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Landscape Design
And the ABOUT people are, as always, in there pitching: http://landscaping.about.com/cs/designexamples1/a/diy_landscaping.htm BUILD A BACKYARD POND AND AN INDOOR POOL! They take you step by step, year by year, in the backyard. Then they show you how to build an indoor pool to winter over the pond fish. http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/pond/index.html TURN A SWIMMING POOL INTO A LANDSCAPED POND. A PROFESSIONALLY LANDSCAPED LOOK This site will show, with photos, how you can give your garden a professionally landscaped look. They've got an especially good section on xeriscaping, for those of you who live where water may be in short supply. As their photos show, a xeriscape doesn't have to be simply a pile of gravel; it can offer beauty and variety. Besides xeriscapes, you'll also find photos and instruction about gardening on a hill and fitting decorative rocks into the landscape. http://the-landscape-design-site.com/ LANDSCAPING WITH AND WITHOUT SOFTWARE How will your yard will look in fifteen years, when those trees you so gaily planted last year start to strut their stuff? I’m a strong believer in small trees for small yards, medium-sized trees for medium yards, and big trees where you don’t have any neighbors for a quarter of a mile. How I have suffered, trying to garden alongside a neighbor’s giant maple whose roots took over my back yard! So check the ULTIMATE SIZE of that cute little sapling you’re considering. Please. Many of the most beautiful trees are small or medium size. Click below for a site that can help you landscape. It’s for serious gardeners, says the site. With this software you can put in a picture of your home, remove things you don’t want, such as existing trees and shrubs, and then design a landscape around the photo! It’s used by professional landscape designers, and an amateur who is good with software could use it too. It costs, of course. The Internet is a wonderful source of free stuff, but not THAT wonderful. |
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