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A Guide to Outdoor Gas Fireplaces
Imagine that you are sitting in your backyard on a cool, breezy night. You’re sipping hot tea and looking at the stars. The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking is nature’s symphony. The scent of jasmine is in the air. It’s the perfect...
Asthma Friendly Gardens
Asthma Friendly Gardens Tom Ogren Recent studies have shown that babies born to mothers who were exposed to high levels of pollen in their last trimester of pregnancy have a much greater chance of developing asthma. One of the main keys with...
How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
The flittering of the butterfly through your garden is no accident if you planned your garden carefully. The adult butterfly flitters from flower to flower - sipping nectar from many flowers in your gardens, while other adult butterflies search for...
How to choose a riding lawn mower for your property
Most riding lawn mowers are machines fun ride and extremely cool to look at. However, they are just a dream for many gardeners who can not afford one of these powerful gardening equipment. A riding mower can be a practical time saving machine for...
Water Conservation in the Yard
Often you don’t appreciate something until it’s gone! That can really be true with water. Taken for granted when it is plentiful, its importance is truly appreciated in the garden once it becomes scarce. If you find yourself in a drought, there are...
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Pictures Of Landscaping - Using Other Peoples Ideas To Design Your Landscape.
One of the most common searches on my site is for pictures of
landscaping. So I know that a lot of folks rely on photos of
other peoples designs to get ideas. But at the same time, while
I do have a large picture directory of other peoples projects on
my site, the most common questions I receive are still related
to specific shapes and design ideas.
It would seem that with as many pictures of landscaping there
are to look at online, just about everyone could find a close
match to their own property that could be copied. It would seem
so.....if every yard was square or rectangular. However, the
fact is that most yards aren't square or rectangular. So even
with the endless landscaping ideas and examples out there, it's
still highly unlikely that you'll find an exact match to the
shape of your property.
Don't tell anyone... but even as a professional, I still use
pictures of other peoples landscaping as an educational tool and
to get new ideas. However, unlike most people, I don't search
for an exact idea to copy. I look for unique, creative, and new
ideas and pieces of the puzzle.
Now here's a piece of advice and the point to this
entire
article.
When looking at pictures of landscaping, pay attention to the
details, ideas, and principles that are universal to most
designs. Look for the things that are common and repeated often
by different designers. These are the elements that look good
because they are generally based on basic principles of art.
These are the things that will probably incorporate well into
your own design project regardless of shape.
Other peoples landscaping pictures are a great design tool to
help you get your project done. However, instead of hopelessly
searching for your exact layout, borrow several ideas from
several different designs. You'll save yourself a lot of
frustration and have a much better chance of creating something
unique to your own property.
About the author:
Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape
Design Site which offers free landscaping ideas, pictures, and
advice to do it yourselfers. Check out his free gallery of pict
ures of landscaping at http
://www.the-landscape-design-site.com/gardenstyles.
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