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Landscaping - The Forgotten Principle Of Simplicity
By Steve Boulden
Landscaping - The Forgotten Principle Of Simplicity
By Steve Boulden
Most landscapes that appear out of sorts and cluttered are generally due to the fact that the basic principles of landscaping have been ignored or overlooked. And the most often overlooked is the principle of simplicity.
Most do it yourselfers don't realize that simplicity is one of the principles of landscape design. It's not only a principle of design, but also of all forms of art. And just as the word suggests. Keep your choice and quantity of elements minimal and simple.
Keeping things simple doesn't imply that your landscape design should be completely without expression or be without any real form. On the contrary. It simply means to hold to the other obvious principles like repetition, unity, and balance.
A usual blunder that many do it yourselfers do is in trying to mix too many different elements and objects into their project. This can create an unprofessional looking and cluttered landscape or garden. Keeping your design ideas simple in the beginning will keep things clear and the design process much easier. You can add more later if you want to.
The clearest illustration That I can come up with is in making the right planting choices and color combinations. Making good plant choices is often a major problem for a lot of folks generally because they don't have any knowledge of the endless varieties of plants to choose from. So it becomes confusing. And even with that, the majority of people will go to their local nursery and pick up a lot of different varieties of badly matched plants to place in their designing. And this in itself can cause the garden design to be out of balance.
While the majority of do it yourselfers don't have a big understanding of landscaping plants, most people are familiar with
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some varieties or can see what works in other landscapes. So some simple observation is where you should start. Pay attention and you'll notice how much more visual effect is created from a simple selection of a few varieties of plants than from a large mix match of different plants.
In simpler terms, pick two to three different kinds of plants and repeat them throughout the landscape. This helps create balance through repetition.
Keep in mind that I'm just using plantings as one example here. This basic principle can be applied to all of the different elements of your designing. It's not just limited to your plantings.
Here's one idea that you can try. To add some interesting visual impact to your design, design a few flower borders using multiple shades of the same color. Do this using two, three, or more species and you'll also create an interesting and unique contrast of texture. And as before, contrast and variation of texture are also principles of design and art.
Keep your designing simple in the beginning. It will be easier to design and you can always add more later if need be. Article Source: http://www.articlecube.com Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape Design Site.com which offers free professional landscaping advice and ideas to do it yourselfers and homeowners. For more free landscaping ideas, visit his site at: www.the-landscape-design-site.com
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