Whispering Springs Nursery in Jasper, Georgia knows that it is the time of year for outdoor events to really start rolling. From garden parties to graduations to weddings, the spring and summer months are simply ideal times to move events outdoors. To help we thought we’d offer a few tips and ideas to get your outdoor space ready for guests!

Basic Preparation

• Clean up the area by removing any toys, random items (like lawn or gardening equipment) and debris sticks, branches, dead leaves and foliage off of your lawn.

• Regularly water and mow your lawn. By keeping your lawn care on a nice schedule, your green space is more likely to stay healthy and well-kept for your event.

• Watch out for troublesome insects. Pests such as fire ants, bees and mosquitoes, have the potential to make your guests pretty miserable. Ridding yourself of these pests may include trying a ‘whole lawn’ treatment for insects, but be very careful of using harsh chemicals that may affect your garden plants. If you have an edible garden, using pesticides and chemicals may not be an option at all. For mosquitos, try removing any standing water that mosquitoes could use to lay larvae in. For ants, use an ant spray or try a natural solution, to eradicate the ant hills before they turn into a huge problem at your event. Bees and wasps may be a bit trickier; in serious cases a pest control or wildlife removal service may need to be called.

Landscape Upgrades

• Add a Water Feature. Whispering Springs can build water features with beautiful flow, that provide maximum sound and enjoyment while looking like a natural feature on your property.

• Add an Arbor, Pergola or Bench. Nothing dresses up your green space more than a lovely wooden accent! We can build you a gorgeous pergola to weave stunning vines and flowers through for a wedding, or craft you a bench (or two!) for a lovely place to sit in your garden.

• Add softscapes to your yard. Whispering Springs offers homeowners a variety of softscape services, including adding perennial beds, seasonal color beds, deer-resistant plants (common problem in Jasper), or landscape design including hardscapes and plantings.

As you can see, our Landscape division offers so many features to get your yard ready for your next big event! We offer landscape advice, design and installation for softscapes, hardscapes,  irrigation, water features, fencing, arbors and much more.

Whispering Springs Nursery hopes that your outdoor event is fabulous, but we’d love to help get your green space ready in any way we can help, from flower suggestions to landscape design and installation. Please contact us today or stop by sometime to discuss how we can help you!