How to Have Colorful Houston Landscaping All Year Long

Part of the beauty of living in a sub-tropical climate like Houston is that lush, colorful landscaping isn’t limited to just spring and summer. Whether you’re planning to sell your Houston area home or just stay where you are, you can maintain a vibrant, colorful lawn year-round with these simple landscaping tips:

• Use plants with variegated or colorful leaves to add an array of color. Amaranth, for example, has a beautiful show of yellows, oranges, and reds.
• Support state conservation efforts by planting Texas wildflowers! These colorful, low-maintenance beauties are available at local nurseries and seed companies (*Don’t collect specimens from the wild–it’s against the law).
• Plant colorful annuals (flowers that will only last for a single season) and summer blooming flowers, like marigolds, fuchsias, petunias, and begonias, in early spring.
• Plant colorful shade perennials (plants that come back season after season), like shrimp plant and sweet potato vine, in spring.
• Get flowering shrubs, like as roses and azaleas, into the ground during the spring season for beautiful blooms all summer.
• Plant vibrant “cool weather plants” in early fall. Place them in a spot where they’ll receive plenty of sunlight and protection from harsh winds. Houston’s temperate climate can sustain a variety of colorful plants, including bachelor’s button, carnations, larkspur, pansies, petunias, snapdragons, sweet peas, and violas.

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Remember, beautiful landscaping has tremendous impact on curb appeal. If you know someone looking to buy or sell their Houston area home and needs some feedback on their curb appeal, give The Rhoades Team a call at (713) 515-3463.