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Upgrades to Improve Your Yard

As the weather warms up, you’ll be spending more time outside with family friends. Consider these ideas for upping the beauty and fun of your outdoor living space!

Refresh Your Lawn and Landscape

Spring Lawn Touchups Spring is a great time to refresh your lawn and landscape with new blooms and other plants to add a special touch to your home’s exterior. In addition to planting new flowers, you may also consider:

  • Adding stone or decorative planters
  • Mulching with a new color (red, brown, black, etc.)
  • Install a stone walkway or path
  • Adding lighting to your walkways
  • Plant flowering shrubs and trees
  • Add a Retaining Wall

Retaining walls can be built to match your outdoor décor while also serving practical purposes such as helping to reduce erosion. They can also be built in a tiered style to please the eye or to showcase your flower beds. Retaining walls can also be used to create a stepped yard for those with steep slopes on their property. They also offer additional seating for outdoor entertaining when built around your patio.

Slope Your Lawn to Create a Drier Outdoor Space

With spring showers in full swing, it’s time to take care of that standing water problem on your lawn. Pooling water can cause a muddy mess in your yard and can also damage your home’s foundation, causing leaks. By grading your lawn to direct the water away from your home and landscape, you can create a more desirable outdoor space while also protecting your home from water damage.

Install a Sport Court

Whether you want to add a place to shoot hoops, play tennis, or work out at home, a sport court is a great way to upgrade your yard. Choose the court size, set-up, colors, and accessories. This completely customizable sport court can be installed based on your unique needs.

Other sport court options include:

  • Bocce courts
  • Multi-sport court
  • Pickleball courts
  • Dek hockey courts
  • And more!

Ready to Upgrade Your Yard This Season? We Can Help!

Whether you want to enhance your lawn care routine, add new blooms to flower beds, or want bigger upgrades such as a retaining wall or a excavation for sport court, the team at J Bird’s Landscaping has you covered! Contact us today to learn more!

Author: Jay Nagy


Owner & Founded of J Bird's Landscaping. 18+ Years of experience in Pittsburgh lawn cutting, patio installation, trucking/hauling, French drain installation, and other landscape/design services.



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