Tuesday, November 15, 2011

When You Structure Your Own Landscape Remember Your Garden

By Garland Lambert


Creating your own landscape designs can be demanding and exciting. If you are interested in taking on such a project, here are a few tips.

The most important step is the first step, developing your landscape plan. Before making any finalized decisions about just what will be integrated in your design, there is a good deal of information you need to gather. You should carefully look at whether to include stuff like a pond, walkways and a deck or patio. You will also be amazed at the large number of plants, flowers and trees to choose between. To help you with your designing, get a few landscaping magazines, and look online for books and articles. This sort of investigation will be well worth your while, because when all is said and done you will have saved money, effort and time, and have a great looking yard.

Now, if you've finished the planning stage, it's time to get going with the actual design. One of the most effective ways to get started would be to build a scale model using exact measurements. Go online and you will find all kinds of manuals describing how to do this, most of which are free. Begin with a layout pad, on which you'll place all the various components you want included. (Just get started - you can actually keep adjusting this until you're happy.) Play with it a little bit. Try different placements. It really is merely a model. The seasons change and your landscaping should, also, as a well-planned design will always change as the seasons change. You should also consider exactly what choices you can make to lessen the amount of maintenance your design will require.

Ultimately, check out getting some landscape design software, so you can actually see what your yard will look like when all is said and done. It can permit you to see virtual pictures of your design to that enable you to even move things and see what it will look like. This software also lets you incorporate a photo of your home, so you can see how everything will fit together. Also, most landscaping programs offer advice on feature placements. Some programs even let you see how things will change as time passes and everything ages and grows. This can help you see what your landscape will eventually look like, should you want to make some changes.

Not everybody wants a garden in their landscape design, but quite a few want it as the main focal point. Gardens may be installed strategically, so that they blend in with the overall design. This may perhaps mean tucking your garden away so that it's like a secret gem. If you have ever liked gardening and yard work in general, you should have a great time designing your own landscape.




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