Residential Landscape Design
Landscape design is the art of developing a property for its greatest use and enjoyment. Effective landscape design is also a science because it involves understanding the environment around your home and selecting plants that perform well in that environment. In either case, a well-conceived landscape design, properly installed and well maintained, adds value to your property and enhances the quality of your life. There are four ways in which the landscape is valuable: aesthetically, economically, functionally, and environmentally . Values of Landscape Design Aesthetic Value An attractive landscape is aesthetically valuable because it adds beauty or is pleasing to your senses. The visual beauty of your home and property can be enhanced through creative landscaping while undesirable features can be downplayed. The sounds that a landscape offers, like a breeze rustling the leaves in the trees or the sounds of birds or of water splashing in a fountain, enhance the aesth...