| A Romantic Design | | | | firms. |
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| Landscaping Gardens are a reference to a | | | | Naturally, this is a very "high level" |
| garden style that was popular in eighteenth | | | | objective set, the actual negotiations for |
| century. This style was very popular with the | | | | services, design, and labor are more time |
| English who took the design to heart. This | | | | intensive. The formal landscaping garden is |
| style is very romantic and elegant. One of | | | | not for the timid or the uninitiated; it is a |
| the shining lights of landscaping gardens was | | | | serious endeavor and as most large projects |
| Lancelot Brown, an English architect and | | | | go, it can be quite a drain on cash, time and |
| landscaper of great renown. Many of his | | | | patience. On the positive side, when |
| creations are alive today. You can find just | | | | complete, the landscape garden is park like, |
| a few fine examples here: | | | | very beautiful, often like a playground, and |
| | | | very serene. |
| Burghley House Garden | | | | |
| | | | Landscaping the Home |
| Blenheim Palace Garden | | | | |
| | | | Up to now, this article has been rather |
| Harewood House Garden | | | | grandiose in its treatment of the landscape |
| | | | garden style. The examples quoted above are |
| Chatsworth Garden | | | | huge estates. It the impression was given |
| | | | that this style is not for the private home |
| There are several locations on the web where | | | | then nothing could be further from the truth. |
| the landscape gardens are discussed, many | | | | |
| with pictures. I encourage you to have a | | | | On the smaller scale of the private home, |
| look. | | | | landscape gardens can incorporate things like |
| | | | greenhouses, outdoor patios, and dining |
| Landscaping Garden: A Modern Term for an Old | | | | spaces without obliterating the beautiful but |
| Design | | | | formal design style. If those modern element |
| | | | can be fitted into the design at concept |
| However, the term landscaping garden only | | | | (rather than after construction of the |
| began to be used in the twentieth century and | | | | landscape garden), then their decidedly |
| this concept in fact, has a number features | | | | modern profile can be camouflaged in the |
| that set it apart from other types of | | | | design, either by stone or hedge features for |
| gardens. To begin with, there is need to | | | | instance. There is no reason why even a BBQ |
| prepare drawings and make plans as well as | | | | can't be made to look "indigenous" with just |
| schedule a timeframe to construct the | | | | a little ingenuity! |
| landscape. | | | | |
| | | | Pretty in the Planning |
| Landscape Garden was coined in the twentieth | | | | |
| century, but the concept of design has | | | | To get the best out of landscaping garden you |
| changed little since the days of Brown. It is | | | | will no doubt have to plan everything |
| a formal style garden and therefore needs | | | | properly so as to ensure that each option is |
| some thought applied before the action. | | | | given its proper space; other than that, the |
| | | | possibilities facing the gardener are endless |
| The chief points to consider when venturing | | | | and it is up to your own imagination just how |
| on to this garden design are: | | | | much you are able to get out of your |
| | | | landscaping garden. |
| 1. The preparation of drawings and other | | | | |
| plans to mark the course of the landscaping | | | | Getting the best result out of your landscape |
| and the feature locations. | | | | garden will require planning and careful |
| | | | attention to detail. To ensure you can |
| 2. Specifications and quotes for clearing, | | | | incorporate all your ideas and needs while |
| debris hauling, and materials. | | | | still maintaining that classic look you're |
| | | | seeking, all you have to do is think, plan, |
| 3. Division of labor between do-it-yourself | | | | and design. After that, the opportunities and |
| projects and hired projects. | | | | possibilities of your landscape garden are |
| | | | endless! |
| 4. General contractor agreements and hired | | | | |