There are countless ways to enhance your backyard so that you, your family, friends, and even your pets enjoy it more. Many of these improvements also increase your property value.

Ways to Enhance Your Backyard


HERE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS YOU MAY WISH TO CONSIDER AS WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR BACKYARD:


1. OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Adding outdoor lighting enhances the beauty of your backyard and increases your enjoyment of it. Lighting creates focal points for your yard, terrace, patio, pool, and/or garden. Consider highlighting trees, flowers beds, paths, walkways, and planting beds with spotlights for ambient lighting.

2. OUTDOOR KITCHEN

A custom outdoor kitchen can bring your entertaining to the next level. It provides a visual focal point of your backyard while serving a purpose. An outdoor kitchen can include a wine cooler, grill area, bar, and seating area. It can serve as a great place to spend your leisure time or have outdoor parties. A custom outdoor kitchen becomes an extra living space and an extension of the home.

3. FOUNTAINS

A beautiful fountain can transform your backyard into a relaxing retreat. Having a fountain on your property brings you a whole new sensory experience with the restorative sound and hypnotizing movement of trickling water. It can help you relax on busy and stressful days. It can even help camouflage traffic or neighborhood noise. However, it’s important to use experienced fountain contractors like Mike’s Evergreen to be sure it’s built, installed, and maintained to meet local regulations and codes.

4. KOI POND

Koi can be very friendly fish, and some even like to be touched or tickled. Imagine enjoying the sights and sounds of your koi pond in the morning with your coffee or in the evening while winding down from the workday. A well-designed koi pond can turn your backyard into a private oasis. You can trust the experts at Mike’s Evergreen to help you design, install, and maintain the perfect koi pond to enhance your backyard.

5. PATIO

A patio can completely transform your backyard and make it more enjoyable. A patio is an outdoor living space that adds form, function, and even weather protection if it’s a covered patio. Patio covers can be attached or freestanding. Either way, patios are great spaces for entertaining friends and family.

6. PERGOLA

Pergolas provide shady areas that are perfect for those hot summer days in Fresno. They provide an alluring transition to the outdoors, as well as define spaces within your yard. Pergolas are designed to support climbing plants. They simply have posts supporting a roof like structure and are most commonly used to shade a walkway or a deck.

7. MISTING SYSTEM

In our Fresno climate, especially in the summer, a misting system or mist-scape is an absolute necessity for full enjoyment of your yard. When properly installed, these systems can dramatically reduce the temperature in your backyard. A misting system uses very little water (less than half a gallon per hour for each nozzle) and is constructed and installed to last for years.

8. OUTDOOR FIREPLACE OR FIRE PIT

Outdoor fireplaces and fire pits and are both structures that provide a visual focal point while giving off warmth and light. Since the beginning of time, man has sat around fires and swapped stories. The hypnotizing dance of the flames and the shared closeness sparks conversation and camaraderie. However, when it comes to outdoor fireplace or fire pit installation, you need to work with experienced contractors who can get the job done right. You can trust Mike’s Evergreen for the job.

9. BACKYARD DESIGN

All of these different ways to enhance your backyard need to be skillfully put together in a cohesive backyard design that will combine beauty and function … all according to your personal preferences. Your backyard can and should reflect your own design aesthetic and lifestyle.

Done right, your backyard can become your preferred spot to entertain and enjoy life with family and friends.

With over 30 years of experience designing outdoor living spaces and creating beautiful backyards, Mike’s Evergreen can help you design and build something perfect just for you.

Mike’s Evergreen is the right choice for your landscaping needs because we are the Valley’s premier outdoor living experts. We work hard to understand your goals and provide quality results that will exceed your expectations. We understand that one of your biggest and most important investments is your home or business. Your objectives, lifestyle, personality, as well as the specific needs of your property are carefully considered to reflect a landscape that will provide beauty, function, and value to your home or property. Mike’s Evergreen offers a complete range of landscape services so we can make your yard look the way you intend it to.

Choose Mike’s Evergreen as your backyard landscaping experts!

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