Landscape Ideas and Design - Success Requires Planning and Action
Monday, April 23, 2007
Watching the news it won’t take long until you’ll hear talk of the “Green” movement. This focus on all things green is not new; back in the 1970’s we experienced a craze where everyone wanted green plant indoors. This eye toward green zeros in on protecting our planet and it natural resources.
All this talk makes people not only look at what they consume but also pushes landscaping right to the forefront. Our microwave culture and I want it now attitude slowly begins to peel away and people begin to look at a relaxed, healthy and more laid back informal lifestyle.
This a lifestyle shift, spurred on with ever increasing gas prices, make homeowners step back and look at expanding the walls of their homes and bring the outdoors inside. The patio, pool and deck areas incorporate more green by using landscaping, decorative containers, flowers and even cared for lawns.
To make your home comfortable, usable and beautiful as possible requires some planning. Any landscape idea when properly planned and executed will blend the look of the home right into the landscape. Harmony outside creates a comfort inside and together can increase the property value.
To create your landscape plan, which fits your needs and lifestyle, take a walk around your neighborhood with a watchful eye and a digital camera to grab landscape ideas and designs for others. Some probably hired a landscape designer or architect to achieve their look. You can get that idea with a simple click.
When doing your planning don’t forget three items some often skip over. The reason they pass over these is because they can be big budget busters, but they are essentials nonetheless. The three items are large trees, a healthy lawn and walkways made of brick or pavers. During the design phase a barbeque or deck can easily overshadow the need to spend money on brick you walk on.
Consider following the lead of one successful landscape design friend of mine. He divides the landscape project for a home into three distinct sections each serving a specific function. The front yard is part of the landscape anyone driving by can admire. This he calls the public area. Most of the design in this area needs to look attractive and require minimal care.
The next section he refers to as the service or traffic area. The section is where traffic enters and leaves the property and includes the driveways, garage area and possible access to the backyard.
The final section is usually the largest and receives the most detail and focus which he calls the private area. This area and the design encompass all of your lifestyle. This area may include a pool, decks patio seating and a barbecue for cooking and entertaining outdoors, a play area for the kids, water features or even a rose garden. It’s whatever meets your lifestyle desire!
Create a “well dressed” home with a landscape will take time and a constant evolution. Watching a garden and trees mature from your plan can be very gratifying. Know the kids can play in a safe planned environment reduced stress, and a landscape that embraces your daily life has the green movement written all over it. Don’t want to catch the green movement train get started with your landscape plan today.
All this talk makes people not only look at what they consume but also pushes landscaping right to the forefront. Our microwave culture and I want it now attitude slowly begins to peel away and people begin to look at a relaxed, healthy and more laid back informal lifestyle.
This a lifestyle shift, spurred on with ever increasing gas prices, make homeowners step back and look at expanding the walls of their homes and bring the outdoors inside. The patio, pool and deck areas incorporate more green by using landscaping, decorative containers, flowers and even cared for lawns.
To make your home comfortable, usable and beautiful as possible requires some planning. Any landscape idea when properly planned and executed will blend the look of the home right into the landscape. Harmony outside creates a comfort inside and together can increase the property value.
To create your landscape plan, which fits your needs and lifestyle, take a walk around your neighborhood with a watchful eye and a digital camera to grab landscape ideas and designs for others. Some probably hired a landscape designer or architect to achieve their look. You can get that idea with a simple click.
When doing your planning don’t forget three items some often skip over. The reason they pass over these is because they can be big budget busters, but they are essentials nonetheless. The three items are large trees, a healthy lawn and walkways made of brick or pavers. During the design phase a barbeque or deck can easily overshadow the need to spend money on brick you walk on.
Consider following the lead of one successful landscape design friend of mine. He divides the landscape project for a home into three distinct sections each serving a specific function. The front yard is part of the landscape anyone driving by can admire. This he calls the public area. Most of the design in this area needs to look attractive and require minimal care.
The next section he refers to as the service or traffic area. The section is where traffic enters and leaves the property and includes the driveways, garage area and possible access to the backyard.
The final section is usually the largest and receives the most detail and focus which he calls the private area. This area and the design encompass all of your lifestyle. This area may include a pool, decks patio seating and a barbecue for cooking and entertaining outdoors, a play area for the kids, water features or even a rose garden. It’s whatever meets your lifestyle desire!
Create a “well dressed” home with a landscape will take time and a constant evolution. Watching a garden and trees mature from your plan can be very gratifying. Know the kids can play in a safe planned environment reduced stress, and a landscape that embraces your daily life has the green movement written all over it. Don’t want to catch the green movement train get started with your landscape plan today.
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