BEATRICE, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As summer hits its stride, it’s a great time to update your outdoor living space and begin creating the yard of your dreams. From landscaping and water features, to plants and play spaces, the possibilities are nearly limitless.
According to professional landscape designer, Jane Waldrop, the elements that make up a dream yard are as unique as the homeowners themselves. For more than 30 years, she’s been helping her clients build dream yards of their own.
“Whether its main feature was a decked-out cooking area, a beautiful flower or water garden, an interactive play space or simple breathtaking views, each project reflected the owners’ personalities and how they chose to enjoy their life outdoors,” Waldrop said.
Exmark has partnered with Waldrop on Dream Yards, a new video series designed to give homeowners inspiring examples of yards done well. In the first episode of the series, Waldrop visits Knoxville, Tennessee residents, Andy and Courtney Herda.
The couple designed a landscape plan that not only compliments their beautiful French-style country home, but also caters to the active lifestyle they lead with their two children.
“Both kids love to swim in the pool, play on the playground, and run around pretty much everywhere,” Courtney Herda said. “The house is pretty much conducive to all of that.
“When it’s summertime, it’s a non-stop pool party,” Andy Herda added.
The family’s outdoor living space is designed to foster both togetherness and independence.
“Our outdoor living space is very much focused on family, togetherness and hosting, so we enjoy having all this finished space that people can spread out in,” Andy Herda said. “We can have a lot of people over here at a time and it never feels crowded.”
At any given time, they can have kids on the playground and kids in the pool, while the adults enjoy food and drinks, often while watching a movie, football game or other sports on the entertainment system.
“We can have a lot of different things going on at once, and everyone gets to do what they want, but we’re all outside hanging out together,” Courtney Herda said.
The Herda family works with a landscape professional to maintain the landscaping on their property and give it the professionally maintained appearance they expect.
“We have a very close relationship with our landscaper, Ian, and he’s been using Exmark equipment for as long as we’ve known him,” Andy Herda said. “It’s very important to us that our grass really match and compliment the house, so I want it looking perfect all the time.”
Visit Exmark.com/Backyard to watch the entire Dream Yards episode, along with tips to help you create the yard of your dreams.
About Exmark
Exmark Manufacturing was incorporated in May 1982 as an independent manufacturer of professional turf care equipment. Today, it is the leading manufacturer of commercial mowers and equipment for the landscape professional. Exmark mowers are trusted 2-to-1 over the next best-selling brand of zero-turn mowers by landscape professionals. In addition to designing, building and marketing quality turf care equipment, Exmark’s goal is total customer satisfaction. All Exmark products are designed to help customers increase productivity while delivering unmatched quality. Products are sold to distributors and dealers who share the company’s commitment to customer service and quality products. Learn more at Exmark.com.
About Backyard Life
With a focus on giving home and acreage owners tips and know-how to make the most of their outdoor experience and live more life outdoors, Backyard Life is a unique one-of-a-kind multimedia destination. Content focuses on lawn-and-garden, outdoor cooking and living, and rural lifestyles. Learn more at Exmark.com/Backyard.