The best hassle-free landscaping choices for your Cheyenne home!
Buying a new home build in Cheyenne — especially with Homes By Guardian — comes with a variety of perks such as turn-key living, energy efficiency, unique and open floor plans, and so much more.
If there is one area you can completely transform and make all your own, it’s the outdoor landscaping. Create a traditional aesthetic with perennials or invest in landscape architecture — whichever avenue you choose, you’ll need plants that are compatible with Cheyenne’s climate.
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Recommended Landscaping In Your New Cheyenne Home
Cheyenne has a unique climate — we have to factor in the high elevation, somewhat lower precipitation, and extreme weather conditions such as high winds and frigid temperatures in the winter. All of these things factor into your landscaping.
A couple of things to remember before you get started in choosing your new plants, trees, and shrubs include:
- Site selection – Where you place your new plants is vital to their survival.
- Landscape design – Plan for plants that can shade and screen from the elements and from your neighbors!
- Soil pH – Cheyenne has a high soil pH, so you’ll need plants that thrive in this or can adapt to the environment.
- Exposure – Cheyenne winds typically blow from the west to the southwest or northwest, so it’s important to place hardy plants that can endure high winds and dry conditions in these areas of your property.
When choosing what kinds of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs you’ll be planting, it’s also important to check with your local HOA to ensure you’re allowed specific landscaping plants, and to find out if anything is prohibited.
Water-Wise Landscaping
The western United States has an abundance of water-wise plants that thrive in low precipitation, making them more drought-resistant and great for your Cheyenne landscaping.
Wildflowers
If you love an untamed garden where flowers bloom to their own beat, there are water-wise wildflowers that are ideal for Cheyenne. Plant wildflower seeds this spring and summer, including:
- Pretty Shooting Star (Dodecatheon pulchellum)
- Blanket Flower (Gaillardia)
- Blue Flax (Linum lewisii )
- Tufted Evening Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa)
Trees
Looking to add shade and even some privacy to your new home? Trees are a wonderful addition to any landscape design.
- Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra)
- Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
- Japanese Lilac (Syringa reticulata)
- Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
Shrubs
Hardiness and adaptability is a priority for any landscaping shrub planted in Cheyenne, the following shrubs make the list:
- Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
- Silver Sage (Artemisia cana)
- Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
- Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
Create A Stunning Cheyenne Landscape Today!
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