| Landscape gardening is liked to art as in painting a | | | | 6. A cluster of interesting shrubs in a flower bed can |
| picture. If you are an artist your art teacher would | | | | create extra points of interest to add to a flower |
| have probably told you that painting a good picture | | | | bed, group the larger shrubs to the back and add |
| should have a main point of interest, and that the | | | | smaller ones to the front; Shrubs also come in a |
| rest of the points add to the picture to make it | | | | variety of different foliage and colours which can |
| more beautiful and interesting. Therefore when | | | | give the painted effect. |
| landscaping gardening your need to create a picture | | | | 7. The broad leaves of the Catalpa with its attractive |
| with a central point and the rest an addition to the | | | | flowers and seed pods that cling to the tree right |
| main feature. | | | | into winter will give added interest through most of |
| 1. Let's start with the lawn, this can be the central | | | | nature's seasons. |
| feature of your garden, a good lawn is not | | | | 8. The Sugar Maple with its brilliant foliage, the |
| overcrowded with fussy bits of bedding and statuary | | | | interesting blossoms of a Tulip tree, the bright berries |
| or ornamentation. A lawn is best left as an open | | | | of an Ash, the bark of a White Birch, and the Copper |
| space to enhance the beauty of the bedding that | | | | beech leaves are all trees that can give your garden |
| surrounds it. | | | | lots of colour and interest. |
| 2. One or two additions in a large lawn space can | | | | 9. When placing your trees consider how they will |
| break up a very large area; tasteful bedding at some | | | | look when fully grown. Take their height and spread |
| point in a large lawn can create a point of interest. | | | | into consideration when deciding where to place your |
| 3. If the lawn area is quite large you could place a | | | | trees, consider if the trees would look awkward next |
| gazebo with some bedding around the gazebo to | | | | to each other. A long tall thin tree such as popular |
| make it easy to mow the lawn. Any structure | | | | would look quite out of place next a Tulip tree for |
| directly on a lawn without a break such as flower | | | | instance. |
| bed will make mowing a lawn more difficult. | | | | 10. Some trees are evergreens and others shed |
| 4. Large lawn can also handle a few trees, one or | | | | leaves seasonally, these are factors to take into |
| two depending on the size of the lawn, don't put too | | | | consideration the placing of the trees, for example |
| many trees else they will be in competition with each | | | | placing a cluster of evergreens close to the dwelling |
| other for root space and air space, it will also create | | | | will create a gloomy out look in the home. The home |
| too much shade and the lawn around lots of trees | | | | will never receive any sunlight. So be ware of placing |
| will not do too well. Lawn requires a certain amount | | | | trees near a house especially near the window areas, |
| of sunlight and daylight to flourish. | | | | houses like gardens require sunlight to give it a feel |
| 5. Choosing trees for the garden don't place an over | | | | of warmth and comfort. |
| large tree that will overpower the garden, choose | | | | Trees and lawn should be carefully chooses and |
| trees for their interesting features such as interesting | | | | placed to good effect. If you are not sure consult an |
| foliage, unusual bark patterns, flowering trees, or fruit | | | | expert who will help you in your choice. |
| trees can have interesting features | | | | |