LOOK AT YOUR YARD IN A NEW WAY

Create your own dream landscape

Stop dreaming of beautiful
landscapes you see in house
and gardening magazines.
You can enjoy a landscape
that’s uniquely yours if you
design it yourself.

THE SWEEP OF this path

The key to a good land-
scape is a good design.
According to the Ortho book
“All About Landscaping,”
design begins when you start
looking at your yard in a new

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and the balance of the landscape are the products of careful planning. The key to a good

way. You should understand
exactly what your landscape
is before you can think about
what it will be.

There are three steps that
lead to understanding your

present landscape. First,
survey the basic. con-
struction of your yard, in-
cluding its plants, walks, '
buildings and other features.
Next, evaluate the job you

landscape ts a good design, according to various books. Look at your yard in a pew way and plan accordingly.

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are undertaking by deciding
what must be done now and
what can wait. Then sift
through this information to
determine what best satisfies
your needs and tastes.

With a first grasp on the
possibilities your landscape
holds, you are ready to start
your design. Think of your
landscape as a real-life stage
show designed, produced
and executed to please one
audience - you.

Start thinking of places
you've been or areas you've
seen that you want to in-
clude in your new landscape.
Start a scrap book or file
ideas that appeal to you. If
you need some help getting
started, Ortho’s “All About

Landscaping’ describes
several classic landscape
styles.

One of the most popular
styles is the cottage garden
with its white picket fence.

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Originating in England, it
has become a favorite with
plant collectors because of
its variety of flower beds,
vegetables and = climbing
vines.

If your tastes are more
contemporary, the art
nouveau landscape may be
for you. Noted for its patios,
verandas and obscure
walkways, it has a distinctly
private quality.

Some of the other land-
scape styles include foun-
dation plantings, Japanese
gardens, oasis landscaping.
vanations on the walled
garden and abstract land-
scapes.

You may want to borrow
some ideas from _ these
classic styles or find a
direction that is completely
your own. Whatever you
choose, don't be afraid to
experiment. Each spring you
have another chance to try
new ideas.

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