文档介绍：Contents
Introduction, 1
Landscape Style Options, 2
Landscape Planning, 3
Landscape Design Principles, 11
Selecting Landscape Plants, 15
Landscape Structures, 21
Low-Maintenance Landscapes, 25
Finishing Your Landscape Design, 26
For Further Reading, 31
For Assistance, 32
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Introduction
The area around your home is an impor- features, neighborhood landscape or unlandscaped homes in mind. We em-
tant part of your living environment. Attrac- character, the effects you want to create, phasize “conventional” landscape design,
tively and functionally landscaped, it can and how you want to use your outdoor liv- which usually includes flowers, shrubs,
add to your enjoyment of your home. ing space. It may take several years of trees and structures arranged in various
Landscaping can also increase property planting and construction to achieve your patterns.
goals, but the first step is planning and
value, invite wildlife into your yard and You can get many other landscaping ideas
designing what you want to end up with.
conserve energy. from books, magazines and other publica-
essful landscaping does not just hap- This publication will guide you step-by-step tions. Some homeowners may prefer to
pen. It requires careful planning and some through planning and designing a land- have a professional landscape architect or
knowledge of landscape design. You have scape appropriate for you and your home. landscape nurseryman develop a land-
to consider your home’s architectual It was written with only slightly landscaped scape design.
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Landscape Style Options
In the past, most home landscapes were either formal or informal.
Formal designs are geometric and symmetrical, with plants and
landscape structures precisely spaced and arranged. Informal
designs make use of more natural-appearing, irregularly placed
plants and structures.
Today, more people want their home landscape to meet physical
and social needs. Partly as a result of the environme