3 Reasons to Add Islands to Your Landscaping Mix

Islands are a fast, easy way to add that extra touch to your lawn. And they're not only decorative, but have practical value as well. Here are a few reasons why you should consider creating islands in your landscape design.

1. An Island is a distinctive element that adds visual interest.
Islands break up the monotony of an endless green plain that most lawns entail. They create focal points that give the eye something to hone in on, and make your yard a more interesting subject to look at.

2. An Island provides a place to add color to your yard.
An island is the perfect backdrop for planting beds of colorful flowers, or other bright, attention-getting plants, in an arrangement that is more intriguing than simply planting a bed on the border of your yard, or up against the house, so your yard looks more like a natural feature of the land, and not quite so contrived.

3. You don't mow an island
Simply put, creating islands reduces the amount of lawn you have to maintain. You can just as easily choose not to plant flowers, and simply fill the island with stone, bark or mulch, and you won't even need to water the area, much less mow, fertilize or otherwise care for it.