Good landscaping-planning will combine great ideas with functionality for your yard.
Make sure you get the landscaping-planning right and allow enough space for all the elements in your landscape concept. A good landscape design will have an overall concept such as
"southwest landscaping".
Make sure the landscape style compliments the home with the right look. I can help you with this by creating an
specific to your wants and needs, so contact me and lets get started creating your design today.
This style compliments the home well. The boulders that match the stone colors used on the home, are set in
rock mulch
of a lighter color, to provide contrast. Makes the boulders jump out huh? It's this sort of thing that creates emotion with the landscaping. The plants used are desert varieties that compliment the Southwest Style of landscaping,
desert landscaping
and can handle the extreme temperatures of the environment.
design ideas
The yard shown in this landscape design will have large areas of lawn with
borders
and
flower gardens
in the large planters. These planters are close to the home, but they provide plenty of space for the plants to mature.
If enough space is not given for the plants to mature then later on it becomes difficult to
mow and edge
the grass at the edge of the planter,or walk past the planter because the plants are overhanging the border.
If your project has a
slope
to deal with you will need to address the
retention walls
first. You will likely spend more money to deal with this but the final product will be cleaner and under control.
Drainage
is a huge concern in planning a
landscape design
. Proper drainage can prevent flooding, and ensure that plants are not trying to grow in saturated soil conditions. Bottom line is you need to know where the water will go in a heavy down pour.
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