Nurseries

• A nursery offers both landscaping plants and materials, such as gravel, mulch, topsoil and fertilizer. Nurseries are often combined with garden centers, to make shopping for landscaping items more efficient. Most nurseries offer services like weed whacking, planting and lawn maintenance in addition to supplying plants for landscaping. Some nurseries are affiliated with a landscaping company that will work with homeowners in order to design and build a landscaped garden.
  
  

Benefits

• Nurseries are able to give homeowners advice on the best types of plants and landscaping layout for their homes. Individuals who visit nurseries can get an estimate on cost, instructions on how to successfully plant and maintain landscaping and look at various types of plants. Since nurseries grow their own plants, when a property is landscaped, homeowners will immediately have plants growing, instead of growing a garden from seeds or seedlings.
  
  

Landscape Plants

• There are many types of plants available for landscaping, from small flowers to bushes to trees. The types of landscape plants available at a nursery depend on the location and climate. Drier areas will likely have nurseries that feature plants that are resistant to drought, such as cacti and pampas grass. The plants offered are chosen to be easily matched with other plants as well as long-lasting. Specialty plants like orchids are also available for gardeners who want to grow indoors.
  
  

Benefits

• Going to a nursery to choose plants for a landscaping project shows homeowners what types of plants will grow most easily in their location and provides them with a number of choices for how they want their landscaping to look. Landscape plants are available throughout the growing season as well, which makes it easy for homeowners to replace a plant that died or add to their existing landscape.
  
  

Considerations

• Going to a nursery for landscaping plants can be a very expensive project for many homeowners. Although nurseries provide high-quality plants and services, they come at a price. For many serious gardeners or those on a budget, a nursery is a place to get ideas for a garden before planting and designing it individually. Although there are significant benefits to using a nursery for landscaping, the cost can be a major deterrent for many people.