Design in Winter, Enjoy in Spring
Rainy days here in Los Angeles rarely get us thinking about spending time outdoors or improving our gardens. But that’s exactly what many landscape experts recommend that you do. Here are a few reasons why:
Before you know it, that classic Southern California sunshine will be back. The perfect time to get your ideas in order and plans set to paper is when you don’t have to rush through it! Starting the planning and design process in winter, ensures you can have your outdoor living space ready in time for those flourishing spring flowers and summer barbecues.
Availability for starting your project will usually be much quicker in winter. As you may assume, once the spring and summer seasons are in full swing, so are the lineup of projects for landscape designers and installers. Winter is a great time to get your yard or garden landscape project on the fast track to completion.
Time to see your landscape in winter’s adverse conditions. As irritating as it can be, witnessing how your yard handles rain, cold, and foot traffic can be an eye opening experience. This is when irrigation, drainage, and runoff problems can best be identified. For instance, today’s sprinklers can detect rainfall, automatically shutting off your timed watering when necessary.
Proper drainage designs could mean channeling your rainwater into a RainHarvest system, to reuse the rainwater for irrigation. These new systems can save time, money and resources and sometimes landscapers can overlook these issues in the spring. When there’s blue skies outside it’s hard to imagine our rainy winters!
Competitive pricing. The offseason is a great time to see what special offers your landscaping contractor can offer you. If you’ve had an estimate previously, or just want to see what it takes to get the ball rolling- give us a call with any questions you might have.
