Getting Started with Garden and Patio Design
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Article by: Brian Dalton The art of managing outdoor , Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World space Designing a patio , The Annual Pond Cleanout - or a garden, , Let Life and Energy Flow from the is much like designing a living room , Outdoor Sports Lighting or a park. It's all about space, and how you use it. To start with, you have empty space with nothing in it. Then you add plants, , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest statues and other decorative items to fill that space and make it feel like a homey, comfortable space.. but wait! You don't want to actually fill it with stuff. Then it would look cluttered, which is not what you want. What you want is a balance between empty space and decorative items. The real issue, then, is how do you achieve that balance? Use Clustering to make the most of your outdoor , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us space The first mistake most people make when decorating , The Design Principle of Unity in Gardening and Landscaping a patio, , 7 Timeless Garden Decor Practices backyard , How to Grow Organic Cigar Tobacco or garden , Plants - Your New Roommate is to take their planters, fountains, statues, etc. and spread them out evenly to try to cover as much space as possible. This is especially tempting for those on a tight budget, since they may not be able to afford as many accessories , The Best Types Of Fish For Your Garden Pond and accents as they would like. Spreading things out evenly, though, creates a boring space which doesn't give the eye anything in particular to focus on. It is much more pleasing to group your plants , Organic Gardening - The Pros And Cons and decor , Teak Patio Furniture Will Dress Up Your Patio items into clusters, so that several items can be seen at once, in a friendly grouping, with empty space between providing variety. This way, your visitors' eyes can move easily and comfortably from one cluster to another - each cluster is distinct in character and the empty space between emphasizes their unique natures. , Benefits of Mulch Try to think of each plant, , A Rose is a Rose? statue, plaque or other accent as having its own personality, and place , 5 Pieces of Equipment Gardeners Can't Live Without them together in groups that allow them to relate to each other in pleasing and complementary ways; place , Creating Cutting Gardens two low flowering plants , Choosing the Right Mower on either side of a larger fern, or place , Plants - Your New Roommate a small statue between a palm , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues and a vine - the possibilities are endless and are only limited by your creativity and imagination! Take your visitors on a journey Think about what a visitor will see as they enter and move through your patio, , Canopies: Protecting Your Patio From The Elements garden , Plastic & Resin Patio Furniture – What You Don’t Know or backyard. , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest What will catch their eye first? Once they've enjoyed looking at that, what will they look at next? Where will their attention be drawn, and where will that carry their feet? Professional designers , Teak Patio Furniture Will Dress Up Your Patio set up their spaces much like a story; the intent is to guide their visitors' attentions - and their bodies - through the space so that everything is seen and everything is enjoyed in an interesting and pleasing order. Try to create special accent zones to show off your most treasured items by placing them right in the visitor's path, , Organic Gardening - The Pros And Cons or by placing them at eye level, or by surrounding them with unique accessories , Oregano: Joy of the Mountain that set the entire cluster apart from the others. If you take a little time to consider what people will see and where they will go as they make their way through your garden , Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World space, you'll find that creating a relaxing and pleasant garden , Plants - Your New Roommate or backyard , Container Gardening is just a matter of common sense! Don't neglect the vertical space It's easy to think about your outdoor , How To Make Your Own Moss Landscape Rock and Garden Statues areas in terms of their ground or floor , Palm Tree Care space - the area where you can place , Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World a plant , s - Your New Roommate stand, set a statue or fountain, or leave a path , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us for friends to walk - but you must also remember the space above the ground! In some ways, vertical space is even more important than ground space! Walls or fences can be beautified with the simple addition of a garden , Cactus Grafting: Lophophora Williamsii to Trichocereus Candicans as a Rapid Propagation Technique plaque, a wall , Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World fountain or a planter on a shelf. If you want a more functional wall , Bonsai Trees - Our Own Little Forest item, try a garden , The Truth About Geraniums thermometer. Training a vine or some ivy up a trellis is a great way to use some vertical space and create a sense of intimacy and privacy as well. Then, of course, there are the hanging items.. hanging plants , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush are a great way of lifting the eye up to a new vantage point and adding a vertical element to your green , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush space. Windchimes are a special prize, because they are not only a delight to the eye, but a treasure for the ears as well. Suncatchers also add a unique beauty with their ability to catch the sunlight and turn it into yet another decorative accent. When placing hanging decor, , The Truth About Geraniums think 'outside of the box'... hanging items can be part of the clusters you create with your plants , Keep Your Bird Feeders Filled For The Spring Rush and statuary or they can hang by themselves, defining turning points along the garden , Benefits of Mulch path or providing embellishment to the open space between clusters. There are so many ways to use vertical decor , Palm Tree Care I can only mention a few of them here: Hang them from eaves and overhangs to adorn borders, suspend them from awnings and overhead beams for a more enclosed and intimate effect, and if you have a tree , The Dangers of Chlorine Free Pool Chemicals or two in your garden , Home and Decor how about hanging a plant , The Best Types Of Fish For Your Garden Pond from a branch or placing a planter in the crook of a bough? Now you're using clustering and vertical space at the same time by using a plant , Variety In Garden s - How To Choose The Best Plants For Your Garden to hold a plant! , 7 Timeless Garden Decor Practices Winged visitors - your mobile decorations! Birds are beautiful , Hummingbird Nesting Facts to look at and lovely to listen to, but most important to your garden , The Best Types Of Fish For Your Pond or patio , Teak Outdoor Benches- Fantastic Seating for Your and Garden design, they move around on their own! Attract birds , Variety In Garden Plants - How To Choose The Best Plants For Your Garden to your outdoor , How to Grow Organic Cigar Tobacco space and you'll have a constant variety of design , Plants - Your New Roommate as they flit from branch to branch or light , Orchid Care - What The Root Tells Us and preen on a fountain or statue. Birds , Teak Outdoor Benches- Fantastic Seating for Your Patio and Garden are nature's own decor , Container Gardening and attracting them to your garden , Easy Working With Cordless Lawn Mowers or backyard , Ideas for Decorating Your Outdoor Patio Area is easy.. just give them something to eat, a place , The Annual Pond Cleanout to bathe and somewhere to build a nest! Birdbaths and bird , The Truth About Geraniums feeders are excellent as statue items and ensure a steady supply of feathered friends as well. Bird , Patio Canopies: Protecting Your Patio From The Elements houses are especially nice because they can be used for vertical space decoration as well as providing a comfortable place , A Rose is a Rose? for sparrows and starlings to nest or just to hang out for awhile! What's a garden , Caring for your Wrought-iron Furniture or patio , Easy Working With Cordless Lawn Mowers without the beauty and song of birds? Dare to dream These three tips , Science Can't Explain Everything! are just the beginning of the process. They're intended to get you started thinking like a professional designer , Creating Cutting Gardens and considering the unlimited possibilities that your unused outdoor , Variety In Garden Plants - How To Choose The Best Plants For Your Garden spaces present. Don't let your space lie dormant.. bring it to life with your own creativity, your own flair and with affordable garden , 5 Great Tips For Building A Fish Pond decor and accessories , 5 Great Tips For Building A Fish Pond from Springtime Gardens! , Fleur De Lotus: Purity in a Sullied World !Brian Dalton owns and maintains the Springtime Gardens , Creating Cutting s website, and spends countless happy hours decorating , Hummingbird Nesting Facts and maintaining his own patios , The Annual Pond Cleanout and container gardens. , Ideas for Decorating Your Outdoor Patio Area Springtime Gardens , Benefits of Mulch - Affordable Garden , Patio Canopies: Protecting Your Patio From The Elements and Patio , A Rose is a Rose? Decor Copyright 2005 BKD Enterprises |
  
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