You love the look of a big old tree in the garden. You’ve always wanted to watch a tree change color outside your kitchen window or watch the children play on a tire swing. However, in spite of those romantic ideals, you wonder whether a large tree is really the right landscaping choice for your home. After all, they can shed a lot of leaves and blossoms. Should you add a tree as a focal point for your garden? 

A Tree Sets the Tone 

If you have a large expanse of lawn in front of your house, a tree can set the tone for your entire property. Choose a delicate cherry that will delight you with its spring blossoms or a hardy evergreen. Add a fruit tree if you’d like to harvest as well as have a tree that is visually pleasing. A tree is a dominant landscaping element, and it can set the tone for your entire garden landscape. 

Large trees also provide a seasonal focal point in your garden. If you have a blossoming tree, you’ll enjoy a springtime full of gorgeous blooms. If you have a tree that has lush fall foliage, it is a striking addition to your fall garden.

A Tree Grows With Your Family 

Most people don’t start out with a large tree in their newly landscaped yard. Instead, you begin with a small tree that grows over time. A tree is a commitment for the generations. One generation plants the tree, the children enjoy playing under it, and the grandchildren add swings and forts. Many species of trees live for over a hundred years, and if your property is in the family for the long term, your tree can become the focus of many generations to come.

Trees Provide Natural Climate Control 

A tree won’t change long, hot summers but it can provide some welcome relief from the hot sun. Trees also moderate the climate, collecting water in their leaves and changing air flow patterns around your home. Just as they break up the visual elements of your garden, they provide a diversity of climates as well. If you choose a deciduous tree that loses its leaves in the fall, you can benefit from both summer shade and winter sunshine. 

Trees also add diverse environments for planting in your garden. If you’ve always wanted to have a shade garden, a tree can provide this in a place that’s otherwise hot and dry. Some trees give deep shade, while others give dappled shade. You can also plant moisture-loving plants around the tree’s drip line.

Trees Provide Mulch 

Are you wondering how you’ll afford the cost of soil for your garden beds? Do you want to protect your garden plants during the winter months? Deciduous trees provide inexpensive mulch in the form of leaves. Rake up these leaves and use them to protect and enrich the soil in your garden beds. The bonus: children can play in them as well. If you’re concerned about having to clean leaves out of your gutter, add a gutter cover and rest easy.

At Harry Helmet, we’ll help you manage your home landscaping. With our gutter cover products, you don’t need to worry about all of those leaves and blossoms. Are you curious to see how gutter covers can help you achieve your home and landscaping goals? Schedule a free estimate today.

Written by Del Thebaud