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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 workds 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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