No matter what the season, we all dream about having a home
with a lush, green lawn, colorful flowers and landscaping
that looks like it was planted by a professional gardener.
It won't be easy, and you will have to spend time doing
research and learning some landscaping basics, but it is
within your reach.
Proper planning in any landscaping project is the key to
success. With the proper planning and some patience,
avoiding some common mistakes can make the entire project
proceed without many problems and give you the result you
have always wanted.
If you are planning on landscaping a small area, you
shouldn't have any problems doing this small project
yourself. Begin by looking at landscaping books to get some
ideas. When you are out for a walk notice what you like and
don't like about the yards in your neighborhood.
Write your ideas down on paper. Draw some preliminary
sketches and discuss it with family and friends. Take the
plans to your local nursery and discuss your plans with
someone who is familiar with what plants and flowers do
well in your area.
Here are some ideas for different landscaping areas and
options.
Flowers to Make Your Yard Colorful
To make your home look friendlier, add some flowers to your
yard. If you want color throughout the year you will need
to research what plants bloom during which seasons.
By planning your garden you can arrange the flowers around
the yard so that there is color year-round, and so the
colors complement each other.
Besides placing flowers in the beds bordering the lawn,
flowers can be used to line a sidewalk or the pathway to
your front door. Splashes of color can add charm and beauty
to any yard.
Designing a Functional and Beautiful Backyard
A home backyard is a special place. Unlike a front yard of
the house a backyard is free of any artificial and injected
rules of design. If your backyard is fenced off from public
view, you have only yourself and your family to please.
Depending on the size of the yard you can have different
areas. For instance, you can have a corner of the yard set
up for children with a swing set and fort. Another area can
be set up with a bar-b-q and picnic table. Perhaps you can
even find a spot for a cascading waterfall.
Again, borrow some landscaping books from the library to
give you some ideas. If you are going to go through all the
work and expense of landscaping your backyard, you want to
do it right. You want a yard that will bring you enjoyment
and that you can be happy with for years to come.
Lawn
Do you know that a beautiful and well put together lawn has
many benefits? It helps keep the house cooler in summer,
provides a wonderful play area for children, and more. For
added beauty, intersperse the lawn with trees randomly
planted in between.
Shrubs
Some shrubs along the outside of the house will give it an
entirely different look, and a stone walkway is something
even a landscape novice should be able to do themselves
with a little instruction.
Examples of landscape design elements in transition are
plants that go from coarse to medium to fine textures or
softscapes that go from large trees to medium trees to
shrubs to bedding plants.
Landscaping to Reduce Expenses
Did you know that you can save money on heating and cooling
costs by carefully planting trees, shrubs and even some
grasses and vines around your home? Planting trees on the
south and west sides of the house have been proven to
reduce summer temperatures by ten degrees in the house.
Vines growing on the house and shrubs near the home
(protecting basement windows) help further. Keep this in
mind when planning your landscaping.
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Visit http://www.howtogarden.info for lots of gardening
tips and resources. Find information on landscaping,
vegetable gardening, growing flowers, lawn care, and more.
with a lush, green lawn, colorful flowers and landscaping
that looks like it was planted by a professional gardener.
It won't be easy, and you will have to spend time doing
research and learning some landscaping basics, but it is
within your reach.
Proper planning in any landscaping project is the key to
success. With the proper planning and some patience,
avoiding some common mistakes can make the entire project
proceed without many problems and give you the result you
have always wanted.
If you are planning on landscaping a small area, you
shouldn't have any problems doing this small project
yourself. Begin by looking at landscaping books to get some
ideas. When you are out for a walk notice what you like and
don't like about the yards in your neighborhood.
Write your ideas down on paper. Draw some preliminary
sketches and discuss it with family and friends. Take the
plans to your local nursery and discuss your plans with
someone who is familiar with what plants and flowers do
well in your area.
Here are some ideas for different landscaping areas and
options.
Flowers to Make Your Yard Colorful
To make your home look friendlier, add some flowers to your
yard. If you want color throughout the year you will need
to research what plants bloom during which seasons.
By planning your garden you can arrange the flowers around
the yard so that there is color year-round, and so the
colors complement each other.
Besides placing flowers in the beds bordering the lawn,
flowers can be used to line a sidewalk or the pathway to
your front door. Splashes of color can add charm and beauty
to any yard.
Designing a Functional and Beautiful Backyard
A home backyard is a special place. Unlike a front yard of
the house a backyard is free of any artificial and injected
rules of design. If your backyard is fenced off from public
view, you have only yourself and your family to please.
Depending on the size of the yard you can have different
areas. For instance, you can have a corner of the yard set
up for children with a swing set and fort. Another area can
be set up with a bar-b-q and picnic table. Perhaps you can
even find a spot for a cascading waterfall.
Again, borrow some landscaping books from the library to
give you some ideas. If you are going to go through all the
work and expense of landscaping your backyard, you want to
do it right. You want a yard that will bring you enjoyment
and that you can be happy with for years to come.
Lawn
Do you know that a beautiful and well put together lawn has
many benefits? It helps keep the house cooler in summer,
provides a wonderful play area for children, and more. For
added beauty, intersperse the lawn with trees randomly
planted in between.
Shrubs
Some shrubs along the outside of the house will give it an
entirely different look, and a stone walkway is something
even a landscape novice should be able to do themselves
with a little instruction.
Examples of landscape design elements in transition are
plants that go from coarse to medium to fine textures or
softscapes that go from large trees to medium trees to
shrubs to bedding plants.
Landscaping to Reduce Expenses
Did you know that you can save money on heating and cooling
costs by carefully planting trees, shrubs and even some
grasses and vines around your home? Planting trees on the
south and west sides of the house have been proven to
reduce summer temperatures by ten degrees in the house.
Vines growing on the house and shrubs near the home
(protecting basement windows) help further. Keep this in
mind when planning your landscaping.
----------------------------------------------------
Visit http://www.howtogarden.info for lots of gardening
tips and resources. Find information on landscaping,
vegetable gardening, growing flowers, lawn care, and more.
