Waterfront properties abound in Lee County and the surrounding area of Southwest Florida, including those on islands, rivers, lakes, harbors, canals, and bays. Living on the water comes with a variety of unique possibilities when it comes to designing your landscaping. At Peer Landscaping of Fort Myers, FL , we’ve lived in Fort Myers our whole lives, so we know how to make sure your yard looks like the tropical oasis you’ve been longing for on your waterfront property.
Landscaping a waterfront home isn’t the same as maintaining your typical outdoor space. We look to balance your property’s needs against the waterfront environment’s effects on the plants we choose. Especially if you are moving here from a northern, land-locked state, you will need the knowledge and experience of our professionals who understand how to work with waterfront property. Read on to learn why landscaping a waterfront property poses unique challenges, but also incredible opportunities, in Southwest Florida.
Perfect views
The view is definitely one of the reasons you purchased waterfront property as a homeowner. So when our designer is creating your 3D design, we certainly keep that view in mind. Our goal in landscape design is to enhance views of the water rather than obscure them. That’s why we always consider what the design will look like in the future, when all of the plants have gotten larger, instead of just thinking about the small shrubs and trees we are planting now. Otherwise, you may lose your view as trees and shrubs grow larger over time. We have designed for all kinds of waterfront properties, so you can be sure what we design will enhance your waterfront view.
Privacy vs. Access to water
A waterfront property poses some unique challenges, such as balancing access to water with homeowners’ desire for privacy. Often, waterfront homes feature docks, boat slips, decks, and seawalls, which leave the backyard wide open to the prying eyes of other boaters, neighbors across the canal, or perhaps even people walking along a public beach, if that’s what’s located behind your home. We can design a waterfront landscape that ensures you have full access to seawalls and docks while also offering plants, trees, and shrubs that offer privacy from your neighbors.
At Peer Landscaping we love landscaping waterfront property, so if you are ready to have your landscape look like the tropical oasis you’ve always dreamed of, we are ready to fulfill those dreams! Give us a call at Peer Landscaping, (239) 645-6455.
