5 Unique Landscaping Ideas That Will Catch The Eye

 

1. Define The Space

Landscape plants define outdoor spaces by serving functional roles like shading, screening, filler and groundcover. They provide structure to the space in the same way that furniture does indoors. Remove existing plants as needed to eliminate visual chaos. For the best results, choose plants for your yard according to their mature dimensions, normally shown on the plant label.

Space plants so that they can grow to their full potential without pruning, then prune them as needed to maintain good plant health and a tidy appearance. Avoid overcrowding or installing foundation shrubs where they will grow to block windows. Maintain a crisp appearance with sharp natural edges along bedlines and wherever grass meets paved surfaces.

2. Curve The Lines

Builder landscaping at a new home is typically minimal, and usually follows the angular lines of the house. Unfortunately, this approach to landscaping often leaves a “factory installed” impression. Nature does not follow straight lines and neither should your landscape. Add curved bed lines and pathways to create a strong sense of natural permanence.

There are several ways to infuse subtle curved lines throughout the yard. A long S-shaped foundation bedline, a kidney-shaped island, a strategically placed flower bed at the corner of the driveway or an arcing stepping stone pathway from the driveway to the front door could be good places to start. When laying out curved lines, use a garden hose as a guide. When you’ve gotten the line just right with the hose, paint it with marking paint before cutting in the edge.

3. Plant Less

Another problem with planting lots of different things is that the individual impact is lost in the whole. The yard tends toward chaos. Gain more impact by planting in repeated groupings, limiting the color palette to two or three colors and using only five to seven dominant plant types in any view of the yard.

To use this strategy effectively, choose plants with complimentary forms and textures. Needle leaves, broad leaves and grassy leaves mix well together. Use evergreens to provide a backdrop for flowering plants and plants with strong fall colors. A beautiful landscape doesn’t require dozens of different kinds of plants.

4. Choose Multi-Purpose Plants

Garden books tout the benefits of this flower and that tree, and they’re all beautiful, so it’s easy to fall in love with them all. But time, money and landscape space are limited. It’s important to get the most from every dollar you spend in the yard. One way to do so is by selecting multi-purpose plants.

If the entrance of your townhome only has room for one small tree, find a tree that offers spring flowers, summer shade, intense autumn color and an attractive branch structure that will look great in winter. Privacy screening plants can offer scented flowers and wildlife benefits. Many fruit-bearing trees and shrubs offer other landscape benefits, like flowers, fall color and winter interest.

5. Consolidate Annual Flowers

Who doesn’t want a yard full of beautiful flowers? The best way to get it is with a good mix of perennials, flowering trees and shrubs and a few strategic pockets of annuals. Consolidate annuals for maximum impact for the least cost and effort.

Unlike trees, shrubs and perennials, annual flowers grow from seed each year and bloom abundantly throughout the growing season. At the end of the season they die. Since they are a yearly purchase and installation chore, use annuals in high-visibility locations, like the mailbox area, front entry and patio containers.

Source – https://www.forbes.com/home-improvement/lawn-care/unique-landscaping-ideas/

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