When you build a new home, you have the benefit of a brand new home with new systems, surfaces, and appliances. However, along with this new construction is a lack of landscaping, which you get to manage its installation to improve your property. Here are some recommendations to help you get your new yard and landscaping installed for a beautiful appearance.

Clear Out the Site

One of the first steps you will need to complete in your yard's landscaping is to clean it of debris from construction waste, large rocks that will be in the way of new landscaping, and weed growth. If there is any large vegetation growth in your yard, plan for its safe removal. With a skid steer, you can clear off the land quite easily, removing all of it with the bucket loader to dispose of it into a waste dumpster. 

You can also arrange for a professional to clear off and grade the soil for optimal landscaping. For example, if your backyard property includes a steep slope of land, they can level the soil to protect against soil movement or terrace the land and install barriers or retaining walls to hold the soil in place and to control and avoid erosion.

Improve the Soil

After you have removed any debris and weeds from your yard, you can start with improving the soil to a better condition. Your existing soil may be the remnants of what was left over after the construction crews scraped off the topsoil to build your home. This topsoil is usually removed from your property and moved off-site, so plan to supplement your yard's soil with new rich compost or by adding to the composition of your existing soil. You can order new topsoil that is enriched with manure from a local farm or compost from a landscape supply company. Look for adding in materials that will loosen up the existing soil's high clay and rock content with organic materials, such as mulch or peat moss.

Add these improvement components to your soil and work them into the top layers of your yard. If you simply add in the nutrient-rich materials to the top of your soil and leave it in place without tilling it into the existing soil, your soil will end up having layers that will make it difficult for trees, shrubbery, and grasses to take root and thrive with deep-set roots.

For more information on new construction installation for landscaping, contact a company near you.