{"id":18005,"date":"2017-03-03T00:48:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T05:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/?p=18005"},"modified":"2024-11-23T01:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T06:18:19","slug":"landscape-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/landscape-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Design (10 Tips for Designing a Beautiful Garden)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After many years of gardening, and making lots of mistakes, I have learned a few tried-and-true “rules” that help to make a successful landscape design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hate to use the word “rules”, since most of the time I think rules are made to be broken. But in this case, doing these simple steps has always worked out well for me, so I do actually follow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click Next to find my secrets to designing a successful landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have a Plan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Making a plan helps to make sure your garden is a success (images via shibanuk and toa555 \/ stock.adobe.come)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I think most gardeners have experienced the issue with not having a plan…you go to the nursery and buy a whole bunch of beautiful plants…and then don’t have a good place to put them. To be honest, this scenario happens to me sometimes even when I do have a plan \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is much easier to create a cohesive landscape that looks put together if you have planned it out ahead of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don’t need to have fancy drawings like the ones above, but a to-scale outline of your yard is helpful so you know how much space you have to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to find out the major elements you need to include in your plan to create a successful landscape design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n