Your yard landscaping needs to be done with proper attention being paid to rain and snow as well as suitable drainage. If you find that your yard gets too swampy in the winter or you have large muddles everywhere then you most expected do not have the right kind of drainage going on. This is something that you may want to think of getting a professional in to look at. If you still want to do the rest of your yard landscaping yourself then this is alright but a few things are better passed on to the professionals.
You need to have your yard landscaping designed in such a way that the rainfall will actually irrigate your plants. You will be able to use all of the rain that comes down into your yard to feed the plants and the trees if you design your yard landscaping properly. Knowing the general rainfall levels and times of the year you will then be able to make up the water levels when they drop with other watering. This is crucial during times like summer when it gets hot and there is not a lot of rain.
Snow is another thing that is very important to your yard. Snow is the same vital to your full yard landscaping project as rain is. Snow not only waters your yard as it melts but the snow, although cold, can really assist keeping your soil warmer. This will allow any plants that are sleeping under the snow to remain healthy and alive. Your bulbs will pop up in springtime in perfect form and color drawing your yard landscaping all the more beautiful.
Once it rains you need to see just how the rain is transported all over your yard. This is very important to the entire yard landscaping that you are planning to do. This is easy to do. All you need to do is take a walk around your yard the next time it rain starts. Observe where the rain muddles and where it drains to and you are well on your way to perfect yard landscaping. This kind of work is the easy part of the job and is the best method to begin with. Then you will recognize what needs to be set to get the right kind of drainage accompanying your yard landscaping.