There are at least four essentials to consider in creating a landscape design: aesthetics, function, balance, and sustainability. All four essentials are harmonized to achieve a landscape design that is cohesive and beautiful. Aesthetics Let’s face it. When people have their property landscaped, they assume it will project a sense of beauty in its own unique way. The flowers should be lovely and stunning, the trees majestic or sheltering, the pergolas romantic, and the pond or fountain or statue should be breathtaking. The overall effect is expected to elicit an exclamation of delight. This is why it is important to thoughtfully and carefully select each flowering plant, each tree, each set of garden furniture or garden dcor for your landscape design. They should not be chosen simply on a whim but by careful preparation and consideration. A beautiful landscape design is not created overnight. It takes careful planning. When people look at a landscape, they should see harmony between all choice elements. For example, does the gazebo lend an aura of romance to the landscape design or does it ruin it by looking contrived or out of place? Most landscapers advise to think of the landscape like a house having many rooms. Each room should smoothly blend or flow into the next. Function As much as possible each landscape design element shouldn’t simply â€stand there just looking pretty.†The group of plants, set of flowers, rows of shrubs or trees must serve a function. As should the pond, statues, urns and other garden dcor. Are the trees for shade or for fencing? Is the fountain somehow connected to an irrigation system? Of course, the bamboo bench under the pergola provides a place to relax. Balance Behind all the beauty and functionality is balance. A good landscape design must have balance. This involves not only the obvious ones such as the complementary colors of blooms and greenery or the symmetry of the garden furniture or stone paths. Balance also means the symbiotic relationships of all the landscape design’s living elementsâ€"bugs, butterflies, birds, earthworms, and fish in the pond, even the puppy the frolics around. Each one should be positioned in the landscape so as to contribute to the healthy existence of the others. For example, the willow tree provides awesome shade but it’s some sort of â€water monster†drinking up any patch of water its roots â€sniff†out. So be sure to plant them far from water tanks and drainages where its roots can follow and cause some damage. Sustainability With all the plants, trees, garden dcor, outdoor furniture, pond or fountain that you plan to include in your landscape design, you must consider sustainability. Simply put, will you be able to maintain the whole thing? Will you be able to keep it together as the seasons change? Landscaping your lawn or garden doesn’t end when every shrub and tree has been planted, every statue positioned, fountain bubbling and pond teeming with colorful koi. Consistent loving care is needed: mulching, pruning, weeding, transplanting, changing seasonal blooming plants, keeping the pond clean for the fish and man. Once you’ve ticked off all four essentials on your list in creating your landscape design, then you’re well on your way on executing the design and making your dream landscaped lawn or garden a reality.
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