Everything You Need to Know About Caring for Your New Home’s Exterior Spaces

A brand-new home means brand-new everything, including fresh outdoor spaces. A new yard might not be at the top of your priority list for moving into a new-build home, but it’s hard to deny how nice it is to move into a home that comes with pristine landscaping.

From fabulous outdoor entertainment areas, to pristine pools, to beautiful gardens, your new home’s outdoor spaces can unlock a lifestyle you love. Fortunately, all it takes to have an unbeatable outdoor space is some planning as you build your home, and routine maintenance after you move in.

NewHomeSource has all the information you need about designing the ultimate outdoor experience for your desired lifestyle, maintaining these beautiful spaces in all seasons, and great gardening tips. No matter how you want to use your yard, NewHomeSource can help you design, maintain, and enjoy the perfect outdoor space.

Setting Up Your Outdoor Spaces

Beautiful outdoor spaces start with some planning. When you build a new construction home, you can work with your builder to lay the foundation of your residence and a fabulous yard.

New-home builders often have packages and plans for outdoor features. Most builders can help you include beautiful landscaping plans, porches, patios, decks, and even pools for your new home. Some of these features may even come in standard home plans! As you interview home builders, ask them about how they approach the outdoor spaces in the homes they build, and see if you can either have the features you love included in the base price of your home, or if you can use your upgrades to design your dream yard for your dream home.

Here are some articles that can help you have the perfect plan for the landscaping for your new home:

• Understanding landscaping vs gardening
• Is a landscaping design plan for you?
• How to plan the outside elements of your new home
• Landscaping for new homes
• Best trees for curb appeal
• Tips and tricks for new home landscaping
• Fixing landscaping mistakes
• Eco-friendly landscaping advice
• Fireproofing your landscape
• Landscaping fixes that can help you sell your old house

Decks and Porches

As the winter frost thaws, nothing is nicer than sitting outside and enjoying your favorite beverage when the weather is nice. A porch or deck an be the perfect complement to your new home, and you can get it installed with the rest of your house.

Explore NewHomeSource’s helpful articles to learn everything you need to know about including and maintaining a porch or deck in your new home:

• Understanding decking options
• Designing a patio or deck for a custom home
• Everything to know about floating decks
• Decking material comparisons
• The growing popularity of porches
• Top fire-pits for your new home
• Patio accessories: heating options and sound systems

Pools

Backyard pools add a touch of luxury to any outdoor space. If you love to entertain, or live somewhere with temperate weather, installing a pool with your new home might make sense for your lifestyle.

NewHomeSource has all the information you need to make an informed choice about installing a pool:

• Is it better to buy a home with a pool, or install one after you move in?
• Everything you need to know about installing an in-ground pool
• Backyard pool inspiration
• Easy pool maintenance
• Pool ideas for first-time home owners, families, and active adults
• Pool ideas for tiny yards

Seasonal Maintenance

New homes come with far fewer initial renovations than a used home, and require less maintenance – inside and out. However, homeowners do need to perform seasonal maintenance on their outdoor spaces to protect them from the elements and keep them looking beautiful.

Here are some articles about preforming seasonal maintenance on your new home’s outdoor spaces:

• Spring gardening preparation
• Maintaining your lawn during the summer
• Prepping your garden for the winter
• Prep your landscaping to survive the winter

Fun in the Garden

If you love to garden, you can take your new home’s outdoor space to the next level. (If you don’t love gardening, don’t sweat it: new homes’ landscaping packages are designed to look beautiful without requiring you to get dirt under your nails!) For the green-thumbed homeowners, NewHomeSource has a roundup of helpful gardening articles so you can plant and grow the best yard in the community:

• A beginners guide to starting a flower garden
• Essential gardening tools for beginners
• Gardening ideas that save money and conserve energy and water
• Gardening ideas that conserve water
• Ideas to create a unique garden
• Flowers, vegetables, or herbs, what should you plant?
• Five easiest things to grow in a garden
• In-ground vs container vs raised bed gardening methods
• What is the no till gardening method?
• Tips for starting your edible garden
• Tips for starting a vegetable garden
• Tips for starting a kitchen herb garden
• Choosing the best fertilizer for your garden
• Grow a stunning container garden

Designing and maintaining beautiful outdoor spaces for your new home is easy and fun! NewHomeSource has all the information you need to proceed with confidence as you combine your dream dwelling with your dream outdoor space to create your dream home.