If keeping your plantings consistently lush is a pressing need, it may be time to consider an irrigation system. An irrigation system can be one of the easiest, most efficient, most effective ways to maintain the health, vibrancy, and longevity of all your plantings, so that your outdoor space continues to be a place to enjoy and a sight to behold.

You can create additional living areas in your outdoor space by having multi-level decks built. This makes use of the vertical space by building up rather than out. You could have an outdoor kitchen area on the top tier of the deck, an outdoor living room on the second tier of the deck, and perhaps a pool deck near your inground pool on the lower level deck.