spring and fall.

 

Finally, take a step back from your home and consider the tree canopy – if you are moving into a newly built home, there may be none to speak of yet! Working with a blank canvas can be intimidating, but don’t worry! A great place to start is determining what type of structure, color and feel you would like to add to each area of your yard. Begin with a few eye-catching perennials, then re-evaluate where you may need to fill in spots or add more interest. After a few small plant installment projects, your new house and landscape will start to take shape. In no time, you will be delighted by the comforts and charm of a personalized yard. 

 

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