An inspired landscape design creates an outdoor oasis that brings endless enjoyment to your family and guests.
Creating a space that delights all the senses is our specialty. We’d love to help you create a sanctuary of beauty and tranquility, as an outdoor extension of your home. Below are 3 ways to transform your outdoor living space:
1. Get Cooking! Create an Outdoor Kitchen
Dining al fresco is one of the great pleasures in life! Create an outdoor kitchen and enjoy culinary delights in the fresh air, surrounded by the beauty of your favorite trees, flowers, and shrubs. Appliances such as a pizza oven, flat-top grill, and a smoker enhance your cooking area to host friends and family for simple get-togethers or that special occasion.
We can help take your entertainment space to the next level by adding on a refrigerator, ice machine, and an outdoor sink. Allow guests to hover and socialize by adding counter space for meal prep, bartending, and spaces to enjoy appetizers and drinks.
During the warm summer months, there’s no need to heat up the inside of your kitchen with a hot stove. With your outdoor kitchen, cooking is a breeze and meals take on an air of relaxation and fun as you enjoy the scenic setting.
2. Set the Mood with Lighting Features
After watching a beautiful sunset, the time is right to linger and relax in your outdoor area, and enjoy a drink, dessert, and maybe even a fire as well. Set the mood for these special moments with soft landscape lighting.
We’ll work with you to choose the style and design that is just right for your lifestyle. Outdoor lighting is the perfect touch that adds an air of sophistication and beauty to your property. Let NL Group create the perfect plan to illuminate your space and highlight signature elements of your landscape.
3. Delight the Senses with a Fragrant Garden
You’ll be in heaven when you surround your outdoor seating area with fragrant blooming shrubbery. Thoughtfully plan the placement of your fragrant plants for maximum enjoyment. Outside an often opened window is an ideal spot to allow the sweet fragrance to enter the home during warm months. Along an outdoor path, a bench or patio seating area are also ideal placement areas to have a fragrant garden.
There’s a variety of flowering shrubs that produce sweet-smelling blooms. Talk with us about which ones will suit your taste and flourish in the desired area. Keep in mind the need for sun and proper drainage. We’ll help you pick a selection of plants that will be sure to bring enjoyment for years to come. Here are just a few options to consider: Abelia, Buttonbush, Daphne, Honeysuckle, Korean Spice Viburnum, Lilac, Mock Orange, Summersweet, Roses, Peonies, and Evening Primrose.
About The NL Group
The NL Group is a premier landscaping and design firm dedicated to providing excellence in landscape management for homeowners in Barrington, Illinois, and throughout the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Let us turn your outdoor dream into reality. Contact us today!
