Transform Your Landscape with Green Oasis

Landscaping can be as simple as adding a few plants and top-dressing last year’s mulch, or even adding a retaining wall or patio. To us, it is an experience! While making the exterior of your home beautiful and valuable, landscaping also has a very practical side that will maximize the functionality of your property, reducing maintenance time and protecting your home from the elements. Common practical landscapes include shade gardens, rain gardens and drainage solutions to limit water retention and soggy spots, retaining walls and erosion control to create usable spaces in your yard, hill-side gardens, and shoreline protection to keep everything in place, and heat control gardens that reduce weeds and thrive in the sun.
Shade Gardens:
It’s well known that certain directional sides of your home, especially the north-facing side, get limited sunlight throughout the day and require specific shade-tolerant plants as part of their landscaping efforts. These shade gardens can be beneficial beneath trees and around other outdoor structures. Any item in your yard that blocks the sun, limiting your planting options, is a great place to start your very own shade garden. If your lawn is struggling to grow in certain areas, it is likely a sign that there isn’t enough sunlight to be able to support the grass. Instead of fighting the elements and reseeding your lawn year after year, a shade garden is the perfect low-maintenance solution, and our landscape designers are here to help!

Rain Gardens & Drainage Solutions:

Did you know that landscaping can help prevent your home from flooding? By evaluating the slope of your lawn, an expert landscape designer can strategically re-design and re-grade your lawn. This will direct water away from your home to prevent flood damage. We can do this in a way that adds aesthetic value to your property and protects your investments. In many cases, landscaping can also be used to dress up some of your drainage routes. By directing the extra water to moisture-loving plants, we can create beautiful rain gardens.

Erosion Control & Retaining Walls:

Do you dream of living in the ‘house on the hill’ with views for days and the wind in your hair? Rolling or vertical, hills provide you with great views and outstanding property value. They also provide you with the need for specialized and unique landscaping techniques to maximize the usable space outside of your home. These spaces need to be protected from wind and erosion. Hills are typically more exposed to climate changes, harsh winds, and unpredictable rains. This can wear down the landscape over time. The benefits of a retaining wall can work wonders, holding that eroding soil in place and better protecting it from the elements. A retaining wall can also create a more level, walkable space for you to enjoy without majorly altering the natural landscape. You can think of it as protecting your landscape for years to come! Adding in a naturally winding staircase to navigate the slope easier is a great way to bring a touch of nature back into your new wall!

Hill-Side Gardens:

Steep hillsides can be hard to navigate and it is difficult for a typical lawn to take root. They are tricky spots to mow or make any functional use of. One of our experienced landscape designers can help you create a garden bed that will reduce your required maintenance of these spaces. A rock garden, for example, needs minimal upkeep and isn’t as prone to washing out during rainstorms. Pair this with a system of deeply-rooted native plants, and this landscape solution can double your value! It works as a form of erosion control as well as a pollinator or bee garden.

Shoreline Restoration:

The Midwest is home to many beautiful lakes and rivers. These stunning natural features offer amazing views and tons of fun activities. It’s easy to see why many choose to live here! Unfortunately, waves and ice push against the shoreline, creating unstable banks and greatly reducing your property size over time. The landscape designers here at Green Oasis specialize in designs that can protect your shoreline during these weathering events. Boulders, deep-rooted plants and trees, and strategic planning to significantly reduce erosion. They also make the space more usable and enhance your view. Pair your restoration project with an outdoor patio and firepit to create the ultimate backyard getaway!

Heat Zone Gardens:

Some spots in your lawn are more prone to heat damage than others. A common place where you’ll notice heat damage is along sidewalks and driveways. Grass will often struggle in these spots. Weeds, especially crab grasses and spurge, tend to do very well here. Pavement and concrete tend to absorb heat and make the areas that border them prone to heat damage. Add a garden bed along your sidewalks and driveways to keep weeds down and boost property value. Mulch and rock act as a buffer between the sidewalk and the plants. This allows the plants and your lawn to thrive.

If you’re in need of a landscape solution, the designers at Green Oasis are here to help! Schedule a consultation now to learn about your options and receive a free quote. Call 715-832-0800 to get on our 2024 Spring Landscape Schedule! For more inspiration, view our landscape galleries!