There’s a reason some homes in Nashville take your breath away, and it usually comes down to high-end property owners choosing to work with established landscaping companies—businesses that provide knowledgeable horticultural services, solid design principles, and meticulous year-round attention to detail.
Winter landscaping is no exception.
The right winter procedures keep your lawn and garden beds healthy and nourished during dormancy, setting the stage for an abundant display of foliage, blossoms, and blooms throughout the spring, summer, and fall.
At Landscape Solutions, we bring close to 20 years of knowledge and expertise in ecological design, tailored installations, and detailed seasonal property care. This is what’s led to our gaining recognition for delivering on the finer points of estate landscaping and continually surpassing client expectations.
Now, as a top choice for Nashville homeowners enjoying the best in landscape services, we’d like to ask: Did you get what you wanted for your property last year?
If not, follow our guide to starting the new year strong, and begin building your wish list so that this new year becomes the year your outdoor spaces stop passersby in their tracks.
Planning for the New Year, Now
While spring and summer are typically the busiest times for landscaping professionals, winter landscaping ideas and dreams of warmer weather keep our team at Landscape Solutions busy year-round. This is the time of year when we sit down with our clients to revisit their goals and priorities and fine-tune their softscape and hardscape elements.
As a homeowner, now is the time to consider your garden beds, your lawn, and just how functional your backyard spaces are. If there are areas that didn’t quite deliver last year, or softscape and hardscape elements you’ve been meaning to elevate, our design professionals and installation experts can make that wish list your reality.
What Do Landscapers Do in the Winter?
In addition to caring for your property’s landscaping front and back, top-quality winter landscaping services also provide regular check-ins to ensure things are on track and that you’re happy with what you’re seeing. A flawless lawn and garden performance comes from more than an annual meeting of the minds, after all; it requires sustained and reliable year-round maintenance services that keep your property spotless and well-manicured.
At Landscape Solutions, a lot happens behind the scenes. Once we’ve clarified your goals and established a regular services schedule, our teams show up like clockwork, attending to necessary lawn, garden, and hardscape care with exacting precision.
Over winter, we prepare your property for the coming months by focusing on de-icing and protecting vulnerable plants from Nashville’s harsh freeze-thaw cycles. We also ensure your trees and shrubs are properly pruned, young trees and shrubs are wrapped for frost protection, dead perennials are removed, and the proper winter fertilizer is applied.
To enhance aesthetics when days are generally dreary and gray, we select and integrate winter-hardy plants for a pop of unexpected color and deciduous trees and shrubs for their interesting textures and additional greenery.
As we enter the new year, the period between the first hard freeze and when the first leaves appear is ideal for transplanting trees, shrubs, and woody ornamentals, as this window gives root systems the time they need to acclimate and grow strong.
Pruning dead or diseased tree and plant branches in winter also sets your yard up for a strong showing throughout spring and summer. The specific cuts and techniques that define professional pruning allow more sunlight and air to reach healthy branches and improve the shape of shrubs and trees.
Along with proper pruning, organic mulching is essential for nurturing your plant beds. A 2 to 4-inch layer of mulch will insulate roots from the freeze-thaw cycle, regulate soil temperatures, retain moisture, and prevent weed growth. Organic mulch also adds important nutrients to the soil as it breaks down. When spring approaches and plant crowns emerge, it’s time to pull back the mulch. This prevents rot and allows plants to flourish.
Every estate property in the region that looks just as well-manicured over the winter months as it does in the spring and summer is the product of a proactive nurturing and maintenance program custom-designed to provide specific care. You should expect nothing less!
Winter Hardscaping Ideas for Upscale Nashville Homes
To achieve the ultimate outdoor retreat that you can enjoy season after season, now’s the time to consider hardscaping elements that will bring joy, deliver much-welcomed tranquility after a long day’s work, and become a magnet for get-togethers with friends and family.
These additions are what enhance outdoor living and entertaining at home so that, when choosing between a winter getaway and a winter staycation, you’ll choose your own backyard without batting an eye.
Architectural elements that complete this idyllic picture can include a fire feature, a chef-inspired outdoor kitchen, and customized lighting.
Cozy Outdoor Fire Features for Year-Round Entertainment
Inviting fire features are among the most coveted upgrades for estate properties. When crafted from natural limestone or granite, these features bring warmth and a certain gravitas, transforming your backyard into a sophisticated space with a stunning focal point.
For contemporary homes, linear gas fire features offer a clean, minimalist design befitting of a modern aesthetic. You can enhance this look with a crushed-glass bed instead of logs for a stylish, shimmery counterpoint.
Dining Al Fresco at Home
Luxury outdoor kitchens and bar areas can also be designed for year-round use (yes, even winter). During the first months of the year, you avoid the peak-season rush, and you can take into consideration additions that aren’t always as obvious in spring or summer. Our design-build teams can help you choose just the right materials, such as weather-resistant stainless steel, stone, or concrete, and the right utilities, like gas, water, and electricity.
We can also help you optimize your cook zones with the addition of a built-in gas or charcoal grill, Kamado-style smoker, sub burners, a pizza oven for added outdoor excitement, and a bar area with a beverage cooler, ice drawer, and outdoor-rated refrigerator. With your vision and our craftsmanship, your outdoor kitchen and bar will become a hub of entertainment activity whenever the mood strikes.
Custom Lighting for Instant Ambiance
Outdoor lighting and heating complete the resort-style experience at home. Integrated lighting adds a special ambiance to your space while elevating safety during the winter months. Warm lighting along pathways, steps, and entertainment zones creates depth and accentuates your home’s landscaping and architectural features. You can also supplement your kitchen and fire pit zones with permanent, mounted heaters for year-round warmth.
The Finest Landscaping Nashville Property Owners Rely On
Providing the property care and landscaping Nashville, TN estates require over winter combines an eye for detail and precise care. As a full-service design-build business, we ensure every area of your property sings with perfection, whether it’s January or June.
With the right planning, expert care, and design-forward hardscapes, your property becomes more than a neighborhood standout. It becomes an inspiration others can look to for ideas they’d like to integrate into their own outdoor spaces, and the model of an elegant and balanced lifestyle.
With years of design, craftsmanship, and horticultural experience, along with a passion for ensuring upscale properties achieve their true potential, our team at Landscape Solutions is committed to delivering excellence.
If you’re ready to begin the new year with the design and landscaping ideas you’ve been filing away in your mind over the last several months, we invite you to take the first steps toward putting our winter care guide into action. Partner with Nashville’s best by contacting Landscape Solutions today, and let’s start the new year strong.