| Design landscaping is meant to create a | | | | that any design feature you choose fits in |
| setting for your home and garden areas that | | | | appropriately, in terms of size, to the |
| reflect your personality and make people feel | | | | surrounding areas, fixtures and structures. |
| welcomed into your world. Whatever landscape | | | | Trying to wedge an huge gazebo into a tiny |
| design you choose will create a sense of | | | | back yard will end up looking almost comical, |
| style for the grounds that surround your home | | | | and will not provide a great effect. At the |
| and will set the overall tone for your | | | | same time, if you have an enormous front |
| visitors. Landscaping that is well-done can | | | | lawn, then you will need to add larger |
| also significantly raise the value of your | | | | elements in plantings or features that will |
| property. | | | | be noticed and not overwhelmed. |
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| There are many ways that you can improve the | | | | Transition is the third principle you need to |
| landscaping around your home. Some people | | | | know for your landscaping project and is |
| worry that to improve their landscape design | | | | closely related to proportion. Even though |
| properly, they need to hire landscape | | | | your design can include flowers, plants, |
| architects or contractors. This can be | | | | large shrubs, bushes and even trees, the way |
| wonderful if you can afford it, but many | | | | to make them really work together in a |
| people very successfully undertake the | | | | beautiful way is with the use of transition. |
| landscaping design for their homes on their | | | | |
| own. | | | | It is the smooth flow from one type and size |
| | | | of plant to another. You want to lead the eye |
| If you would rather do your design | | | | from delicate plants to larger ones with some |
| landscaping yourself rather than hiring a | | | | in-between sizes. Color transitions can also |
| professional, then the first step is to learn | | | | be a very effective aspect of your overall |
| the basics of landscape design. Good design | | | | landscaping design plan. |
| is actually quite simple if you know and | | | | |
| follow the four following principles. Combine | | | | The last of the four concepts of landscaping |
| these landscaping principles with your own | | | | is unity and it is the ultimate sense that |
| tastes and preferences and you will quickly | | | | you are trying to express with your design. |
| be able to create a plan for your home and | | | | All of the choices that you make in how you |
| garden exteriors that will be a reflection of | | | | balance, proportion, and transition the |
| you. | | | | various colors, sizes and textures of your |
| | | | landscape elements should be governed by a |
| The first element of it is the concept of | | | | unifying theme. This is what brings the |
| balance. If you concentrate most of your new | | | | design together to work in harmony and create |
| plants in one area, then the rest of your | | | | a spectacular home and garden. |
| garden landscaping area will look rather | | | | |
| neglected. Distribute the plants around the | | | | It is best to choose a theme for your design |
| yard or the garden at least somewhat evenly | | | | landscaping and make sure you stick to it |
| and with a sense of flow. This will help draw | | | | throughout. If you want the look of an |
| the eye though the entire landscape design | | | | English garden, then choose only elements |
| and engage your visitors. | | | | that will fit with that theme. If you prefer |
| | | | the ambiance of a Japanese garden, then only |
| The second aspect of great landscaping is | | | | choose features, plants and accents that |
| proportion. The idea here is to make sure | | | | reflect that theme. |