Winter is quickly approaching, and although we don’t really get heavy snow here in Texas, it can be a yucky time to try and be outside. The colder months don’t need to stop you from making your backyard the perfect oasis, though. There are plenty of projects that can be done in the colder months to have your backyard looking great by spring.
- Paint/Stain Something
This is one of the simplest ways to add a little spice to your yard. Painting or staining something is very easy to do, and even if you don’t want to have to do it yourself, you can hire someone to do it for you for relatively cheap. Even something as easy as repainting your backdoor or staining your deck furniture can completely change the feel of your backyard space and totally revamp the area.
2. Build a Fire Feature
Living in Texas means that even when it’s winter, you can usually enjoy the outdoors still as long as you have something to keep you warm. Investing in some sort of fire feature is the best way to let you continue utilizing your backyard even when it gets colder. If you want something fairly simple and lowkey, a fire pit would work great for you. If you’re interested in something a bit more extravagant, an outdoor fireplace can be a wonderful option because it can keep you warm, but also be a beautiful centerpiece for your space.
3. Hardscaping
Winter is already going to be tough on your plants and grasses, so you won’t want to mess with them during the cold months because doing so could potentially mean killing them. A better focus during the harsh weather is hardscaping. Hardscaping is basically anything non-living around your home. A good example of some easy hardscaping you could do that would not only add some life to your outdoor space, but also help protect the flora of your yard would be a paved walkway of some sort. Whether you have concrete poured, or you have large stones laid down, a walkway will keep people off your grass so as to not unnecessarily damage it during the winter months.
4. Shopping for the Spring
The cold months are a great time for you to step back and take inventory of what you have left from the warm months, what worked and didn’t work for you that year, and then start compiling a list of what you want to do the same or differently for the upcoming spring. Maybe some of the vegetables you planted the previous year didn’t work out that well, now you can assess everything and figure out what you want to plant in their place and then start acquiring the necessary tools to do so. You might be able to find some of the things you need on sale since it’s an off season as well.
College Station Covered Porch and Outdoor Kitchens is here to help you with any sort of project you want to take on this winter. Just give us a call or fill out the form on our contact page and we will get back to you promptly about your winter project ideas.
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