Importance of Landscape Planning
Property owners who create a landscape plan before beginning a project stand a better chance of having a finished landscape that they can admire. Property owners who act without a landscape plan can waste time, money and energy correcting mistakes that could have been avoided with proper planning. Does this Spark an idea?
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Keep to an overall design
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A planned landscape offers a complete picture of the final product. Even if the work is done in phases, the finished landscape will be seamless. If issues come up during the design process, it is relatively easy to go back and change the plans, or just start over. Keeping to an overall design also helps to ensure that the landscape will have enough space for all of the possible uses, like a grassy play area or a hidden work area.
Avoid relocating plants
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The act of planting shrubs, trees and flowers can be the most difficult part of completing a landscape. Moving plants can be even more difficult, as you have to dig them up first and then replant them somewhere else. A landscape plan will ensure that all the plants go in the right place the first time.
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Accentuate the architecture
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Landscaping creates a visual relationship between the land and the buildings on it. A landscape plan allows a property owner to visualize how the landscape and architecture will work together to highlight, or hide, one another's aspects.
Let your plants thrive
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All plants have a specific amount of space they need in order to grow and thrive. A good landscape plan will ensure that each plant has the appropriate amount of space because it is based on how the plant will look when it is fully grown.
Avoid poor decisions
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There are many landscape design ideas that are not practical in execution. For instance, confined and segregated lawn spaces can be difficult or impossible to maintain if there isn't a predetermined way to get a mower in and out. Creation of a landscape plan gives property owners more time to think through all of the possible uses for their land and, if necessary, adjust the design.
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References
- Photo Credit Beautiful river landscape with big hotel house image by Oleg Mitiukhin from Fotolia.com
