December 22nd, 2011 — Ideas, Landscaping, Terraces
Here are some more unique landscaping ideas for when you are dealing with unique spaces.
Landscaping for Terraces
From a secluded sitting area situated near to the master suite, to an expansive patio intended for extensive outdoor entertaining, a garden terrace is a beautiful landscaping technique capable of creating a unique harmony between your indoor living space and your outdoor living space. You can use a wide variety of different colors, patterns and materials that are capable of complimenting your overall choices in design. You can also add a much greater level of functionality to your terrace and your patio simply by integrating covered areas and other custom touches such as railing to the space to really make it yours.
Landscaping Tips for Smaller Yards
When you have a limited amount of outdoor space, that does not mean that you are going to be limited when it comes to choosing design ideas for your space. Small yards have actually become extremely common, and so there are a wide variety of different ways that you can work with a tiny amount of space in order to create a beautiful and stunning country garden. Here are some examples of what you can do when working with a smaller yard:
- You can integrate in outdoor accessories that are proportionate. A large sized garden pond may completely overpower a smaller yard, leaving a tiny amount of space for living, but what if you implemented a much smaller but still functional pond in this space instead?
- You may also want to include smaller tree varieties such as ornamental trees and fruit trees in place of larger shade trees. If you do want a specific tree variety that grows too large for your small space, what you may consider doing is container planting it, where the container would limit the root growth, limiting the growth of the tree to a size that you can handle.
- There are certain colors that you can choose in your landscaping elements that will make your overall yard appear as if it were larger. Using bright and open colors is a great way to make your landscape seem as if it is much larger than it actually is.
- There are also certain textures that you can implement in order to create a better feeling of space and openness.
- You can also opt for slender types of fencing that creates an open sort of feeling rather than a claustrophobic one.
- Finally, you can choose plants that grow in a vertical manner rather than a horizontal one in order to add more dimension to your small space. Examples include vines and climbing plants.
Implement a few or all of these techniques in combination in order to create your own functional country garden landscape no matter how large or how small the space is that you have to work with.
Photo Credits: Neosnaps
Originally posted 2009-08-27 03:37:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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December 15th, 2011 — Hilly Terain, Ideas, Landscaping
Not every landscaping idea is going to be ideal for every type of landscape or yard. Some yards, in fact, are going to require quite a bit of planning and adjustment just to get the right look because they are unique in some special way. Whether you are working with a difficult grade or a limited amount of space, there are actually a number of different tips for landscaping and unique landscaping ideas that can help you to make the absolute most out of the outdoor space that you have to work with.
Landscape Garden Wall Design -
Walls are capable of being used for a myriad of different purposes including for privacy, for protection, for seating or simply to add a little beauty to your space. You can implement varying heights depending on the purpose of the wall, as well as curves and angles in order to suit the style of your garden, making these hardscape style features an excellent addition no matter what type of landscape design you are dealing with. Walls can be made out of bricks, stones and a variety of other materials as well, meaning that you can find the material that is going to compliment the remainder of your outdoor space design, allowing your landscape design and your home design to blend in with each other in order to create the perfect country garden landscape design.
Landscape Retaining Wall Design -
Retaining walls are definitely a unique garden wall design, as they are designed specifically to offset slopes while enhancing the curb appeal for your landscape. Just like most other non-living hardscape design elements, the planning and the construction for a retaining wall is going to require that you put special attention into detail and accuracy. There are a number of issues that need to be addressed including drainage, erosion and any other issues that the retaining wall needs to take care of. Landscape designers are generally more than capable of creating and building retaining walls for your landscape that will look great and be functional as well.
Slopes and Grades in your Landscape -
Retaining walls are great for hillside garden areas, but they are only one of many techniques that are available to you. You can easily work slopes and grades into your landscape space when you utilize the right type of landscaping. You need to make sure that you are utilizing the right irrigation and drainage systems to maintain your rock gardens, wild flower gardens, functional decks and natural areas utilizing unique types of ground covers for the best possible results.
Utilizing the proper landscape design elements for your unique space is vitally important. When you really take the time to find the landscape elements that will work with your unique space, that is when you can truly get the most out of the space that you have.
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Originally posted 2009-08-20 03:30:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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December 9th, 2011 — English Gardens, Gardening Tips
There are a number of important elements that come into play when it comes to creating a romantic and comfortable English style country garden landscape design including the appropriate plant life, materials and accessories. These things are all important when it comes to adding both elegance and beauty to the outdoor space that you are attempting to create as well as your entire home. Some of the elements involved in this design include natural and twisting walk ways, flourishing plants edging the paths and majestic trees shading relaxing spaces and plenty of thriving lawns to play and relax in. All of these things create the feeling of a traditional English style country cottage style landscape. Having the right accessories can also play a large role in creating a garden space that complements the style of your home and the personality of your landscaping.
Building an English Garden Path
There are a number of ways to create a genuine feeling English garden landscape design. Some of the most popular design elements include walkways that are secluded and that feature graceful curves and plenty of free-flowing plants. These are the foundational elements for creating an English style country garden landscape design. Garden paths should meander all throughout the landscape and they should allow for the peaceful enjoyment of all of the pleasures of nature. The materials that are used to built these walkways can be a true key to creating the right atmosphere. The following tips and materials should help to make your English garden style more enjoyable:
- You should be using natural materials such as bark and gravel in order to create simple but beautiful paths for your outdoor area. Not only are these materials low maintenance, but they are also quite cost effective as well.
- You may also want to use stylish brick or types of stone pavers, which are more luxurious but also tend to add to the charm and the grace of your design.
- Another option is to combine gravel, stone and brick materials in order to create a more genuine feeling English garden landscape design.
- You should be avoiding the creation of formal angles or conservative style patterns. Instead you should be integrating curving designs and soft lines in order to suggest romance and whimsy instead.
Accessories
The quaint English garden landscape design that you create should be a place that is both relaxing and tranquil, and it should allow for you to enjoy all the best things that outdoor living has to offer. The garden accessories that you decide to use are going to place an important influence on the atmosphere that you create as well as the theme for your outdoor space. You should be selecting décor that is capable of complimenting the natural, free flowing uniqueness that is personified by the English countryside experience.
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November 21st, 2011 — Ideas, Water Gardens
Landscape waterfalls are capable of being added in order to create flow into your pond, your water garden or your pool. Landscape waterfalls are also capable of being freestanding or even fountain like. Landscape waterfalls are capable of being made from concrete, fiberglass, stone or even existing water features on your property. What this means is that you have a wealth of different opportunities for creating water features in your country garden landscaping space. If you do not already have a stream or a pond on your property, do not worry as waterfalls are still capable of being designed with a kit or from scratch.
Depending on the width and the height for the waterfall, country garden landscape waterfalls are capable of creating different sounds as well as different sensory effects. Larger boulders and stones are capable of creating narrower and splashier water falls, while flat flagstones are going to create wider water falls that are sheet like in nature. You can create splashy sounds, flowing sounds, splashy waterfalls, gentle waterfalls and pretty much anything that you like. No matter what you end up choosing, water falls in your country garden landscape are going to add a sense of spirituality, serenity, class and true beauty to your outdoor space.
Some people believe that it is the beauty of the water falls and their soothing water sound that make waterfalls so vitally important to a modern country garden landscape space. Other people believe that it is the negative ions that positively affect the serotonin levels in our brains, promoting a complete elevation of our mood, our health and our energy level. Water makes is feel good, no matter how you look at it, and what that means is that installing waterfalls in the modern country garden landscape is a wise avenue to pursue.
Waterfalls, just as with the ocean and with flowing rivers, are some of the best sources of the negative ions that boost our moods. Their motion is capable of disturbing the molecules of water, allowing the electrons to become displaced, and the negative ions result from the spare electron trying to find another oxygen molecule to bond with. In other words, adding waterfalls to your space is a great thing to do, not only for the aesthetic beauty and value but also for a lift to your mood.
No matter what your country garden landscape space is like, it can benefit from a waterfall. There are large waterfalls and small ones, tall ones and short ones, portable ones and permanent ones. No matter what you plan to do with your garden space, you will benefit from installing a waterfall of your very own and all of the myriad of benefits that are associated with having running water in your space, regardless of whether or not you believe in the negative ions that are charging up your mood.
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October 19th, 2011 — Design, Gardening Tips, Landscaping
The quaint types of garden that we once knew have been the origin for a wide variety of today’s more elegant designs for country garden landscaping. All throughout time, gardening has proven itself to be a truly vital part of our existence. During the seventeenth century, cultivation and gardening had evolved into a great deal more than simply sources for medicinal and food ingredients. People began to put together lush landscapes that were completely full of fragrant and colorful blooms, and they were used in order to surround many homes as well as cottages, and this provided a truly relaxing and gorgeous space that served as an outdoor extension to an indoor living space.
European country gardens first began to appear around charming style English cottage homes, especially in the 1600s during the Tudor period. Blooms that were flourishing began to brighten all of the pathways that would wind around beds of herbs and vegetables and truly romantic flowers draped over arbors, providing a space that was enjoyable and relaxing, allowing people to take advantage of the lush garden spaces around them.
French country landscaping designs have often featured a similar natural essence, featuring bountiful vegetables and herbs among a number of overflowing beds of flowers in all colors. French gardens also added a truly Mediterranean flair to the country style landscape design concept.
Your typical French garden would definitely incorporate the romantic flair of lavender plants as well as luscious Mediterranean foliage combined with the traditional pastel flora and soft curves associated with traditional English gardens. These combinations of elements are capable of creating a flair that creates an outdoor space that is refined as well as elegant without sacrificing function or simplicity.
For many centuries now, fountains have served as a truly essential element in creating the Provencal lifestyle. These served as charming monuments that served as the only available supply of water for many small villages throughout the region and so throughout the years, these water elements have come to represent the soothing and simple lifestyle of living in the Provence.
By the time the 19th century rolled around, leading landscaping architects all throughout the world had begun to combine the simplistic and yet incredible beauty of English cottage gardens with the sophistication naturally associated with French style country gardens in order to create a completely new style of landscape design, commonly referred to as the American country garden landscape design.
The country landscape designs of today are quite heavily influenced by traditional styles of gardens, and so they are ideal for a number of different modern residences, especially those that still feature Victorian or Renaissance elements or style.
The trick to creating a good country garden is to combine function with form. You can have a beautiful garden surrounding your home, but if it is not also functional, then you have not created a true country garden.
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