If you look into the backyard and all you see are some rough trees, patchy grass and some overgrown brush you may find yourself envious of your Elkhorn neighbors. Where you occasionally rolled a barbeque out to grill, they have grills built into their brick paver patios. Where you sometimes set a lawn chair up in the sun, they have permanent and shaded seating areas.

It’s not hard to see why you envy them. But, if you look into your backyard again, you may see something they don’t have – potential. Just how much potential is available in the yard behind your Elkhorn home depends on what you do with it. The good news is that the possibilities are almost limitless. The trick is to maximize your yard’s potential.

To really achieve this goal, it pays to know something about the options that are available and how they work. You can spend time researching landscaping and patios and achieve a greater end result. However, it will take years of research and experience to achieve the level of knowledge and proficiency a qualified landscape design specialist will bring to your backyard today.

A landscape design specialist knows who to meld the options you choose into a cohesive package. They’ll look into your Elkhorn backyard and visualize not just what they see but what it can become. They know how to incorporate those myriad of options in a way so that each piece complements the others.

A qualified landscape design specialist will take other factors into account, as well, such as:

• What is the topography of your yard? 
• What type of architecture exists on the property and what are the colors? 
• What are your goals for your landscape? 
• How will you use your backyard – for entertaining and parties, private barbeques, a place for peaceful tranquility?
• What features do you want – outdoor kitchen area, fireplace, firepit, seating areas, water features, more?
• What is your budget?

When all these factors are pulled into the project from the start, the likelihood that you’ll find yourself thrilled with the final result is exponentially increased. Landscape design specialists are trained to see the possibilities and merge them with the options while, at the same time, merging the options with each other.

For those who are thinking that the season has passed and it’s too late to begin a landscape design project in their Elkhorn backyard, that’s simply not true. And, just think of how wonderful it will be next spring when the snows melt and you new brick paver patio is waiting, along with a majestic view of the backyard your neighbors will envy.