When to start planning for summer landscaping?

These cold winter months may seem Spring is light years away from planning your summer landscaping design ideas and addressing your property’s needs, but now is the perfect time to plan for your spring landscaping design projects. 

Top Reasons to Plan Ahead for Spring Landscaping Projects
 
Winter planning provides a more relaxed pace to work through the design process. Designers have more time to gather and work through ideas for a project with their clients than in the busy spring season.
 
Beginning construction of a project in late winter/early spring creates less disturbance to you and your clients. Most projects can begin before the typically rainy spring season, which doesn’t last long in central Oklahoma. The timing allows for less disruption to your schedule.

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An excellent selection of plant materials is available to order from nurseries. If you wait until spring, you may be unable to have them ordered and delivered in time, and the standard nursery offerings will be fair game for everyone starting early planting.
 
Spring is an excellent time of year to establish new plantings, and planning ahead will allow you to think about which plants will fit well with your existing landscape and consult with your landscaper.
 
Winter dormancy is an excellent time of year to evaluate existing landscape and determine maintenance needs. Designers can see the shape of the tree branches and evaluate the overall health of the tree. Landscapers can perform more thorough pruning of mature shrubs and trees in particular at this time.
 
Most plants are still in winter dormancy during this time and can be relocated with a better chance of success. Early season scheduling allows for earlier job completion, so you can enjoy the warming weather outdoors in your new space. By the time spring is in the air, projects are booked 6-8 weeks ahead. By planning early, you will be ahead of the construction rush.
 
Better pricing! Our crews are available to do installation services and capital improvement work through April and then the summer months become booked for Landscapes Plus (and any quality landscape company). We offer plans for any budget and can work with you on scheduling long term (multi-year) landscape design plans.

Since 1992, Oklahoma City-based Landscapes Plus has provided full service landscape solutions to commercial property managers and owners. Contact Steve at 405-613-2933 or James at 405-410-3084 to see how our experience can bring benefit to your property.