Do-It-Yourself - Where to Begin

Getting started on your landscape can sometimes be the biggest struggle, even for the most experienced landscapers at times. However, we will give you the ideas that you need to establish the initial framework of your landscape. By the time you get started, the rest usually goes pretty smooth.

When starting on your landscape, especially if you don’t have any clue as to what you would like it to eventually look like, questions like – ‘Where do I even start?’ or, ‘How do I start my design?’ can be like a heavy weight on your mind.

Every landscaper uses different designs and typically follows a certain set of principles and rules to get started. You too can achieve success in using a very similar set of principles and rules. Start with any walk-way paths, driveways, access routes to exterior doors that are being used. When laying out these areas try to think of what you’d like to accomplish. Do you want to create a new path or walk-way or do you wan to just brighten up the one you currently have. In many cases starting with this will help you to create the initial framework and plan that you can use to design around.

Obviously, if your landscape updates don’t include walk-ways or paths, the above ideas wouldn’t be applicable. But, the point is, pick a central location and design from that using it as your starting framework.

 

Paths & Walkways

Almost every home these day’s has one leading from the front door to the main driveway.

If you do not have a walkway, you may want to invest in one. Obviously, the main purpose is to give you something to walk on. But try to also think of it as a path to guide visitor’s on through some area of your new landscape or garden. When walking down a path or walk-way, even through a slightly updated landscape, the attention of the visitor will automatically be drawn to look these areas directly off the path. This can be especially important if you are trying to market and sell your home.

Paths and walkways also aid in creating borders and boundaries for you landscape. This is turn gives you an excellent starting point to where you just have to design around them. The same also goes for driveways and other area’s to park. You can take advantage of these by plants flower beds on either side of the driveway edge. This can create a very appealing look in itself.

Second, keep things interesting and unique if at all possible. If you have some type of a path or walkway leading to a front or back patio, make the walkway’s curve or wind through your flower beds can give visitors and illusion of more space, distance, and travel. This idea can be especially utilized in creating even smaller gardens or landscapes.

By starting with paths, walkways, or driveways you have established an initial framework. Now, all you have to do is get started now!

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