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A landscape design is like a road map: It can be elaborate or just a simple sketch. The key to a good design is planning and research. The biggest mistake is to purchase the plants first and then labor over where to put them. Landscape decisions will be easier if you follow some simple steps. more »
With so many different types of plants and shrubs to choose from, designing your own lofty landscape can be exciting. Decide if your landscape will be a high maintenance garden style, one that uses mulch instead of grass, or an ornamental landscape filled with beautiful flowers. more »
Landscaping incorporates very basic design principles similar to those used inside the home. This planned approach offers a measured way to decorate the exterior of your home. Landscape design involves searching for ideas in magazines and viewing actual landscapes to decide what you like best. An integral part of landscape design... more »
Landscaping your front yard can be a bit intimidating. What will the neighbors think? Will if fit with your house? How difficult will it be to keep it looking good? Take a deep breath and start with the basics. Asking yourself some simple questions can help you set your priorities and make great choices to create a beautiful, livable... more »
A strolling garden is basically a garden walk in which visitors are taken around a deliberately designed pathway to observe the various changing vistas and set views designed for that purpose. Artificial hills, artificial ponds, broad winding streams and waterfalls with islands, rocks and topiary emphasize the rustic ideal of a... more »
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Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor and public spaces to achieve environmental, socio-behavioral, and/or aesthetic outcomes. It involves the systematic investigation of existing social, ecological, and geological conditions and processes in the landscape, and the design of interventions that will produce the desired outcome. The scope of the profession includes urban design,site planning, town or urban planning, environmental restoration, parks and recreation planning; green infrastructure planning and provision, all at varying scales of design, planning and management. A practitioner in the profession of landscape architecture is called a landscape architect.
History of landscape architecture
Through the 19th century, urban planning became more important, and it was the combination of modern planning with the tradition of landscape gardening that gave Landscape Architecture its unique focus. In the second half of the century, Frederick Law Olmsted completed a series of parks which continue to have a huge influence on the practices of Landscape Architecture today. Among these were Central Park in New York, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and Bostons so called Emerald Necklace park system.
Landscape architecture continues to develop as a design discipline, and has responded to many of the movements of design and architecture through the 20th century. Today, a healthy level of innovation continues to provide challenging design solutions for streetscapes,parks and gardens. The work of Martha Schwartz in the US,and in Europe designs such as Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam by the Dutch design group (West 8) are just two examples.
Ian McHarg is considered an important influence on the modern Landscape Architecture profession and land planning in particular. With his book "Design with Nature", he popularized a system of analyzing the layers of a site in order to compile a complete understanding of the qualitative attributes of a pla read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape+architecture
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