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Par
kin
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sofgeophy
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waterbodi
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pondsandt
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li
vi
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andcov
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ormsofland
use,
bui
ldi
ngsandst
ructur
es,andtransit
oryel
ement
ssuchasli
ght
ingandweathercondi
ti
ons.
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rphysi
cal ori
ginsandt hecultural
ov erl
ayofhumanpr esence,of
tencreat
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lennia,l
andscapesr efl
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ngsy nthesi
sofpeopl eandplacethati svit
altol
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ty.Thecharacterofal andscapehel psdefinetheself
-i
mageoft hepeoplewho
i
nhabiti
tandasenseofpl acet hatdi
fferenti
atesoner egionfrom ot
herregions.Iti
sthe
dynamicbackdr optopeople’sli
ves.Landscapecanbeasv ariedasfar
ml and,a
l
andscapepar
k,orwi
l
der
ness.
TheEart
hhasavastrangeoflandscapes,i
ncl
udingtheicylandscapesofpol
arr
egi
ons,
mountai
nousl
andscapes,
vastariddesertl
andscapes,
islandsand
coastal
landscapes,
denselyfor
est
edorwoodedlandscapesincl
udi
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ealf
orest
sand
tr
opicalr
ainf
orests,andagri
cul
tur
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andscapesoft
emper at
eandtropi
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tyofmodi
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andscapi
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10ReasonsWhyLandscapeDesi
gnMat
ter
s
Somepeoplemightnotbeablet
oreal
izetheval
ueofl
andscapi
ng.Thatmaybet
her
easont
hey
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ustl
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ryardsasisandmerel
ycleanit
.
Addi
ngsomedecor at
ionsorgoingbeyondcl
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orthem andcouldeven
beunnecessaryont
heirpar
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eareal
sopeoplewhopaymuchatt
enti
ontotheiryar
ds
andreal
lyal
locat
eti
mei ndesi
gninganddecor
ati
ngthem.
Inv
esti
ngforl
andscapi
ngaccessor
iesi
sal uxuryf
orsomebutf
orot
her
s,i
tispar
toft
hei
rhobby
andingiv
ingbacktonat
urethecar
eitdeserves.
Asi
defrom t
hosementioned,
whatot
hergoodreasonsi
stheret
hatwoul
durgeustodo
l
andscapi
ng?Isi
treal
l
ynecessar
yorjustsomethi
ngmerel
yincl
i
nedtoaest
heti
cs?Does
l
andscapi
ngreal
lymatt
ers?
Letusl
ooki
ntot
ent
hingst
hatwoul
dmakeusr
eal
i
zet
hev
alueofl
andscapi
ng.
1.Pr
eser
venat
ure.
Noonewoul
dliketoli
vei
naplacethatdoesn’
thavetreesorpl
antsanywhere.Evenbi
gurban
ar
eassti
l
lpr
eservetr
eesandpl
ants.Theydothatbylandscapi
ng.Thi
sway ,
theyareablet
o
pr
eser
venat
ureevenifmoder
narchit
ectur
ewer eal
readyaddedtothestr
uctures.
Ther
ewouldbehardscapes-concr
etef
loor
ing,st
onepathwaysandwooddecksbutyouwil
l
al
waysseepl
antsaround.Thatiswhygoodlandscapi
ngisneededt
ocreat
ethebal
ance.
2.Conser
venat
ural
resour
ces.
Asi
defr
om preser
vingnatur
e,i
tcanhel
pconservenat
uralr
esour
cesnotj
ustt
hesoil
buteven
ai
randwater
.Thishappenswhenyouhaveproperl
andscapi
ngbecauset
heplant
sandtr
ees
ar
ewell
-t
akencareof.
Heal
thyplant
swillgr
eatl
yaf f
ectt
heenti
reenvi
ronmentandcanev
enhelpconser
venat
ural
r
esourcesespeci
all
ythatthesear
epartoftheecol
ogi
calbal
ancei
ntheEart
h’ssy
stem.
3.Secur
einhabi
tant
s.
Howcanl andscapi
ngdot hi
s?Forinstanceyouarel
ivingonast eeparea.Itwouldbewi set
o
useretai
ningwall
stoavoidthesoilf
rom erodi
ngandf rom r
ocksf r
om fal
li
ngdown.Thi sway,
yourenti
rehomewi l
lbesecured.Youhav etodothi
sespeciall
yifther
ear ekidsaround.You
don’
twantaccidentstohappenbecauseofy ourenv
ironment.
Remembert
hatasani
nhabi
tant
,youhav
etomakesur
ethaty
ouar
eli
vi
ngi
nasaf
eandsecur
e
pl
ace.
4.Cr
eat
easet
ti
ngf
orl
i
ving.
Ofcour
se,
youwantt
oli
vei
napl
acet
hatl
ooksandf
eel
s“l
i
vabl
e”.
Ithastobecozy,comfyandhasagoodambiance.Designi
ngyourlandscapewil
lhel
pyou
achiev
ethat
.Trytopictur
eayardt
hathast
allgrassesandweedsar oundit
.Thencompar
ethat
scenari
otoalandscapedyar
d.Whi
chonewoul dcaterabett
erl
ivi
ngenv i
ronment?
5.Makesamor
ecomf
ort
abl
eenv
ironment
.
Wehavementi
onedi
nthepr
eviousent
rythatal
andscapedar
eacoul
dcr
eateacozyandcomf
y
ambi
ance.I
twoul
dmakeyoufeelmoreathomeandwi l
lal
somakeyouwannagohome!
Ify
ouhaveacourt
yar
dt hathast
hat“vacati
on”feel
,youwoul
dreal
l
yhav
ethatur
get
ogohome
soyoucanr
elaxandfeelcomfor
tabl
einy ourver
yhome.
6.Set
slotl
i
mit
ati
on.
Everyproper
tyhascer
tai
nlimitations.I
fyoudeci
denottousetheenti
relot,
theni
tisimport
ant
thatyoudefi
neyouownpr operty.Thiswil
lmakeiteasyf
orot
herstodeterminewhichispar
tof
yourhomeandwhi chi
snot .Thiswi l
lavoi
dtr
oublewhenwetalkaboutterr
it
ori
es.
Asi
defr
om t
hat
,itcanal
socr
eat
ear
easi
nyourownhomel
i
keapat
io,
acour
tyar
dandal
sot
he
pat
hwayst
hatl
eadstothem.
7.Achi
evesout
doorf
unct
ion.
Ifyouthi
nkyouroutdoorareai
susel
ess,
youarewrong.Tryt
odesignt
hatspace.Al
l
ocat
e
sit
tingar
eas.Youcanhav eanout
doordi
ningar
eaorli
vingar
ea.Youcanevenaddanoutdoor
kit
chen.
Youcouldal
sohav
easmal
lbenchwher
eyoucanspendt
imewhi
l
eenj
oyi
ngt
hebeaut
yof
nat
ure.
8.Pr
eser
vet
henat
ural
feel
.
Onemainr
easonofl
andscapi
ngistopr
eser
veanatur
alfeel
.Oncey
oust epint
oalandscaped
ar
ea,y
oushoul
dfeel
thatyouareonewi
thnatur
e.Weall
knowhowgr eatitf
eel
stohavenature
ar
oundus!
Thati
swhyweopttotrytoadoptnat
ure’
slookev
enf
ort
hei
nter
iorofourhomesduet
othe
desi
retobondwi
thnat
ure.
9.Cr
eat
escoher
encewi
thnat
ureandman-
madeel
ement
s.
Weareresi
dent
sofEar
thandwehavetotakegoodcareofit
.Si
ncewear
el i
ke“
renti
ng”t
he
pl
ace,
wehav et
omakesurethatt
hest
ructur
eswecreateabovei
twi
ll
notrui
nit
.Inst
ead,l
etus
adj
ustandadaptt
oit
.Thi
sist
ruewhenwet
alkaboutl
andscapi
ng.Asi
def
rom t
hat
,landscapi
ng
i
nvol
vesthedesi
gnofbot
hnatur
eandman-
madeelements.
Hence,
landscapi
nguni
tesbot
hmaki
ngy
ourhomeabet
terpl
acet
oli
vei
n.
10.Vi
sual
appeal
andaest
het
ics.
Youwi
l
lsur
elynodont
hisbecauset
hisi
stheobv
iousr
easonwhywel
andscapeoury
ards.
Seei
ngagar
denory ar
dwithpr
operandbeaut
if
ull
andscapi
ngisnotj
ustr
efr
eshi
ngf
ort
heey
es
andwoul
dcert
ainl
ygiveusagreatf
eel
i
ngofbeingonewithnat
urei
nourownhome.
Oner easonwhysomehomeowner sarehesi
tantt
owor kont hei
rhome’sl
andscapi
ngisdueto
theexpensesitent
ail
s.Buty
oudon’treal
l
yhavetospendal ot!Youcanal
wayslandscapey
our
homeev eni
fyouareonabudget.Justpl
anitwel
landmakesur et
hatyouwil
ldesi
gntheki
nd
oflandscapethatf
it
syourneeds,y
ourbudgetandyourspace.
