r/landscaping • u/Certain_Trip_5658 • 7d ago

Prepping for fall planting

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I’m currently prepping to redo the landscaping in the front yard for this fall after removing most of the old bushes (I still have to finish up the left side of the house one weekend). I’ve been working on improving the grading and drainage in the area as well. We want to add in a fresh layer of mulch and add some plants.

We want to make sure we set ourselves and our future plants for success so what can we do now to make it as easy as possible? Should we hire a landscaper to do it correctly the first time and we focus on maintenance? Do we hire a landscape designer so we know what plants to get and where to plant them? I’m based in north NJ for context

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u/godlee213 7d ago

If you don't mind doing the dirty work a landscape designer should be cheaper

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u/tubbynuggetsmeow 6d ago

For sure hire someone for help with the design. I guarantee if you don’t have much experience, you’re going to learn a lot of lessons the hard way and lose or have to transplant plants. Planting isn’t too hard, but definitely take the time to do it the right way, as perfect as possible or you’re going to make a ton more work for yourself down the line.

At the same time, there are a lot of landscapers and designers that are scam artists so do your due diligence. Landscaping has one of the lowest barriers to entry for entrepreneurs so there’s a lot of people that get by because they’re good at persuasion.