Selasa, 29 Desember 2009
Landscape Design Ideas Guide
By
Kenneth E Asselin
When you are looking for landscape design ideas it is wise to keep in mind that good landscaping can significantly improve your home's appearance by adding style, livability and personality. You will not be able to create a design until you understand why you are landscaping your property. Some research will provide many exciting ideas and produce a landscaping plan that will result in a satisfying project.
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Senin, 28 Desember 2009
Simple Landscaping Ideas - Landscaping the Outside of Your Home
by
Robin Larson
A natural landscape brings a flavor of wilderness to suburban, urban, and company surroundings by attracting a variety of butterflies, birds, and other animals. Once you've spent so much money and time on your home, you should have the exterior match your interior area.
Landscaping may seem like a big chore. If you have the mindset that you can't design or that you aren't creative at all, you might not envision the potential of your own landscape. You might spend a lot of time in your landscape so it ought to delight, please, and serve you. Proper landscaping can help to control the temperature variation concerning the inner and outer surfaces of ceilings and walls, and so reduce heat transfer.
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Minggu, 27 Desember 2009
Do You Need Backyard Landscaping Ideas ?
Author: Randy Letter
You are lucky enough if your house have a backyard hence you will need to think of few backyard landscaping ideas to readjust your backyard space so your guest or visitor will envy you. It does not matter how much budget you will need to design your backyard since there are so many things you can do with it. However, there are certain things you will need to bear in mind before you perform any renovation on your backyard.
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Sabtu, 26 Desember 2009
Top 7 Landscaping Ideas When it Comes to Save Money
By
Danny Morison
Keeping the costs down could be the toughest challenge when it comes to landscaping your garden area, patio or deck. But with effective landscaping tips, you can save a lot of money.
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Jumat, 25 Desember 2009
Landscaping Ideas For a Small Yard - Shrubs That Can Make the Difference
By
Sam Kay Asare
If you want your home to become adorable, pleasurable and beautiful with a natural appeal, then you almost can't do without a great landscaping! Landscaping will beautify your home and make it a pleasurable place to be. What's more, it can increase the value of your property up to 20% and even more.
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Kamis, 24 Desember 2009
Some Favorite Landscape Design Ideas
By
Kenneth E Asselin
Once you have the basics of landscape design then inevitably you will want to start moving onto your own projects. This is where it becomes difficult however because, as a beginner it takes a strong character to come up with design ideas and then have the willpower to see them through. In this article I'll be talking about a few different ideas that you can use to kick-start your imagination for your next landscape project.
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Minggu, 20 Desember 2009
Front Yard Landscaping - Foundation Planting Ideas
By
Steve Boulden
In my last article on front yard landscaping I discussed laying out driveways and sidewalks as your starting point and how it could possibly help create the entire framework for your front yard design. So assuming that you’re to that point, we’ll move on to a few considerations of a major secondary element. Plants.
When choosing and setting out plants in the front yard or any landscaping for that matter, you need to consider more than just how things will look. You should also consider other factors such as sun or shade, duration of sun or shade, soil type, purpose, the elements, and what specific plants will require or do in the future. There are also a few other considerations such as how close to plant to the home and its foundation.
When setting out plants in the front yard, place small shrubs and bushes 4 to 6 feet away from the home. If set closer than this, they could be deprived of sunlight or rain because of a wide overhang from the roof. They could also get fried from intense heat reflecting off of the wall. Placed away from the home in a wider staggered row rather than a narrow row, they also add a 3d effect to the landscape that makes the home seem more substantial.
Another consideration that most folks don’t think of is the long term effects of planting around the foundation of the home.
Keep in mind the space that plants and their roots will occupy at maturity. Roots are a powerful force that can find their way through rock. They also don’t seem to have much trouble with foundations.
Most plants, of course, require water. Watering, and especially flooding plants and beds around foundations creates a potential for a damaged foundation. This doesn’t always happen but it does happen. If you’re going to have plants close to the home, spot watering individual plants, a drip system, or even a low profile spray is safer than flooding the entire area.
Lime leach from concrete is a problem that I see quite often. It’s such a common problem because it takes a long time to show up. Over time, lime leaches out of the concrete into the soil causing the soil to become alkaline. If the ph of the soil gets too high, plants will start to look sick and yellow. Usually, keeping the beds tilled with a lot of organic matter will buffer and prevent this problem. Adding sulfur and organics to beds that are already affected will help turn the problem around.
The main thing to keep in mind when setting out landscaping plants, along with how they’ll look, is what they will do in the future. Whether it’s front yard landscaping, backyard landscaping, or any other part of your landscape, keeping these main points in mind could possibly save you a lot of frustration and money in the future.
Written by Steve Boulden. Steve is the creator of The Landscape Design Site which offers free landscaping ideas to do it yourselfers. For more
front yard landscaping ideas, visit his site at
http://www.the-landscape-design-site.com.
Label: Front Yard Landscaping Idea, Landscaping, Landscaping Ideas
Selasa, 15 Desember 2009
Simple Landscaping Ideas - Landscaping the Outside of Your Home
By
Robin Larson
A natural landscape brings a flavor of wilderness to suburban, urban, and company surroundings by attracting a variety of butterflies, birds, and other animals. Once you've spent so much money and time on your home, you should have the exterior match your interior area.
Landscaping may seem like a big chore. If you have the mindset that you can't design or that you aren't creative at all, you might not envision the potential of your own landscape. You might spend a lot of time in your landscape so it ought to delight, please, and serve you. Proper landscaping can help to control the temperature variation concerning the inner and outer surfaces of ceilings and walls, and so reduce heat transfer.
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Senin, 14 Desember 2009
Landscaping Ideas For a Small Yard
By
Sam Kay Asare
Do you have a small yard and are you wondering how to turn it into the 'Garden of Eden' you have been dreaming of? If you are looking for the creative landscaping idea for small yard then I have good news for you. You see, when it comes to such things as home improvement, you don't have to leave it to the 'experts'. You can do it on your own! And the best part is it can be fun, invigorating, pleasurable and at the minimal cost possible.
However, if you still want to go ahead to enlist the help of a professional you are at liberty to do so. But you still need to know the basics. Because, just having one landscaping idea for your small yard could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Again, once you have an idea as to what you really want, even if you call in a professional, you will know whether he did a great job or not.
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Minggu, 13 Desember 2009
Will a Good Front Yard Landscaping Idea Increase the Value of Your Home?
By
Harry Bernstein
The Benefits of a Creative Front Yard Landscaping Idea
Your home's front yard is usually the first impression someone will have when they come to visit you and your family. Even if you have a beautiful home, if your front yard is a mess & not cared for it then becomes a reflection on the condition of your whole home. A well developed front yard landscaping idea will change the total look of your home, making it a more pleasant place. The right idea and plan should also be able to drive up the value of your home in these tough economic times.
It is obvious that a house with a beautifully landscaped yard will sell for a higher price, and much quicker than a house whose yard is unkempt. On the other hand, a house with a well maintained landscape should be able to create the perfect atmosphere for your visitors, as well as prospective buyers. For example, people may imagine moving into your home, and beginning to think emotionally instead of logically.
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Sabtu, 12 Desember 2009
How Landscape Books With Some Great Landscape Tips Can Help the Beginner!
By
Aurthur Coleman
Everyone is trying to save a buck where they can these days. So why not attempt do it yourself landscaping? Really how hard can it be? STOP, back the backyard landscape truck up. There are a few things you need to know before you just dive right in. Otherwise you can wind up spending more money in costly mistakes and you would be better off just shelling out the big bucks to hire a pro.
In this article, I'm going to give you some landscape tips that should help and send you on your way to prepare the yard of your dreams.
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Kamis, 10 Desember 2009
Important Ideas For Creating an Effective Landscape For Your Home
By
Scott M. Free
Landscape gardening has become quite popular among the people nowadays. There are several Landscape designing companies available in the market to help you get an effective landscape design for your home.
Several landscape owners are working hard on innovative landscape design ideas and have introduced water gardens, tropical gardens, Japanese gardens, ponds etc. and are making headway in this concept.
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The Basic Principles Of Landscape Design
Author: Landscaping-blog
Whether you plan on "borrowing ideas" or plan on creating your own landscaping design, you should have at the very least a basic understanding of the principles of landscape design.
This doesn't mean that you have to apply every principle to every part of your plan. But just having an understanding of these principles will help you generate ideas and increase your creativity.
Great landscaping lies in the eyes of the its creator. So, while the principles of landscape design are great guidelines to follow, don't feel like they're the "have to rules" of landscaping. Abstract and creativity are allowed.
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Tips And Great Ideas For Making Your Home Attractive With Landscaping
Author: Nikki PatrickA well put together residential landscaped property is not only beautiful but will add value to your home as well. There are many homeowners who try to achieve a professional looking landscape but fall short just from lack of education. Learning the process of bringing a yard together and blending in with the natural elements and your home's exterior can help you plan your own fabulous landscaping dream.
There are hundreds of options in landscaping designs but they all have one thing in common, simplicity. Keeping your colors to a minimum of two or three basic choices will keep your blend easier to work with and not make your yard look overly busy. Only choose one theme and stick with it. You may like colored rocks or lots of butterflies but too much of a good thing can go bad in a hurry.
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