Landscape design
Beauty. It casts a spell on everyone coming into its presence. It awakens unmistakable feelings of admiration and delight. The feelings that are different from a feeling of satisfaction derived from ordinary items and experiences.
An example of this is the beauty, reflected by a garden that has been thoughtfully refurbished in the best traditions of landscape design.
What’s landscape design?
Landscape design is a relatively new art tradition, aimed at making gardens visually pleasing and practical at the same time. It consists of two components: the softscape, namely, living elements (e.g., plants and trees) and the hardscape – non-living elements (e.g., fountains and pavers).
Historically, according to a famous landscape architect Garrett Eckbo, the main goals of gardens were to be food-producing or space-creating. However, nowadays, more and more gardens are designed with a goal to satisfy aesthetic needs and preferences of their owners.
Just like all types of preferences, the aesthetic ones vary depending on a part of the world that people live in and a culture that they belong to or find inspiring. A landscape designer accounts for this and works with a variety of culture-inspired themes to fulfil aesthetic desires of every client.
Design themes
Below are a few examples of the most popular landscape design themes with a brief description of their main features:
· Asian
Use of stone, elements of symbolism, monochromatic colours and simplicity.
· Contemporary
A combination of colour contrast, mass plantings and decorative foliage.
· Formal
Classic architecture, symmetry, topiary and crisp geometric shapes. It is the most common design theme in England and some European countries.
· Tropical
Hot colours, bold leaves and a jungle-like appearance.
Taking into consideration geographic location, property’s idiosyncrasies and other external factors, professional landscape designers work to bring clients’ desired design themes to their gardens.
The responsibilities of a landscape designer
A professional landscape designer:
· Gathers information about individual needs and preferences of a client.
· Carries out an analysis of a client’s property from a variety of viewpoints to create a customized plan for a site.
· Uses imagination, education and experience to spot problems and opportunities of a site.
· Offers an artistic eye to help a client see how certain ideas can be manifested at their site.
· Helps to choose the most fitting combination of hardscape and softscape elements for the design’s plan.
· Helps to avoid costly mistakes and works within an agreed budget.
· Engages a network of experts to ensure a success of the project.
The benefits of landscape design
The advantages of a well-executed landscape design are both practical (e.g., an increase in usable space, avoidance of unnecessary confusion and costly mistakes) and aesthetic (such as long-lasting enjoyment of a garden). Moreover, a high-quality refurbishment of the outdoor living areas can be an effective investment. Recent research indicates that professionally developed gardens possess a potential to increase the value of a property up to twenty percent.
If this is what you are looking for, please contact the team of professionals from the Russad company for a friendly consultation. Your questions will be answered. While your needs and preferences will be heard and carefully considered when designing the future garden of your dreams.
