Landscaping Bloomfield Hills, MI
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For some Bloomfield Hills residents, landscaping begins and ends at having that healthy green lawn that is always trimmed. For others, it means planting a couple of shrubs and flowers in the yard to spruce their home a bit.
But landscape design is much more than just flora. It includes so much more like sculptures, fountains, pavements ponds and so much more that can bring life and beauty to a house, and also has to do with how these essentials are arranged. We believe landscape design is important for its aesthetic value as well as its significant contribution to our quality of life and well-being. 
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Landscaping in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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For most Bloomfield Hills homeowners, the challenge of having a well-designed landscape is the effect of the continental climate on trees and shrubs, which lose their leaves between the months of November to April.
This loss of leaves could prevent a homeowner who desires front yard privacy with their landscaping nevertheless there are a number of tips and tricks that seasoned landscape design firms employ when working within the state of Michigan. There are quite a number of landscaping services that are available for homeowners to employ in creating their perfect landscape design. Let us take a look at some landscape services that would take your yard from green lawn to eighth wonder of the Mid West. Contact Bloomfield Hills Landscaping today to request a free estimate and start enjoying a beautiful home. |
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LUXURY LANDSCAPINGLuxury landscaping is a service that involves not just planting flora but erecting structures such as ponds, gazebos, waterfalls and even creating gardens based on various themes and cultures.
Luxury landscaping in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is more than just planting a bunch of trees and shrubs in your yard. Luxury landscapes are somewhat more expensive to create and maintain than regular gardens. |
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HARDSCAPINGAccording to Wikipedia, hardscapes refers to hard landscape materials in the built environment structures that are incorporated into a landscape. Hardscaping includes brick paving, driveways, pathways, retaining walls, stairs and other landscaping made of long lasting resources such as wood, stone, and concrete.
Basically, any non-living landscape element made of stone, rock, metal or bricks is a type of hardscape. Any well-planned landscape design ought to have a great balance of hardscape and softscape elements to create the right combination of architecture and botany to create landscape art. |
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BRICK PAVER INSTALLATIONUsing bricks for driveways and patios is quite trendy in landscape design as brick, which is made from clay can make a Bloomfield Hills home looked as old as 100 years or as modern as a contemporary house, depending on the cut and color of the bricks.
The bricks are moulded into rectangular shapes that would be laid diagonally or could be cut into puzzle-like shapes with ridges that fit into each other, creating a unique look for the driveway, sidewalk or patio that has been paved. |
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WATERFRONT SEA WALLSFor waterfront home owners, the sea provides a beautiful view but can pose some danger to the property as flooding and high waves could cause damage to yards and houses close to the seaside.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), a seawall is any hard-surfaced wall installed along the shore to block the waves from reaching the land. Many Michigan homeowners often buy lakefront properties and have to construct their own seawalls to protect their lands. It’s worthy to note that a seawall does not increase the price value of a lakefront property but it would definitely help a property to sell faster. While constructing seawalls is quite normal on Michigan lakes, the Michigan DNR urges waterfront home owners to take into consideration a softshore method, which means employing natural vegetation, biodegradable products and more natural resources to guard the land against waves and erosion, while looking after the natural territory and accessibility of local sea life. |
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SPRINKLER SYSTEMSTo keep your landscape green and healthy, you need to have a sort of irrigation system that keeps those plants watered without you logging a water-can around the yard. Now there are different irrigation systems a Bloomfield Hills home owner could install to ensure proper distribution of water in the gardens but the most popular are the above ground and in-ground sprinkler systems.
The above ground sprinkler system is basically a watering system that is attached to a water hose and is placed at strategic positions, which enable water to get sprinkled on the plants in the yard. These systems can vary according to timing, watering radius and spray pattern. They can also be electronically timed to give the gardens a regular watering. This system is relatively affordable to install. The in-ground sprinkler system is one where the watering heads are linked to an underground piping system, which is hooked to your main water supply and is controlled electronically. This kind of sprinkler system is automated as you can set up a watering schedule to get proper amounts of water to each area of the yard or garden at specific times. Some in ground sprinkler systems can sense rainfall and turn off automatically to conserve water. Before making a decision on the type of sprinkler system to install in a home, it is important to consider the kind of vegetation or flora that would be watered as the watering needs for lawns differ from the watering needs for trees and shrubs. |
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LANDSCAPE LIGHTINGLandscape lighting is usually the last thing a lot of homeowners want to deal with because it can seem quite technical and daunting but lighting is definitely the final touch to a landscape to take it from basic to incredible. It is more than just randomly putting up lights. It involves a lighting plan that works for your home landscape to accentuate the beauty of your yard and still provide adequate lighting for safety reasons.
Most landscape designers employ one or more of the basic types of lighting being Path Lighting, Graze Lighting, Moon Lighting and Up Lighting. Each lighting type works for different parts of the garden and with different purposes ranging from highlighting to security. |
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RETAINING WALLSRetaining walls are landscape elements that are least considered as most homeowner do not even think of them as important to their gardens either for practical functions or aesthetic functions. When installed on a slope, retaining walls can prevent erosion, and also control runoff of rainwater. The types of retaining walls that can be designed for a garden are pony wall, gabion walls and check dams, each with its own landscaping function to handle on landscape problem or the other.
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LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCELandscape maintenance is simply the art of keeping landscape safe, clean, healthy and attractive using equipment, supplies, knowledge and skills. Keeping a property landscape maintained is no easy task as it involves knowing what to do and how to do it. Maintaining landscape requires more than just pruning, trimming and weeding. It also requires repairs of lighting, structures and extermination of pests.
The frequency of landscape maintenance is dependent on the kind of garden or landscape design involved. It is recommended that lawns and hedges be trimmed once every week or so to manage the overall health of the vegetation especially during the spring time when leafy plants tend to the faster. Other maintenance like replanting, repairs, fertilizing etc can be done a few times each year. Trimming trees can be don twice a year, though if required branches that pose danger of falling may be removed as soon as they are noticed. |
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Landscape design is more than just turning a basic yard into a work of art. It is also about creating a perfect haven out of your home while ensuring safety for yourself and the environment.
Landscaping does not necessarily have to be an expensive feature. Rather some creativity and planning is required to ensure that your desired landscape becomes a reality for you to finally have that home of your dreams. Contact us here at Bloomfield Hills Landscaping today to request a free estimate and start enjoying a beautiful home. |