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