Landscape design pros discuss outdoor features Partnering with a professional landscape designer like Peer Landscaping of Fort Myers can help you achieve the outdoor space of your dreams. Creating the perfect design for the size of your space and your goals for the use of the space while adding your personal touch can be a fun and rewarding process. Our company provides customized outdoor landscape design and we can make any client’s vision become a reality using our vast experience in Southwest Florida along with state of the art technology. Peer Landscaping is based in Fort Myers and are proud to have created numerous custom outdoor solutions in the area. If you just started planning your ideal space or are looking to add to your existing landscaping, there are many additions you can choose outside of traditional trees, flowers and shrubs. In this article, we will share some of our favorite features which can elevate an outdoor space and give it a truly customized feel. Waterfalls/Water Features The peaceful sound of water combined with the visual appeal of a well-designed waterfall or water feature can take your landscape design to the next level and increase the likelihood for use in your space a great deal. Our landscape design and install team can reference several projects where we designed a garden, back yard or other outdoor space around either naturally occurring or custom made water features. Since we’re in Southwest Florida, a place where water is seemingly always around, adding a water feature in your space is a natural fit and we can use local trees, shrubs and flowers to accent this unique feature. Depending on the purpose of your outdoor space, whether you’re wanting a place to relax and unwind or a place of reflection and connection to nature, adding the calming sound of water can help accomplish the goal of the design. Bird Baths/Butterfly Gardens If you enjoy local wildlife and want to attract birds, butterflies or other visually appealing local creatures to your space, adding a feature which will allow you to see them regularly can be the ideal choice for you. For bird watchers, we suggest installation of bird baths to match the overall style of the garden and attract beautiful local birds to the space. These can either be a small feature of the design or can be the focal point, depending on the wants of the client. Our landscape design team has worked with many clients who love Southwest Florida’s butterfly population and we have the know-how to incorporate native plants which attract butterflies with the overall design to create a natural butterfly garden. Relaxation Areas Most people want their outdoor space to be usable and comfortable, so don’t forget your comfort when designing the space. Whether it’s a bench, swing or custom made outdoor furniture set, we can design something to elevate the look of the design while also allowing you to enjoy your landscaping. If you have an outdoor space which you would like to make more beautiful, more usable and/or put your own custom stamp on, Peer Landscaping of Fort Myers is ready to help answer any questions you might have and be your landscape partner from start to finish. Give us a call today!