How To Design A Beautiful Backyard
Everyone wants a beautifully landscaped yard and garden, but most people don't want to spend the money it would take to hire a professional landscape designer.
That's why we've compiled these simple tips that you can put to work in your yard, flowerbed, or garden to create a phenomenal panorama
Hardscaping Ideas For A Desert Garden
The hardscaping elements you choose for your desert landscape can greatly enhance its overall aesthetic appeal.
Natural materials like rocks, boulders, and gravel can be used to create a desert-like atmosphere that blends seamlessly with the surrounding environment.
Consider adding a pathway or walkway made of stone or gravel to give your space an organic feel
Traditionally there are two styles of gardens:
Formal Gardens
versus
Informal Gardens
Formal gardens use distinct geometric shapes: circles, rectangles, triangles, or long straight lines. Plant spacing, color, and layout are all exact. Think manicured, formal, and clean.
Most people think of old estates when they think of formal gardens, but you can easily make a formal garden right in your backyard.
Need some inspiration? Here are a few formal garden ideas.
Informal gardens tend to use curves and free-flowing forms. The color combinations are more relaxed, and varying plant heights will mingle together. These gardens are natural and wild.
Most home landscape designs follow the informal garden blueprint - and that's ok. Informal gardens are much easier to design, so if you're a beginner, we definitely recommend starting with an informal landscape style.
Note: Whether your gardens are formal or informal, they'll benefit from mulch, which is why we wrote a guide to mulch that will tell you everything you need to know about this gardening supply.