Planning the layout of your yard
Have you just bought a new house and the landscaping needs to be done from scratch? The first thing to do in this situation is to make a list of exactly what you want. On the other hand, if you want to redesign an existing yard, the first step is to identify the plants you wish to keep. Don’t limit yourself by letting existing elements dictate the style of your new yard. Rather, integrate these elements into your design by incorporating them into an efficient network of garden paths.
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Secondary needs can be fitted into any remaining space or left for anoth- er time and another budget. If you feel that designing and imple- menting such a project is too complex for you, or if you feel overwhelmed by all the work, you could always contact a professional landscape gardener. This kind of specialist can give you lots of good advice and can draw up a har- monious and well thought out plan to meet all your needs.
Many heads are always better than one, so ask your family what they would like to see in their new yard. You probably won’t be able to include all their ideas, but identifying priori- ties will ensure that nothing important is forgotten and unnecessary expenses will be avoided. For example, if you are planning to put a flowerbed in one particular spot, be sure that it isn’t where you’ll want to install a pool a few years from now. Moving all those
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Other projects might include leaving space for hanging out the laundry (forward-thinking for a green back- yard), a pond, garden, rockery, or herb garden, as well as a corner for relax- ing and entertaining. When the time comes to start work, keep in mind your priorities. The space you have at your disposal as well as your bud- get may limit what you can include.
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