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Year-Round Landscaping Supplies for Beginners

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Many people start to get into landscaping when they buy a home. You may decide to start landscaping for a holiday or just to increase the appearance of your home. Regardless of the style you want to go with, you will still need some basic supplies. This is especially true if you are starting from scratch and you have no real supplies to work with. Here are a few of the landscaping supplies you should consider for year-round landscaping as a beginner.

Borders and Retaining Bricks

Items that you will use often throughout the year in your landscaping are borders and retaining bricks. You may start out with a simple border to retain mulch in one spot or to mark off different landscaping plots. Over time, you may decide to change the landscaping or to mark off other areas that are showing erosion issues. By having different all-weather borders and bricks on hand, you can do more with your landscape and make changes as they suit you instead of whenever you can budget the changes and purchases into your funds. 

Mulch

Mulch is something that has several benefits to your landscaping. It can offer preventative options for erosion. It can increase the appearance of the landscaping bed. It can also hide outdoor cords and wires for lighting and timer switches. Depending on where you are located, the type of mulch you use may vary. Narrow down the right type of mulch for your purposes and your climate. Once you narrow it down, buy extra and store it in a cool dry place. This will ensure you have mulch when you need to build up your landscaping, fill in areas after a storm or add new designs to your landscaping. 

Gardening Tools

You do not need to buy an entire gardening shed of tools to get started with your landscaping. You do need to have several pieces of high-quality multipurpose tools that can help you year-round. Some of these tools include a shovel, a tiller, a post hole digger and a rake. These tools will allow you to place posts, dig trenches for drainage or for retaining placement and rake out mulch to give even coverage. A shovel can be used for many of your basic landscaping needs as well. Make sure you take the time to find the right tools with a high level of quality and solid warranty to ensure their longevity. 

Most of your beginner landscaping supplies can be purchased from nurseries and landscaping supply stores. These businesses can help you determine what options may be best for your needs. They can also help you narrow down the right type of soils and mulch if you choose to go with planting live plants over using a stone-based or non-living landscaping design.


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