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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.
Find more about gardening and some useful gardening tips at About Gardening
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