Landscape Design Resources
Landscape Design
A selection of articles relating to landscape and garden design.
Landscape Design After a Hurricane in Houston Texas Hou
May 11th
When a Hurricane like Ike blows through your neighborhood and 100 mile an hour winds destroy your prized trees, maybe you loose several tall pines or have a prized oak that gets uplifted. The loss of large trees, storm debris and the damage they do are horrific but as the sky clears there are possibilities to make the new landscape design better than before.
Trees Damage
The first thing after a storm rips through a property is to assess the yard for tree damage. Trees may need special attention to properly prune the canopy shape that may have been damaged or compromised. More >
Achieve Awesome Landscape Design in Long Island!
May 9th
“The aspect of aesthetics is greatly in demand these days than before. We cannot blame people who yearn to create a scenic view in their homes. Itâs natural for everybody to want an attractive and pleasing home. In Long Island, everyone performs varying landscape designs as a form of lawn maintenance to improve their surroundings.
Contrary to the notion of a selected few, landscaping is a need not just a whim. Every one of us aspires for a better home so that our family can live in style and comfort.
Performing a landscape design in Long Island is not easy. It More >
Houston Landscape Designers, Landscape Architects, Landscape Plans
May 9th
Houston Texas is one of the most difficult and challenging climates to design and build landscape gardens in the country. We have heavily compacted soils that when inundated with torrential rains suffocate plants and low lying flood areas that if not installed with a proper drainage system could flood a house. In Houston our temperature extremes from summer drought and 100 degree days to humid fall and spring weather causes plant stress and diseases. These weather extremes also can take their toll on outdoor building elements such as pool and deck surfaces, arbors, and night lighting fixtures. In hiring Houston More >
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May 8th
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Creating an Awesome Landscape Design with Washington Contractors
May 8th
Nowadays, homeowners are very particular about the aesthetic value of their homes. They are not to blame for who wants to live in place similar to a jungle? Every one of us naturally wants a home that is attractive and pleasing to the eyes. That is why in Washington, a landscape contractor is present practically everyday in different houses in a certain street.
Landscaping is another aspect of home improvement so one cannot tag it as luxury. I would rather label it a need. Every one of us dreams to have a better place to live in. We do everything to keep More >
Landscape Design For Homes in Houston Texas
May 4th
Have you cut out and collected pictures of great landscaping ideas, but now wonder how to actually put them onto your own property? Have you wanted to capture the vision of a stately French mansion on your property in Houston, Texas? Would you like to know whether the plants you’ve admired in European and New England countryside estates will grow on the Texas coastal plains?
If so, you need the services of an experienced residential landscape design professional. A competent landscape designer or landscape architect takes you through the entire design development process, which includes: consultation and program development, analysis of More >
Landscaping Design Ideas
May 3rd
Most homeowners already have one or more Most homeowners already have one or more landscaping design ideas fixed firmly in their mind when they contact Exterior Worlds. They may have seen visited our landscaping design portfolio and seen the work we have done for other homeowners in neighborhoods like West University, Bellaire, River Oaks, and Tanglewood. They may have seen photographs of properties in a reputable publication that inspired certain landscape design ideas based on several motifs that caught their eye, or they may be have had a passion for a certain cultural style such as French, Italian, or Japanese More >
The Basic Principles Of Landscape Design
May 3rd
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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