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3 Tips in Landscaping your Garden
Landscaping is usually a fairly big task, consuming much time and
energy. But before you hire that professional, here are some tips
that could save both time and money.
1. Spend some time thinking about exactly how you want the final
design to be. You need to take account of the style and function of
your landscape. Do you want to include an area for entertaining? A
barbeque? Is there to be an area for children to play, a fishpond or
a swimming pool? An idea of the plants you want to be there will
also help. Focus on the area where you spend most of your time.
That's a good place to start.
2. Think twice before hiring a pro. An independent designer might
cost you hundreds of dollars when you may be able to access free
plans on the internet or at a nursery. But if you have an awkward
block such as very steep ground, a pro might give you the expertise
to save costly mistakes.
3. The style of your home must be taken into account. If you have a
rural cottage, formal gardens surrounding it will look out of place.
Think also about your lifestyle. Do you want to spend hours caring
for many beds of annuals or pruning beds of roses? If so, go ahead
and plant them, but if you'd rather spend your free time at the
beach, then go for an easy-care garden and landscape.
Here are the various landscape styles you can choose for your own
garden:
a. Formal. This style uses lots of straight lines and perfect
geometrical shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead of random
positioning is employed. Close arrangement and pruning is seen on
many landscaped gardens with this style.
b. Informal. This kind of landscaping works well with cosy
cottages. Beds with curved edges instead of straight lines and
random placement of plants suit this landscape style.
c. English Garden. This style emphasizes the harmony between the
house’s architecture and the garden.
d. Formal/Informal Garden. This style often comes with a brick
walkway that exudes formality. This walkway leads to the rear with a
circle of plants. The arrangement of plants resembles the English
garden style but it has no formal borders.
e. Oriental. It is often the kind of garden found in small
backyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water. A wide variety of
plants create several interesting angles with this style.
f. Woodland. This landscaping suits a house that has a wooded
backyard and sloping ground.
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