Be Sure To Add A Garden or Two As Part of Your Landscaping Plans

By Catherine Lauzier


It can be appealing to design your own landscaping, and it can be quite a challenge, too.

If this sounds interesting to you, here are a few things to start thinking about.

The most important step certainly is the first step, planning your landscape plan. According to what you would like to be part of your design, you need to collect all of the information before you make any decisions. Will you prefer a pond? Walkways? Then why not a patio or deck? You need to decide just before you start working. Also, there is going to be a huge variety of flowers, plants and trees from which to choose. If you need to have a little help, check on the web for landscaping articles and books, and pick up a few landscaping magazines. This kind of research will be well worth your while, due to the fact when all is said and done you will have saved money, effort and time, and have a great looking yard.

Now, when you've completed the planning stage, you're ready to get going with the actual design. One of the best ways to get started is to build a scale model using exact measurements.

You should have no problem finding detailed guides on how to do this, many available for free online. Begin with a layout pad, where you'll place all the various elements you want included. (Just get started - you can actually keep modifying this until you're happy.) At this time all aspects are only written, so experimentation is a good idea. And do not forget the seasonal component of things - you want to make sure your design will look good all year round. It is best to also consider precisely what choices you can make to lessen the amount of maintenance your design will require.

As it is often hard to visualize what your design will look like in reality, buy some good landscape designing software. You'll be able to look at virtual images of what things will look like, and switch things around as much as you want, 'til you're satisfied. You can work with a photo of your home, which is imported into the software, and the software then designs the landscape around the photo. Also, most landscaping software programs offer advice on feature placements.

You are able to verify what details will look like as time passes and things grow. Understanding what your landscape designs will actually look like over time gives you an opportunity to make a few changes now.

Not everyone wants a garden in their landscape plan, but many want it as the main focal point. It can be positioned anywhere, just so it blends appropriately with your overall design. They are able to even be tucked away in some location that can almost be hidden. When gardening is something you like to do, make sure that you don't disregard all of the possibilities in designing your garden.




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