Winter is the ideal time for homeowners to begin planning any outdoor upgrades for the coming year. Thorough planning is an essential element when it comes to successful landscaping and hardscaping installations. Thorough planning also helps in achieving outdoor enhancement goals efficiently and economically.
Not sure where to start? The outdoor living experts at Heinen Landscape are here to help. For inspiration, the following is some of the work the Heinen team completed in 2024. Also, check out Heinen’s free online planning resources!
Start Fresh with Sod!

Fresh sod installed by the Heinen team in Sunset Hills.
Start with one of the most important elements of a beautiful landscape—a healthy lawn! If a lawn has become a challenge to wrangle and maintain, it may be time to start anew with professionally installed sod.
With sod, a lush and healthy lawn can be just a few days away! Growing grass from seed requires a lot of work, time, and attention. If you have poor lawn growth areas, choosing sod over seed can be a great solution. Sod is generally a faster and lower-maintenance solution than seed. Not only is sod installation quick and efficient, it also delivers a beautifully manicured lawn that instantly enhances a home’s curb appeal. Additional benefits of sod over seed include faster erosion control, less mud, and less water runoff – making sod a smart choice for a lasting, hassle-free landscape.

The team can help you determine the best plantings and placement to compliment your home’s architecture.
Beautify with New Plantings!
Springtime brings warmer days and more rain to the KC Metro, presenting excellent conditions for upgrading landscape plantings. With so many plant options available, landscaping offers broad opportunities to create eye-catching features that boost the curb appeal of most any home.
No matter a homeowner’s preferred aesthetic, the landscape pros at Heinen can bring it to life. Over 35 years of work with both residential and commercial clients have given the Heinen team valuable experience in creating stunning landscape designs. The secret to a visually pleasing landscape is blending various shapes, sizes, textures, and colors to create a dynamic display. The Heinen team can also help guide plant selection based on a homeowner’s desired frequency of maintenance, as well as recommending plants most suitable to various levels of sun exposure, shade, and soil type.

Using a variety of plant types instantly makes landscape beds more appealing.
Get started now on choosing plants by browsing Heinen’s Free Online Plant Catalog with nearly 200 different options (all suited to the KC climate) with varieties ranging from perennials and annuals to shrubs and trees. Each plant in the catalog includes a photo and a fair amount of growing information,– such as sun preference, mature size, pruning instructions, and much, much more. It’s a great place to begin planning the preferred aesthetic of a landscape upgrade with plants in mind, and the Heinen team can assist with every step after that.
Protect Your Outdoor Investments with Irrigation!
Considering installing an automated sprinkler system? If so, it’s best to do so before making any major landscape upgrades. With a high-efficiency irrigation system in place, new sod and freshly planted flowers, trees, and shrubs will be more protected during their establishment periods, when thorough and consistent watering is a must.

Heinen works with only the best equipment on the market to build reliable sprinkler systems.
An irrigation system makes it a breeze to maintain a healthy lawn and lush landscaping year-round. Advancements in sprinkler technology make it easier than ever to manage systems, and innovative components that interface with smart controllers save water, meaning lower water bills that save money too. Plus, there’s no more need to drag the hose out and spend hours each week watering by hand.
Build Your Dream Outdoor Living Space!
Want to spend more time outdoors this year? Maybe it’s time to make the hardscape transformation that many homeowners dream of. Whether starting from scratch or expanding and improving an existing outdoor living space, Heinen’s team of designers can help every step of the way.

A new wide paver patio being installed by the Heinen hardscape team.
Heinen works exclusively with trusted stone manufacturers like Techo-Bloc and Unilock to build beautiful patios, terraces, fire features, retaining and seat walls, and more. Go beyond the basics and let Heinen’s expert team design an outdoor entertainment zone perfectly tailored to your space and style!
For more tips from the pros, download Heinen’s free Guide to Kansas City Landscaping here!
Get Started with Heinen Today!
Whatever your plans are for spring, now is the time to set them in motion. Waiting until the season arrives means supply chain delays, long waits, and less time to enjoy new or improved outdoor spaces. Begin building an outdoor plan for spring with the professionals at Heinen and get a head start now!