An old saying states something like – “Getting Started Is Half Finished”. And so many times I find this to be true as I see do it yourself landscapers struggle to find their initial design idea. However, once they establish a framework of necessary design elements, it usually goes pretty smooth from there.
The first thing that you must look at is the actual site that you are trying to design for. While you are looking at the space you want to be honest with yourself about what you can and cannot achieve in the space. Do not gloss over the problem areas. Instead focus on them to determine what you can successfully do with your landscape design to diminish them.
Most of the time, homeowners would want to have activities in their garden like a barbecue party or just a simple get-together. It would be hard to enjoy if the area you wish to occupy is windy. Imagine having a barbecue party and being caught on fire because of strong winds, now that’s crazy! if Instead of relaxing and enjoying, you end up stressed because of such scenario.
A custom luxury home has a lot of stuff. There’s more cool stuff available all the time…and during that euphoric state I mentioned earlier…you want it all. In the audio / video home theater category alone a person can easily spend $50 to $150 thousand. So you see, evaluating the cost of a home by guessing at the cost per square foot is fool hardy. It’s like comparing a red Ford Taurus (do they still make that car?) to a red Ferrari…they both kind of do the same thing…well you know what I mean. When I’m asked how much I build for per square foot; the only true answer I can give is, “It’s up to you”.
To create the ultimate outdoor retreat, your site layout should radiate a peaceful ambiance. Nestle your hot tub landscape design company within your garden enclosed in beauty and privacy. Carefully place lighting, plants, fences, structures and of course, the spa itself. Professionals can assist you with the details.
Create business tie-ups. Seek for business partnership from local builders or construction firms in your area. They can give you long-term contracts for various landscaping projects from the buyers of their properties. You can also get contracts to luxury landscape design the yards of their model units or houses. Start contacting these firms by sending formal letters of intent. Make sure you use professional-looking letterheads with matching envelopes. You can look for online printing company to do these prints for you. There will not be any need for you to go around to shop.
Talk to a professional landscape designer. You should get some inputs to be able to come up with the desired output. It cost less for consulting than paying them to do the actual design. You just need to listen and capture some ideas that could be relevant in making your design possible.
Not only are fire pits great for cooler evenings in the fall, but think of the fun friends and family can have around the pit’s warm glow. You can roast marshmallows for yummy evening treats and enjoy great company. Tell ghost stories around the fire as Halloween grows near. These gorgeous statement pieces are great conversation starters and can make an evening fun and enjoyable for everyone.
So now we have the basics under control. The next and probably the most important thing is to look around at other websites. Look at their layout and the links that take you to different areas of their site. How long does the site take to load? Did you know that in the past if a person doesn’t see what they are looking for or it is too slow to load the click out of the site within 8 seconds. Today it is 4 seconds. So it is important that the site is going to answer a question for the viewer. Here are a few things to be aware of when looking at sites – How much time passes before you see something; what is the first thing I see on the site and does it interest me; how much time passes before I can see any text; how long does it take you to discover what the site is about.
There is no denying that doing your own landscape design will require research and hard work, but the hours of enjoyment as well as the thousands of dollars you could save will make it all worth while!