Creating a beautiful landscape is not easy, even for me, and it is challenging.  It requires an understanding of balance and space, and how to use that with plants.  I do consider landscaping an art, and with that, instead of paint and brushes, one has the world of plants and other forms, such as boulders, statues, rock walls, and more, that contribute to the palette of choices to draw from.  I also believe that all of us have an artistic voice or bone that is untapped  within us.  Perhaps some of us have never known our talents , or even knew that we had them, but they will come out once you fall in love with a plant.  A Plant.  When you fall in love with one plant, your heart is lost to all of them.

And, truly, that is all that landscaping is, falling in love with one plant.   With that, there are a few design principles and plant choice principles that you will need to follow, to be successful.

Tomorrow, I will start my Landscape Series, here on my blog, starting with:  Landscape Design For Your Home:  Where to Begin.

Please Join me, it will be worth your time.

Donell