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The Art Of Landscaping Your Garden
Landscape gardening is the one gardening endeavor that can consume lots and lots
of your time and energy. If you are thinking of tackling it on a grand
scale, you will need some major preparation. If you were to consider
hiring a professional landscaper, you would most
probably find that the costs would be quite horrendous.
Now that's fine if money is no object, but I personally get great
pleasure from my own endeavors, gardening is after all my great passion
in life.
I would strongly suggest however, that you have a clear idea in your
mind about how you would like your garden to look, rather than simply
starting off without a clear plan in mind.
Having said all that, here are simple but indispensable tips to guide
you in making your landscape gardening activities extremely rewarding.
Draw Your Landscape Gardening Plan.
However not just any plan. It needs to be a well thought out landscape
gardening plan, or you are certainly doomed to lose money as well as time and
energy. You really need to take account of the style and function of
your landscape, and have a good idea of the plants that
you also want to include. Focus on that area where you spend most of
your time, because this is where your landscaping labors should all be
directed.
Investigate A Free Planning Service.
Hiring an independent designer would probably cost you hundreds of
dollars, but you might well discover that many nurseries offer a free
planning service, particularly if you are likely to be spending some
money with them.
Take Account Of The Style Of Your Home.
When planning your landscape, the style should complement the design of
your house and your personality as well.
There are various landscape gardening styles which you can choose for your
garden:-
1. Formal - This style uses lots of straight lines and perfect
geometrical shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead of random
positioning is employed, and close arrangement and pruning is used on
many landscaped gardens with this style.
2. Informal - This kind of landscaping goes well with houses which have
a cozy look to them. Beds with curved edges instead of straight lines
and random placement of plants suit this landscape style.
3. English Garden - This style emphasizes on the harmony between the
house’s architecture and the garden.
4. 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.
5. Oriental - It is often the kind of garden found in houses with small
backyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water, and a wide variety of
plants to create several angles with this style.
6. Woodland - This landscaping suits a house that has a wooded backyard
and an inclined terrain.
Keeping those tips in mind will not only make your landscaping a very
fruitful activity, but will save you considerable expense as well as
time.
Don't be frightened to use your imagination and flair for color in this
project, after all it is primarily to please yourself and your family. I
suggest that the satisfaction that you will gain from creating and
designing your own personal landscaped garden, will make you feel like a
true artist.
Author Marie K Fisher
Marie K Fisher is an avid gardening enthusiast with a passion for exotic
flowers and wonderful colors. She is a regular contributor to
Garden Center Showplace, and we much appreciate her input
http://www.gardencentershowplace.com
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