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