At White Willow Designs, our goal with every OKC landscaping project is to create the perfect place for our clients to relax and gather with friends and family. If your family includes pets, we will consider what is best for them when designing and constructing your new outdoor living space. Considering these 7 tips can make your yard more pet-friendly.
1. Use Quality Fencing
One of the best ways to make your landscape more pet-friendly is to fence in your yard. In addition to keeping your pets away from the street, this Yukon landscaping feature can increase privacy and add to the space’s aesthetic appeal. If your property already has a fence, make sure to repair or replace any damaged areas.
2. Include Animal-Friendly Plants
Plants are a beautiful finishing touch in any landscape design. Before adding new flowers, shrubs, or trees, make sure that they are safe for pets to be around. Some plants can be harmful or poisonous to animals if ingested. If your pet has a habit of eating plants, it is also best to avoid any with thorns or pointed leaves.
3. Think About Shade
During a sunny summer day, you, your guests, and your pets will likely enjoy spending more time in the shaded parts of your yard. Working with an asap landscaping team to add a covered patio or pergola and tall trees to your yard can make your outdoor living space more comfortable and enjoyable year-round.
4. Leave Grass Available
Before adding new, large features to your outdoor living space, consider how many open, grassy areas will be left available for your pets to run around in. This is especially important if you have an active pet that you do not have time to take on long walks every day.
5. Include Drainage Solutions
While you can avoid puddles and mud by staying inside on rainy days, your pet will likely not have that option. Additionally, some animals love jumping in the mud that standing water causes. Meeting with an asap landscaping company to add the right drainage system to your yard can prevent puddles, mud, mosquitos, and potential foundation damage.
6. Choose the Right Products
Some weed killers, pest control products, and grass fertilizers are perfectly safe for people but are not ideal for pets to be around. As such, before you or a lawn maintenance company put anything in your yard, make sure that it is animal-safe.
7. Yukon Landscaping Maintenance
Even if your pet has a habit of digging holes and eating plants, getting a new landscape design is still worth it. Any yard will require maintenance over time to keep looking its best; the main difference with a pet is that you will also need to clean up after it to help your grass stay healthy.
Quality Custom OKC Landscaping
To start creating your custom outdoor living space, please contact us to schedule your free consultation. Whether you have a complete plan of what you would like in your yard, or you are starting with a blank slate, our landscape design and construction team will transform your yard into a relaxing outdoor living space.