Landscaping around a pool can be a challenge and the best-laid plans for a beautiful landscape can turn to disaster if not done right. As in all landscape designs you need to think about the future and what the pool area will look like months and years from now.
Hardscaping is the use of brick, pavers, stone, and water features to set off areas of landscape, and to allow access to them. This is so often neglected by amateur designers. For instance, some people simply depend upon a landscape design company maintenance company to determine where to plant things. Since they are in the business of cutting and pruning, they don’t care much about what else is there. But you do care. You will marvel at the artwork that can be created out of the combination of stone or moving water, such as a fountain. Hardscape ties it all together.
From the initial design through to the installation and creation of features, ponds, decking, flower beds, fencing and anything else you require, a garden company can do it all. Furthermore they can provide ongoing maintenance services too. If you have an allotment then you may require help to keep the vegetables growing well and harvested too. It is better to get help then let your allotment become overgrown, the council could even take it off you if this happens and allocate it to someone else.
Landscaping and tree trimming can be wonderful and fulfilling. An accomplishment not many have the patience or creativity to handle. Anybody can throw down a few decorative paver stones up their walkway and call it landscaping, but it takes someone who has a creative style to add a unique touch. Drawing up your landscape design takes a load of confidence, talk to a professional arborist.
Stone or rock features are another avenue to explore. These usually accompany a sand or water feature, or perhaps a statue. That is, after all, technically stone, and can have a wonderfully elegant and tasteful effect.
After doing your research and getting an idea of how you would like to luxury landscape design your yard, I would definitely recommend checking out the Plan-a-Garden tool from Better Homes and Gardens. You can drag-and-drop all sorts of items such as trees, shrubs, structures, fencing, ponds and more on your screen and get a good feel for how your design will look. This tool is amazing and it’s free.
It would also do well to use recognized images that automatically indicate your industry. Images of plants and flowers can automatically point out that you are a florist, landscape artist or horticulturist.
The foundation may be constructed of cement if you want a more permanent location but if you think you may move in the future, it is best to build a garden shed that will allow you the flexibility to move it later. With a pre-built shed you are limited to existing choices on design and functionality. However, they are pre-cut and simple to put together if you don’t have much knowledge in this field.
There is a lot of flexibility with the components. You can resize or rescale them if you need to. You can also change colors of both components and materials.
In the art world, there is another term that comes into play. It is saturation. As with the amount of plantings or garden beds, too little and your landscape can seem sparse; too much and it becomes unsettling. With color saturation, as with most facets of gardening, a nice balance is best. So after choosing your color pallet and plantings, it’s always easiest and more economical to start with a few and add more later if needed.