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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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