Back to the Basics: Backyard Landscaping Pointers
by
AJ Fanter All About Lawns Columnist
The summer has finally arrived! That means that you will be
spending more time in your backyard, enjoying time with friends and
family outside. However, if your yard could use some serious improvement, here are just a few backyard landscaping design principles that will help you make the most of your space.
Unity in Your Backyard One of the main goals of any backyard
landscaping project should be to achieve a sense of unity. This can be
accomplished in your backyard via repetition, consistency or by
selecting and designing your overall backyard landscaping around a
particular theme.
Repetition in Your Backyard Repetition is important because if
you have too many different kinds of plants and decorative elements in
your backyard, it can make your backyard look cluttered. In order to
achieve a sense of repetition, choose selected plants or plant groups,
and repeat them throughout your backyard.
Consistency in Your Backyard Landscaping Along with
repetition, it is important to have a sense of consistency in your
backyard landscaping. Consistency refers to unifying a backyard by
choosing plants that have similar height, color, sizes, and textures.
By keeping your plant or decoration selections consistent, you create a
sense of unity that makes it feel as if your backyard is not a series
of bits and pieces stuck together, but a uniform whole. To create a
sense of consistency you might choose two or three favorite colors and
limit your plant selections only to those that feature your selected
colors.
Your Backyard Theme Of course, one of the simplest ways to
unify your backyard landscaping is to choose a particular theme, such
as a cottage, rose, or even a butterfly garden theme, and then design
your backyard. Select only those plants and decorative elements that
are appropriate for your preferred theme.
About the Author
AJ Fanter is a freelance writer based in Reno, NV.
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