Landscaping in New Hampshire is ledge, a short stretch of real growth, and water moving on frozen ground. Seacoast yards take salt spray that burns inland plants. Lakes lots are sand, roots, and a septic field you must not dig through. Mountain properties shed snow off metal roofs onto the only walk. Valley yards deal with maples, stone walls, and roof water at old foundations. Say which yard you have.
Downspouts that end at the sill create the wet wood that carpenter ants use in spring. Grade toward a camp crawl floods it in mud season. Stone walls heave. A driveway that ruts in April cannot take a heavy truck just because the calendar says spring. Trees over the roof fill gutters and hold ice. Mention the wellhead so nobody buries it in a new bed.
Planting into a hot July on a sandy lake lot is a different bet from planting in a cool June in the north, where frost can still show up late. Salt-tolerant shrubs belong on the immediate coast. Shade gardens under pine need less lawn. Snow storage has to be a place that is not the leach field and not the front stair. Ask where the plow piles the bank every year.
Walks heave. Timber walls rot. A swale that works in a light rain may flood when the snowpack melts all at once. That melt, not a summer sprinkle, is the drainage test in much of this state. Separate a street-flooded ditch from a spring under the lawn. They are not the same shovel.
Describe the town, the slope, and where water or snow actually ends up. Mention ledge, dogs, walls, and any yard system you must avoid. Have one priority, and say whether the first thaw or the ocean spray is what actually ruins the yard. Call the number on this page.