| Landscape designing is no different in | | | | texture element. |
| designing the interior of your house. | | | | |
| Whenever or whatever you put something | | | | The objective of any landscape design is to |
| together yourself, you are engaged in | | | | bring those colors that are complimenting to |
| designing. Yard landscaping is an art. The | | | | the architecture. This is where the form and |
| art of landscaping sees the aesthetic balance | | | | the texture elements come in. The forms and |
| between the elements of your garden or | | | | texture that I emphasize on this matter are |
| backyard. | | | | the plants, the lawn, your housing |
| | | | architecture, and your fencing. If you are to |
| Planning for a backyard landscaping or front | | | | put forms and textures in your landscape, |
| yard landscaping for the first time, you | | | | make it a point to not overdo it. You don't |
| don't need to hire landscaping companies if | | | | want to turn your house into a rainforest, |
| it only requires nominal work. But if it | | | | right -- or not unless you intend to? Your |
| does, you can contact your local landscaping | | | | landscape should complement your house and |
| company. | | | | create a focal point to do so. |
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| However, if your are on a budget but still | | | | Line and focal point pertains to the eye |
| wanting to achieve an incredible outdoor | | | | level and the flow it goes through governed |
| scenery on your property, here are some ideas | | | | by the arrangement of your softscape or |
| to get you started. | | | | hardscape. Eye movement is unconsciously |
| | | | influenced by the way plant groupings fit or |
| The basic elements of landscape design are | | | | flow together, both on the horizontal and |
| SCALE, COLOR, FORM and TEXTURE, and LINE and | | | | vertical planes. The focal point is the |
| FOCAL POINT. These elements should be | | | | center of visual attention, often different |
| considered in designing both the softscape | | | | from the physical center of the work. You can |
| (gardens, lawns, shrubs, trees) and hardscape | | | | make a fountain your focal point or other |
| (sidewalks, drainage, etc.) of your property. | | | | hardscape forms, which is essentially the |
| | | | trend in gardening industry. |
| You may wonder why these terms have to do | | | | |
| with your backyard or front yard; as | | | | The key in doing landscapes for the first |
| mentioned, landscape designing is an art. And | | | | time is to customize it according to your |
| just any other art forms like painting you | | | | pleasure. Yard landscaping is a depiction of |
| will treat your property as your canvass. | | | | scenery you want to have in your own |
| What is the scale of your property? Is the | | | | property. In doing so, it requires proper |
| blueprint of your house bigger than your | | | | planning, designing and managing. |
| yard's land size? Measuring the scale of your | | | | |
| landscape will determine which other elements | | | | To make landscape designing more at ease, |
| you will incorporate. | | | | make sure to take a picture of your property |
| | | | before the main landscaping. As a tip: |
| The color element is, in fact, your theme. If | | | | develop it in a local photo station. Doing |
| you feel like doing a spring or summer theme, | | | | this, you can assess the types of plants or |
| it does not matter. The objective of color | | | | flowers you want to buy or if you can plant a |
| element in landscape design is to create a | | | | tree in your property, or add hardscapes. On |
| unifying family of colors that are perfect | | | | your photo, at the back of it, write the |
| for your family's preference but still | | | | scale of your property to keep a measuring |
| aesthetic. Some families' preference is | | | | guide so your yard elements won't overshadow |
| verdant, others niche it with flowers, and | | | | other elements. |
| others - specifically the uptown neighborhood | | | | |
| - have boast it by landscaping it with | | | | The key in landscaping is proportion. The |
| bridges, water fountains, or mini ponds. | | | | proportion should cohere to your house |
| These hardscape structures cannot be | | | | architecture and your yard scale. |
| considered a color element but a form and | | | | |