Many homeowners, whether they just purchased their home or have owned it for years, are interested in increasing the value of their property. A better value leads higher values and the personal pride of owning a lovely home. There’s very few easier way to improve landscaping than with beautiful fall-planted bulbs.
How Landscaping Adds Value to Your Home
A well planned and attractively maintained landscape is a great asset to your home. Your home’s exterior, including its landscaping, is the first thing visitors see, and good landscaping creates a welcoming atmosphere. Colorful landscaping can help attract notice to your property, while larger plantings provide shade and help with temperature control. Borders can conceal fences or foundations, and flowerbeds soften the edges of the house structure naturally. Unlike interior home improvements that bend to the latest design trends, good landscaping is a constant asset.
Why Bulbs
While bulbs won’t grow to provide shade to your yard and don’t yield tasty treats in a garden, they have many benefits that add solid value and enjoyment to any yard.
- Bulbs Are Familiar
Many bulbs are instantly recognizable. That familiarity is comfortable and reassuring, and adds a sense of peace to your landscaping. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, crocuses and lilies are some of the most popular and tried-and-true bulbs that can enhance your landscaping. - Bulbs Are Versatile
While many plants can serve one distinct purpose, bulbs can serve many. Taller varieties can provide an effective screen for privacy, or create stunning borders. Dense bulb patches can “paint” your landscape with flowing color, or can be layered in pots or containers for instant beauty. Bulb flowerbeds can be positioned around trees or lining walkways, driveways or sidewalks. Bulbs can be strategically positioned to fill in thinner areas in your yard or landscaped beds as well. - Bulbs Are Beautiful In Different Seasons
While a spring-blooming annual or a brilliant fall foliage tree may look stunning for one season, many bulbs offer beauty for far longer. Not only are their flowers showstopping beauties, but many bulbs have thick, graceful foliage that is delightful long after blooms may have faded. Furthermore, you can mix-and-match bulbs to keep a bed blooming from early spring to late fall without too much thought. - Bulbs Are Perennials
Annual flowers are gorgeous, but need to be replaced every year, which takes time and money. Bulbs, on the other hand, are perennials that will keep coming back year after year with very little care. With just basic maintenance – watering and the occasional removal of dead foliage – bulbs will grow back more lush and vibrant each year, continuing to add value to your home. - Bulbs Are Easy
There’s no denying that bulbs are easy to grow and require very little maintenance to look their best. They can tolerate a wide range of soil types, pH levels and sunlight levels, and they can even thrive if neglected. This makes them an easy addition to any landscape, bringing their proven value to your yard quickly.
Improving Your Landscaping With Bulbs
Choose the types and colors of bulbs you want, and then you’re just three steps away from a beautiful landscape and a more colorful yard.
- Dig – Dig the appropriate hole to plant your bulbs, paying attention to the recommended depth for the bulb type. You can dig individual holes for each bulb, or plant an entire bed at once.
- Drop – Drop the bulbs in the holes. You can position them in graceful, cultivated rows, or choose a more organic, natural look. Cover the bulbs firmly with soil and a layer of mulch if desired.
- Done! You only need to keep a simple eye on moisture levels and the occasional critter that may enjoy a bulb snack, and you’re done with bulb care and maintenance. Before long, both your bulbs and your home value will be blooming!
With so many benefits from adding bulbs to create a stunning look, why not add them this fall season? Get digging – you’ll be done before you know it!