The Basic Principles Of Landscape Design
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Article by: Steve Boulden Whether you plan , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience on "borrowing ideas" or plan , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money on creating your own landscaping , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers design, you should have at the very least a basic understanding of the principles of landscape , An Outdoor Swing is A Great Way to Relax design. This doesn't mean that you have to apply every principle to every part of your plan. , Basics of Landscaping But just having an understanding of these principles will help you generate ideas and increase your creativity. Great landscaping , Storage Sheds lies in the eyes of the its creator. So, while the principles of landscape , Hibiscus Plants design are great guidelines to follow, don't feel like they're the "have to rules" of landscaping. , Storage Sheds Abstract and creativity are allowed. Unity should be one of your main goals in your design. , All About Tulip Gardens It may be better understood and applied as consistency and repetition. Repetition creates unity by repeating alike elements like plants, , Lawn Mower Racing plant , Small Garden Design - Creating Illusions Of More Space groups, or decor , Landscaping - Maintaining A Landscaped Garden throughout the landscape. , An Introduction To Vinyl Fences Consistency creates unity in the sense that some or all of the different elements of the landscape , Feeding the Hummingbirds fit together to create a whole. Unity can be achieved by the consistency of character of elements in the design. , Small Garden - Creating Illusions Of More Space By character, I mean the height, size, texture, color , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money schemes, etc. of different elements. A good example would be in the use of accent boulders. If you've ever seen a landscape , Manage Algae design that had one large white , Gardening Supplies round boulder here and another large red square granite boulder there and so on, then you've seen that unity wasn't created by this specific element. This is just one example but the principle applies to all other elements such as groups of plants , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor and materials. A simple way to create unity in your landscape , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience is by creating themes. And one of the simplest ways to create themes is by using a little garden , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor decor or garden , All About Tulip s statues. Creating a theme garden , Make a Plan for Vacation Watering is easier when it's related to something you're interested in or have a passion for. If you're into butterflies for instance, you could create a theme using plants , Storage Sheds that attract butterflies as well as using statues, ornaments, and other decor , Wind Chimes Soothe The Soul that are related to butterflies. Unity should be expressed through at least one element in your landscape , Basics of Landscaping and preferably more. Using elements to express a main idea through consistent style and a specific theme is what creates harmony. Simplicity is actually one of the principles in design , Winter Injury to Trees and art. It's one of the best guidelines you can follow as a beginner or do it yourselfer. Just keep things simple to begin with. You can do more later. Simplicity in planting, for instance, would be to pick two or three colors , All About Tulip Gardens and repeat them throughout the garden , The Great History of Roses or landscape. , Why Gardening is Better Keeping decor , Setting Up A Goldfish Pond to a minimum and within a specific theme as well as keeping hardscapes such as boulders consistent is also practicing simplicity. Balance in design is just as the word implies. Equality. There are basically two types of balance in landscape , Flower Bulb Catalogs design. Symmetrical and Asymmetrical. Symmetrical balance is where there are more or less equally spaced matching elements of the garden , Patio Bar Chairs for Comfortable Outdoor and Poolside Seating design. With a garden , Teak Furniture: The Premier Outdoor Furniture equally divided, both sides could share the same shape, form, plant , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 5 height, plant , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor groupings, colors, , Winter Injury to Trees bed , Lawn Mower Racing shapes, theme, etc. You may remember creating something like this when you were a kid in art class at school. Where you take a piece of paper, splash paint , Winter Injury to Trees on it, fold it in half, unfold it, and then it magically creates an interesting symmetrical design. , Manage Algae So symmetrical balance or design , The Great History of Roses is somewhat of a mirror image or reflection. Asymmetrical balance on the other hand is one of the principles of landscape , Basics of Landscaping design that's a little more complex. While textures, forms, colors, , How to Naturally Dry Hydrangeas etc. may remain constant to create some unity, shapes and hardscapes may be more random. This form of balance often has separate or different themes with each having an equal but different type of attraction. A good example of this would be where bed , Abatement and Coping with Challenges in the Environment shapes or paths , Manage Algae differ on both sides of the dividing line. One side could be curvy with a sense of flow while the other side is straight, direct, and hard. This can also create a neat contrast. Flowing lines are pleasing to the eye but the bold contrast of a curve with a straight line can be very interesting. Asymmetrical balance isn't necessarily limited to just the shape of your garden. , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money An example might be where one side of the garden , Feeding the Hummingbirds is mostly large shade trees , Basics of Landscaping while the other side is predominately a lower growing , All About Tulip Gardens flower garden , Creating a Balanced Pond or even a mix of both examples. This is only limited to your imagination. Contrast and harmony can also be achieved using plants. , Fountains of Refreshment Fine foliage verses coarser foliage, round leaves verses spiked leaves as well as color , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience compliments and contrasts. Plant , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money height, color, , The Flower Drying Game - Part 3: An Affordable Home Flower-Press and texture may be varied from one area to the next but each area should stay consistent within its own theme. You'll hear me talk about "themes" a lot. Many successful do it yourself , How to Choose a Snow Blower for Your Garden designs follow a basic theme to achieve most of the principles of landscape , The Great History of Roses design described on this page. The proper use of plants , How Bat Houses Can Improve Your Backyard Experience and garden , The Basics of Mulch decor or a mix of both is a simple way to achieve themes. Color adds the dimension of real life and interest to the landscape. , Basics of Landscaping Bright colors , A Garden Pond in Your Landscape - Want Water in Your Yard? like reds, yellows and oranges seem to advance toward you and can actually make an object seem closer to you. Cool colors , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor like greens, , Manage Algae blues, , Feeding the Hummingbirds and pastels seem to move away from you and can make an object seem farther from you. Grays, blacks, and whites , Caring for your Wrought-iron Furniture are considered neutral colors , Basics of Landscaping and are best used in the background with bright colors , How to Choose a Snow Blower for Your Garden in the foreground. However, to increase depth in a landscape, , How to Kill Poinsettia you can use dark and coarse textured plants , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor in the foreground and use fine textured and light , Caring for Grosfillex Resin Patio Furniture colored plants , Landscape Photography & Painting in the background. Color , Manage Algae s can also be used to direct your attention to a specific area of the garden. , Abatement and Coping with Challenges in the Environment A bright display among cooler colors , A Garden Pond in Your Landscape - Want Water in Your Yard? would naturally catch the eye. Natural transition can be applied to avoid radical or abrupt changes , The Plant Philanthropist in your landscape , Creating a Balanced Garden Pond design. Transition is basically gradual change. , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money It can best be illustrated in terms of plant , Caring for Your Water Garden Pond height or color , Winter Injury to Trees but can also be applied to all elements in the landscape , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? Hydroponics Gardening Is The Answer! including but not limited to textures, foliage shape or size, and the size and shape of different elements. In other words transition can be achieved by the gradual, ascending or descending, arrangement of different elements with varying textures, forms, colors, , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money or sizes. An example of a good transition would be a stair step effect from large trees , 6 Important Tips for Beginner Bonsai Caretakers to medium trees , Why Gardening is Better to shrubs , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers to bedding plants. , Storage Sheds This example is where a little knowledge of proper plant , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 5 selection would come in handy. Transition is one of the principles of landscape , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? Hydroponics Gardening Is The Answer! design that can be used to "create illusions" in the landscape. , Lawn Mower Racing For example a transition from taller to shorter plants , Garden Sheds: Wood Finishing and Weatherproofing Tips can give a sense of depth and distance (like in a painting), making the garden , How to Naturally Dry Hydrangeas seem larger than it really is. A transition from shorter to taller plants , How to Naturally Dry Hydrangeas could be used to frame a focal point to make it stand out and seem closer than it really is. Line is of the more structural principles of landscape , Hibiscus Plants design. It can mostly be related to the way beds, , The Use of Color in Your Landscape walkways, and entryways move and flow. Straight lines are forceful and direct while curvy lines have a more natural, , Creating a Balanced Garden Pond gentle, flowing effect. Proportion simply refers to the size of elements in relation to each other. Of all the principles of landscape , All About Tulip Gardens design, this one is quite obvious but still requires a little thought and planning. Most of the elements in landscape , The Plant Philanthropist design can be intentionally planned to meet the proper proportions. For instance if you are creating a small courtyard garden, , An Outdoor Swing is A Great Way to Relax an enormous seven foot garden , Creating a Balanced Pond statue placed in the center would be way out of proportion and a little tacky to say the least. Or a small four foot waterfall , 6 Important Tips for Beginner Bonsai Tree Caretakers and pond , Creating a Balanced Garden placed in the center of a large open yard , Caring for Your Water Garden Pond would get lost in the expanse. Don't misunderstand this to mean that if you have a large yard , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor you can't have smaller features , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 5 or garden , Caring For Tropical And Exotic Flowers decor. Proportion is relative and elements can be scaled to fit by creating different rooms , Hibiscus Plants in the garden. , The Plant Philanthropist The goal is to create a pleasing relationship among the three dimensions of length, breadth, and depth or height. A small water , Caring for Grosfillex Resin Patio Furniture feature can be proportionate if placed in a corner or on the edge of a large area and becomes a focal point of the larger area while creating its own distinct atmosphere. An entire room, , Feeding the Hummingbirds sitting area, or theme can be created around it. Other rooms , Wind Chimes Soothe The Soul and themes can be created as well. See small gardens , Benefit from the Expertise of a Landscaping Contractor for ideas on creating rooms , The Great History of Roses and creating illusions. Also, special consideration and study should be given to proper plant , Creating a Balanced Garden Pond selection to avoid using plants , Feeding the Hummingbirds that are out of proportion. Repetition is directly related to unity. Its good to have a variety of elements and forms in the garden , Feeding the Hummingbirds but repeating these elements gives variety expression. Unity is achieved by repeating objects or elements that are alike. Too many unrelated objects can make the garden , Feeding the Hummingbirds look cluttered and unplanned. There's a fine line here. It's possible that too much of one element can make a garden , How to Choose a Fountain Pump or landscape , Setting Up A Goldfish Pond feel uninteresting, boring and monotonous. However, unity can still be created by using several different elements repeatedly. This in turn keeps the garden , Patio Bar Chairs for Comfortable Outdoor and Poolside Seating interesting. Article Source: http://www.articledashboard.com
Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the owner and chief designer , Garden Sheds: Wood Finishing and Weatherproofing Tips for S&S Designed Landscaping , Want a Garden, But Don't have Enough Dirt Or Space? Hydroponics Gardening Is The Answer! in Carlsbad, NM. He is also the creator of The Landscape , Setting Up A Goldfish Pond Design Site.com which offers free professional landscaping , Garden Sheds: Wood Finishing and Weatherproofing Tips advice, tips, , The Use of Color in Your Landscape plans, , Building Liner Ponds and ideas to do it yourselfers and homeowners. For more free landscaping , How to Choose a Fountain Pump and garden , A Low Maintenance Landscape Can Save You Money ideas, visit his site at: www.the-landscape-design-site.com |
  
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