Garden Designs and Landscaping:
Garden D
gn /Landsca
g
Turing your yard of grassland into a beautiful garden dgn through effective landsca
g is challenging but not impossible. Although there is not one single magical
mula
t will trans
m a
itable blank space of mud and grass into a successful green landsc
, you definitely have the freedom to select your plants and d
gn a garden to make a lasting impression. In order to achieve the d
red results, it is ess
ial to plan e
y step of your garde
g methodically.
Here some ess
ial landsca
g tips
t will help you to understand the basics of garden d
g
g and landsca
g w
differ
flowers, trees and plants.
Plang your landsca
g space
The first step wo be plan
g your landsca
g space. Plan
g of the d
red space has to be done according to the size and sh
of your garden plot. If you like your space and openness to be pronounced, then you co
consider co
ing a major part of the
a w
a neat and thick lawn and encircling it w
trees and flowering plants. Of course, if you have suffici
garden
a, then you have the option of putting together se
al elem
s
t co
make an impressive garden d
gn.
Plang your garde
g d
gn space
The next step wo be to plan
garde
g apparatus, its storage and access into the landsca
g space. Since the lawn mower is an ess
ial part of the garde
g ensemble, plants sho
be c
fully spaced
easy access to the lawn mower as well as to all parts of the lawn. Keep space
other equipm
t may be required in the future when doing a landsc
makeo
or other major changes such as landsca
g w
trees.
Landscag types – Hardsc
and Softsc
Plang the hardsc
and the softsc
in landsca
g is
y ess
ial to acquire optimum results in a good garden d
gn. While the
mer has to do w
masonry work such as construction of patios, barbecues and stonewalls
any water body in the garden, the softsc
is plan
g the grassy turf w
in
t
a. The details
the hardsc
may also include low lighting around the perimeter which again wo
require some c
ful plan
g. Since the hardsca
g involves building of perman
structures, garden d
g
g and plan
g have to be meticulous and in conjunction w
the other elem
s used in the landsca
g.
Plang the softsc
is enjoyable but challenging. You need to first decide the type of lawn or turf
t is going to co
the surface
a of your garden. The next step wo
be to choose trees – flowering as well as fruit trees
t will help to embellish the landsca
g of the
a. While colourful plants, green foliage and borders can encircle the perimeter, you co
also d
gn a recreational spot sheltered w
tall trees. While d
g
g your landsc
, c
sho
be taken to arrange plants wisely so as to avoid excessive pru
g as well as prev
pest infestation.
Ornamation and wildlife in your landsca
g
You co incorporate garden statues among the greenery of your landsc
; notw
standing the style of landsca
g you might have in your garden d
gn. Ensure
t you use materials
t
appropriate to the mood you
setting and
able to w
stand the vagaries of nature. If you
fond of birds, plant conifers and wood perennials to give them shelter. Shrubs and vines
t bear edible berries
a natural attraction
birds. A simple birdbath or a fountain in a
dant landsca
g is wonderfully alluring
birds and soothing
humans as well.
Once you have dgned your garden, the next step wo
be to define your
ryway. You can construct a grand
ryway w
arches and trellises. These can be adorned w
vines and colourful flowering veils
t make the landsca
g inviting, intriguing and special.
Finally, the garden sho look pretty, colourful and spacious. There
se
al plants you can choose from including birds of paradise, mauve
bena, red hibiscus, bougainvilleas etc. Bamboo and ornam
al grasses will add life to your garden w
their soft sounds.
Following these simple landscag and garden d
g
g tips, your special
dant space can turn into an oasis
fun, play and relaxation.