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3 Tips In Landscaping Your Garden
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th
3 Tips In Landscaping Your Garden
By Nicky Pilkington, Tue Jan 10th
Landscaping is usually a fairly big task, consuming much timeand energy. But before you hire that professional, here are sometips that could save both time and money. 1. Spend some time thinking about exactly how you want the finaldesign to be. You need to take account of the style and functionof your landscape. Do you want to include an area forentertaining? A barbeque? Is there to be an area for children toplay, a fishpond or a swimming pool? An idea of the plants youwant to be there will also help. Focus on the area where youspend most of your time. That's a good place to start. 2. Think twice before hiring a pro. An independent designermight cost you hundreds of dollars when you may be able toaccess free plans on the internet or at a nursery. But if youhave an awkward block such as very steep ground, a pro mightgive you the expertise to save costly mistakes. (Article continued below)
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The style of your home must be taken into account. If youhave a rural cottage, formal gardens surrounding it will lookout of place. Think also about your lifestyle. Do you want tospend hours caring for many beds of annuals or pruning beds ofroses? If so, go ahead and plant them, but if you'd rather spendyour free time at the beach, then go for an easy-care garden andlandscape. Here are the various landscape styles you can choose for yourown garden: a. Formal. This style uses lots of straight lines and perfectgeometrical shapes. Orderly arrangement of plants instead ofrandom positioning is employed. Close arrangement and pruning isseen on many landscaped gardens with this style. b. Informal. This kind of landscaping workds well with cosycottages. Beds with curved edges instead of straight lines andrandom placement of plants suit this landscape style. c. English Garden. This style emphasizes the harmony between thehouse's architecture and the garden. d. Formal/Informal Garden. This style often comes with a brickwalkway that exudes formality. This walkway leads to the rearwith a circle of plants. The arrangement of plants resembles theEnglish garden style but it has no formal borders. e. Oriental. It is often the kind of garden found in smallbackyards. It uses rocks, evergreens and water. A wide varietyof plants create several interesting angles with this style. f. Woodland. This landscaping suits a house that has a woodedbackyard and sloping ground. About the author:Find more about gardeningand some useful gardeningtips at AboutGardening | 
