Landscaping your garden
is usually a fairly big task, consuming much time and energy. But
before you hire that professional, here are some tips in landscaping your garden that could save
both time and money.
1. Spend
some time thinking about exactly how you want the final design to be.
You need to take account of the style and function of your landscape.
Do you want to include an area for entertaining? A barbeque? Is there
to be an area for children to play, a fishpond or a swimming pool? An
idea of the plants you want to be there will also help. Focus on the
area where you spend most of your time. That's a good place to start.
2. Think
twice before hiring a pro. An independent designer might cost you
hundreds of dollars when you may be able to access free plans on the
internet or at a nursery. But if you have an awkward block such as very
steep ground, a pro might give you the expertise to save costly
mistakes.
3. The
style of your home must be taken into account. If you have a rural
cottage, formal gardens surrounding it will look out of place. Think
also about your lifestyle. Do you want to spend hours caring for many
beds of annuals or pruning beds of roses? If so, go ahead and plant
them, but if you'd rather spend your free time at the beach, then go
for an easy-care garden and landscape.
Here
are the various landscape styles you can choose for your own garden:
a. Formal. This
style uses lots of straight lines and perfect geometrical shapes.
Orderly arrangement of plants instead of random positioning is
employed. Close arrangement and pruning is seen on many landscaped
gardens with this style.
b. Informal. This
kind of landscaping works well with cozy cottages. Beds with curved
edges instead of straight lines and random placement of plants suit
this landscape style.
c. English Garden.
This style emphasizes the harmony between the house’s
architecture and the garden.
d. Formal/Informal Garden.
This style often comes with a brick walkway that exudes formality. This
walkway leads to the rear with a circle of plants. The arrangement of
plants resembles the English garden style but it has no formal borders.
e. Oriental. It is
often the kind of garden found in small backyards. It uses rocks,
evergreens and water. A wide variety of plants create several
interesting angles with this style.
f. Woodland. This
landscaping suits a house that has a wooded backyard and sloping ground.
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