Professional landscaping needs to take into consideration the environmental hazards and risks any property in Pennsylvania faces.

The Pennsylvania landscape is at most risk of thunderstorms, tornadoes, flooding, and tropical storms.

Landscaping services providers in Pennsylvania have to account for the effects of those and to prepare the landscape and property to minimize the damage, for both commercial and residential landscaping.

For example, we recommend planting wide and strong trees that can work as a barrier in your property between the wind and your home and beautiful yard.

Our professionals also recommend grading your yard, adding mulch, and installing more drainage to minimize the damage from any possible flooding.

Pennsylvania falls in Zone 5, 6, and 7.

Most of central Pennsylvania falls under Zone 6.

Northeast Pennsylvania regions are mostly within the 5b zone.

Southeast Pennsylvania, on the other hand, is covered by the 7a to 7b zone.

Winter in Zone 5 minimally varies between negative fifteen and negative twenty. The sharp winters and short growing seasons in Pennsylvania's northeastern cities falling in zone 5 demand cold-hardy plants in your garden. Snowfall and rainfall are also heavier there.

Those include vegetables like beet, chives, and butternut squash. And plants like Yarrow, Phlox, Hydrangea, and Geranium.

Zone 6 and 7 have minimum winter temperatures between negative ten and zero. That's a medium-length growing season.

Some of the best plants for those winters include Tulips, Asters, daffodils (which are technically weeds), Salvia, and Lillies.

Native plants are always a good choice. Naturally, a native plant is more adapted and suited to the climate and can survive without a lot of interference, watering, or fertilization, and requires less lawn care.

So it's easy to do an amazing job with your lawn and garden by including at least some native plants in your landscaping. Native plants can also be more hardy and able to survive flooding.

Landscaping with native plants is also good for the community and environment as it's beneficial to wildlife.

Rain garden landscaping is getting popular in Pennsylvania due to its protection against flooding. Professionals recommend it as one mechanism that doesn't have to go over budget.

Modern functional landscaping is also well popular in the state.

Another popular landscape design is the eco-friendly one with a focus on water saving and native plants.

Hardscaping with the highest quality stones, concrete, and rocks is fairly important in Pennsylvania due to the natural hazards the state faces.

Mulch is also wildly used in hardscaping to minimize the effects of floods.

Our design services are nationwide and our clients are in all the states. Our landscaping services include full professional front yard and backyard packages. That includes 3D landscape and hardscape design as well contractor estimation quotes from your local landscapers with the highest quality service.