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INTRODUCTION
A t an outdoor space tht generally used fr recreation r dnng. It gnrll vd nd md of nrt. Th nrt m b in the frm f a poured lb, r t n be rtd wth vng tn. Patios n l b md wth placed tn r brk.
A t usually ground lvl. In ntrt, a rh r balcony is uull a rd platform ff th ground.
Sm patios r designed t b n xtnn f the home, a rt of sunroom wthut walls. Othr r mr f a place t ft nt and commune with ntur; while thr are a tgng r fr a l or thr utdr tvt.
Currently bm increasingly popular, untr hm, especially among residents of lrg cities. Evrn drm about spending a wknd away frm the dl hutl nd butl nd nt frh air. In mn houses u n rt th t. Wht a t? Th rhtturl dn helps even more to gt n tuh wth nature nd relax not nl th body but the ul.
Patio vr year bmng more common, as t looks lk a small urtrd, which is located n the t of a untr house, but rt th impression of rt buldng.
Svrl dd ago, such a small ludd rnr was ndrd a whim of the rh. Those wh lived mdtl, vr mtr of land ud fr dmt ur. But th rjud vntull d nd n lmt every uburbn house u can see th patio.
Th wrd patio h Spanish rt, as n the trnltn sounds like a house without a rf. But th rhtturl trutur of th ln wr l found n nnt Egt and wr popular in Ind.
Td, n th countries where th ht climate, a t can be n n vr hm. And th desire t hv a small xtnn ur n vr person. Indd, t frt gln, th ludd l not only hl t relax nd m time t frgt but everyday wrr, but l vull xnd the living space.
Even the mll `patio a grt l fr hld dnng, or quietly watches th unt wth ur rtnr. And n mn f frnd wll nt rmn dntd frm th time nt n the frh r.
CHAPTER ONE
Wht Is Landscaping?
B dfntn, to b rrl d t be "lndng" (vrb frm) a rrt, u mut b mkng mrvmnt (or mntnng past improvements) n that rrt' grund--thr n a rtl or n n tht w. In an extended n, everything n ur property tht stands utd f th hm tlf rt of a rrt' landscaping. A rltd word "lnd." Whn you lnd your rd, u r nggng n landscaping.
Sml put, f u can look ut ur window nd a fxd ftur in ur yard fftng the vrll aesthetics or rtl functioning f your property, thn tht ftur rt of the "landscaping" f th property. Note also tht m practical ftur f n' landscaping, such as undrgrund drng tm, are f rtl mrtn vn thugh th xt unn.
Hu nd Landscaping: Lvng n Hrmn
While the above furnh a trghtfrwrd, wrkng dfntn f th term, "lndng," frt-tm hmwnr will ftn profit more frm an vrvw f the knd f wrk that they n d (r hr a rfnl to do) n rdr t mrv thr rd. S below, I will offer a uk gln t some of the dffrnt knd f lndng ftur u n install on ur property. Not vr hmwnr will wnt to include everything dud below, but mt everyone wll wnt t nlud t lt m f ftur on th lt.
Bfr w bgn, thr is a fundmntl utn t ndr. Shuld a house nd t lndng be hrmnu with h thr? W'r nt talking about rtl nrn, uh planting hd tr t the uth of ur home to rdu nrg t. N, I'm tlkng but rn. Shuld th w your hu lk nflun landscaping decisions such lnt selection nd arrangement, r whthr t buld a wooden dk vru a brk patio?
Sm homeowners like t lr coordinate thr hu nd thr lndng. That is easy nugh, but hw far huld you go t hrmnzng hu nd rd aesthetically? Fr xml, if th tl f ur home d nt qualify it as a "cottage," n u still lnd in th cottage-garden tl? Yes, but nl u n decide on th degree t which u huld trv for uh hrmn bu vrn' tt is dffrnt. Thr' n doubt tht some types of hrd ftur fit bttr wth some hu thn wth thr. A rut-tl dk, for xml, wll look muh bttr tthd t a lg bn thn t an ultr-mdrn ntmrr.
Ahvng harmony mtm bl ntutvl. But f u r mr ru but complementing ur house wth ur lndng, you rll nd t tk mttr t th next level: lnd dgn, whh essentially n art frm (lthugh th discipline never l sight f rtl ndrtn, wll).
Types f Lndng Ftur
Here r m t f lndng ftur. Dn't fl obligated t nlud h nd every one of th in your own lndng! Thr r wonderful landscapes tht lv out hlf of th (r more). The fllwng jut a uk sampling.
Planting bd (uh as flower brdr)
Lwn
Shrub
Flwrng tr
Foundation plantings
Driveways
Walkways
Fences
Funtn
Water grdn
Bfr You Strt Landscaping
Yu nw hv m d of the f lndng. But wht l d you nd t ndr bfr you d nthng drastic t ur yard?
Th very first question tht u have t k urlf th: D I ln n tng n this property frvr, or wll I b lng t n a real tt ltng at some nt?
Anwrng th question wll lrf ur rrt nd hl establish n overarching d for ur hm lndng rjt. If you are hm lndng fr urlf a lflng rdnt n the rrt, u need nl consult ur wn tt. But f your property ftd t b a real estate ltng, u nd t thnk n terms f "urb l": Yu are ntll landscaping for thr l' tt--nml, the tt of tntl rl tt bur.
Avoid Ctl Lndng Mistakes
A in thr aspects f your lf, some of th bt hm lndng dn result frm lrnng what nt t do. Fr xml, some do-it-yourselfers wh r excited about th idea f trtng from a blnk lt dd tht th wll bgn a hm landscaping mkvr b removing a large tr frm thr lnd. Th American Nurr & Lnd Association, hwvr, points out hw bad n idea this can be:
"In one tud, 83 percent f Rltr blv tht mature tr hv a 'strong or mdrt impact' n th salability of hm ltd fr undr $150,000; n hm vr $250,000, th rtn increases t 98 rnt (Sur: 'Amrn Frt, Arbr National Mrtgg')."
S lt' lk t some trtg fr acquiring information about nhnng rl tt value thrugh hm lndng.
A ff hm landscaping design nr rl tt vlu. By hw muh? Wll, th average fgur yielded by tud over th r a rng of frm 7 t 15 rnt. Lt' jut use the 15 rnt number n xml, even thugh tht fgur on th hgh nd. Puttng tht rntg nr nt perspective: for real tt vlud n the $200,000 - $225,000 rng (bfr considering t home landscaping), n fftv home lndng dgn uld dd $30,000 to its vlu.
How often d you gt t make a $30,000 dn? It's important that such dn nt b bd n a whm. In making a $30,000 dn but a stock nvtmnt, you'd want hrd facts t gud u, rght? At the vr lt, u'd lk to hr m expert opinions. Yu huld k th m knd of guides n the mttr of hm landscaping design.
But what mght th gud be? And how do u ascertain wht knd of hm lndng rrnt the current trnd for th rl tt mrkt? Frtuntl, th rur fr home lndng design d r numru tht ur challenge wll b not n fndng the d, but in ftng through ll f thm and rrtzng. In addition to th llng trends, u'll always want t provide ur home lndng wth as muh potential bl for fll color nd butful winter n--bu th nvr g ut f tl.
Whr to Fnd Gd Lndng Id
Blw r jut a fw t fr fndng hm lndng ideas:
Observe wht other l r dng with thr hm landscaping designs. Whn bl, du wth them the rn bhnd thr h f home lndng lmnt nd th intentions bhnd thm.
Magazines, bk, television nd the Wb ll rvd an bundn of information n wht kinds of home lndng dgn are currently "llng."
Cnult wth a professional n th landscape dgn fld.
If you dn't want t pay fr a lnd designer's advice, t least try to mine m ideas from your ll nurr.
Real estate agents th rtn f tntl buyers to home lndng d in and d ut; nult with thm n trnd.
Rmmbr, potential bur m nt share your rnl tt--tht' wht necessitates ll this rrh on ur part, th seller. Fr ntn, you m nt mnd ndng tm uttrng around outside, may hv n desire fr wtr ftur n your lnd, nd may nt r about wntr color. But th trnd has bn for homebuyers t k:
Lw mntnn hm landscapes. Fr ntn, f thr' a h between a dwrf vrn f a tr and a lrgr vrn, h th dwrf tree-- t won't nd t b rund muh.
Artificial nd, funtn, nd wtrfll. The most trkng lnd dgn have a fl point or nt. A wll-xutd water feature a focal nt that can set your rrt rt frm th rt.
Yr-rund visual interest. Evergreens nd many brr-rdung hrub r excellent ntdt to wntr blkn.
