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Landscaping Planning Tips
How to Develop a Beautiful and
Functional Backyard Landscape Design
By Mark J. Donovan
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Before ordering a truckload of loam and pulling out the wheelbarrow and
shovel to landscape your yard it’s important to first come up with a
landscaping plan. Pull out a pencil and pad of paper and begin to write down
what you want to achieve in your backyard landscaping. Write down your
landscaping goals, such as to provide privacy, clean boundaries, recreation
and entertainment area and/or to attract wildlife. Also, write down some of
the specific features you want to create in your backyard. For example, do
you want a large smooth backyard or do you anticipate having to tier it due to a
natural steep grade.
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Also, write down any desired vegetable and
plant/shrubbery gardens as well as any significant trees you want to plant. If
you know specifically what type of shrubberies and trees you want to include in
your landscaping write them down.
Once you’ve compiled a list of your landscaping goals and key features you can
then begin to sketch out a landscaping plan. Make sure to use graph paper when
sketching out your landscaping plan so that you can draw the backyard and the
particular features you want to see in it to scale.
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Also, make sure to include the estimated full diameter of grown trees that you
anticipate planting. In addition, carefully plan the location of your larger
trees to take advantage of shading your home from the hot afternoon sun and
blocking cold northwesterly winds in the winter. When landscaping planning is
done properly it should be both functional and aesthetically appealing.
When coming up with a landscape design there are often a couple of featured
center points, for example a coy pond or gazebo, however a properly landscape
backyard should have features that blend in well with one another and no one
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When designing your backyard landscape plan, think layers when it comes to
plant and shrubbery gardens. Also, think textures and varied colors. In
addition, make sure to use plants that blossom at different times of the spring
and summer seasons. Also, don’t be afraid from some repetition. However make
sure the garden is scaled in size relative to the rest of the backyard. For
example, a garden that dominates the backyard leaves no space for recreation or
other large landscaping features.
Once you’ve fully fleshed out your landscaping plans you can then begin to call
the landscaping contractors or pull out the yard tools and do the work yourself.
By having a solid landscaping plan you should be able to get accurate
landscaping cost estimates for both materials and labor.
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