| If you are a novice in the art of garden landscaping | | | | paper first, taking into account the shapes of the |
| then you will need to learn about the basic concepts | | | | small elements such as flowers and leaves. |
| of this beautiful art. Getting the basic grip before | | | | Lines must flow into your design, so the eye of the |
| getting started will give you much more confidence | | | | visitor gets a smooth view of your garden. The way |
| and you will be doing more landscaping designs in no | | | | you arrange plants and flowers in groups, which areas |
| time. | | | | are covered and how, will strongly affect the way |
| The top five basics when starting in landscaping | | | | your design flows. Try to achieve a balanced and |
| design | | | | simple design. |
| You can find a deluge of information about | | | | Size, as well as color and lines, is one of the three |
| landscaping everywhere, specially the Internet. But | | | | macroelements of your garden landscape design. |
| where should you get started? First of all, get info on | | | | Plants come in every size you can imagine, and it's |
| how to deal with these five basic concepts: color, | | | | very important you balance their sizes in your garden, |
| shape, size, lines and texture. | | | | so you get a more pleasant garden. If you put big |
| Color is one of the key designing elements you need | | | | plants to one side and small ones to the other, the |
| to take into account. You are free to use as many | | | | result will be heavy on one side and too light on the |
| colors as you wish, but don't overdo it or your | | | | other, while if you go for the same size overall your |
| garden will look cramped and messy. Instead, try to | | | | garden, the result will be a bit boring. |
| find a balance and use several colors related in hue, | | | | The last item of design is texture. This is the second |
| such as different kinds of pink, or shades of green. | | | | microelement along with shape. Texture will give your |
| You can also use color to make something stand out, | | | | garden an extra flavor, since they are extremely |
| for instance, surround a flowery bush with more | | | | complex to the eye, and therefore, much more |
| leafy plants. | | | | attractive. Don't forget to balance it, as we |
| The second item of design is shape. The shapes and | | | | mentioned earlier, and don't overdo it, since too much |
| size of plants, flowers, trees and bushes will give you | | | | texture into your garden landscaping design will be |
| an idea on how you can balance all these elements in | | | | tiring to the eye. |
| your design. It's a good idea to get your design on | | | | |