Elements of Landscape Design

This reference guide to the elements of Design was thought up by Brigitt Stevenson with Design For All Seasons.
If all these points are addressed when drawing up a landscape design on paper or in your head, the end result will make you happy.
Design for all Seasons ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

• always call before you dig
• Budget???
• good SOIL like amendments/good drainage… See More
• boundaries of garden
• focal points/scale/formal/informal
• plan for ALL seasons
• color/texture
• groundcovers ——–plants/mulches/pebbles
• hardscaping—–rockery/fencing/walls
• softscaping—- plant material
• WATER, very important
• fertilize
• accessories—- furniture/obelisks/sundial/birdbath/rocks
• lighting
• maintenance and regular up keep