Everything You Need to Know About Caring for Your New Home’s Exterior Spaces

A new home means new outdoor spaces – landscaping, decks, porches, pools, and gardens – that can transform how you live and entertain.

Why it matters: Your yard is more than curb appeal. Thoughtful planning and regular maintenance turn outdoor areas into lasting extensions of your home and lifestyle.

NewHomeSource has all the information. No matter how you want to use your yard, NewHomeSource can help you design, maintain, and enjoy the perfect outdoor space.

Setting Up Your Outdoor Spaces

Builders often offer landscaping packages, patios, porches, decks, and even pools as part of new-home plans. Ask early what’s included and what can be upgraded.

Helpful reads:

• Understanding landscaping vs gardening

• Is a landscaping design plan for you?

• How to plan the outside elements of your new home

• Landscaping for new homes

• Best trees for curb appeal

• Tips and tricks for new home landscaping

• Fixing landscaping mistakes

• Eco-friendly landscaping advice

• Fireproofing your landscape

• Landscaping fixes that can help you sell your old house

Decks and Porches

A porch or deck can be installed with your new build and instantly expand your living space.

More insights:

• Understanding decking options

• Designing a patio or deck for a custom home

• Everything to know about floating decks

• Decking material comparisons

• The growing popularity of porches

• Top fire-pits for your new home

• Patio accessories: heating options and sound systems

Pools

A backyard pool is a lifestyle choice – ideal if you love to entertain or live in a warm climate.

Start here:

• Is it better to buy a home with a pool or install one after you move in?

• Everything you need to know about installing an in-ground pool

• Backyard pool inspiration

• Easy pool maintenance

• Pool ideas for first-time home owners, families, and active adults

• Pool ideas for tiny yards

Seasonal Maintenance

Even new homes need seasonal upkeep to keep landscaping and outdoor features in shape.

Check out:

• Spring gardening preparation

• Maintaining your lawn during the summer

• Prepping your garden for the winter

• Prep your landscaping to survive the winter

Fun in the Garden

Whether you love to garden or prefer low-maintenance landscaping, you can personalize your outdoor space.

Resources:

• A beginners guide to starting a flower garden

• Essential gardening tools for beginners

• Gardening ideas that save money and conserve energy and water

• Gardening ideas that conserve water

• Ideas to create a unique garden

• Flowers, vegetables, or herbs, what should you plant?

• Five easiest things to grow in a garden

• In-ground vs container vs raised bed gardening methods

• What is the no till gardening method?

• Tips for starting your edible garden

• Tips for starting a vegetable garden

• Tips for starting a kitchen herb garden

• Choosing the best fertilizer for your garden

• Grow a stunning container garden

Bottom line: Outdoor spaces are part of what makes a house a home. With smart planning and routine care, your yard, deck, or garden can become one of your favorite “rooms” in the house.

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