Do It Yourself Landscape Backyard Design

Many people spend lots of time and money making the front exterior of their home attractive with landscaping but nearly neglect the back. Landscape backyard design is important also because the backyard is a place where a lot goes on. Cookouts, parties, fun in the sun and more happen in the back outdoor area of the home. Many people have patio furniture sets to provide seating and grills for outdoor cooking but have given little thought to backyard landscape designs.

There are many factors to consider when planning landscape yard design. First, it may help to view some landscaping plans and blueprints for the backyard online and in books. There are some helpful titles to get you started which include but are not limited to the following: John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects: Designing, Planting, and Building the Yard of Your Dreams One Weekend at a Time by Kristen Hampshire, Budget Backyard Makeovers by Deb Warlaumont Mulvey and Natural Landscaping: Gardening with Nature to Create a Backyard Paradise by Sally Roth.

Plants, flowers, trees and shrubs are all important parts of outdoor landscaping. Not only will you need to choose which botanicals you want to plant, but also decide where they will be placed. There are plenty of suggestions in books and online, however some homeowners choose to hire a landscaping professional to help plan and implement backyard design. In addition to plant life, you might want to outfit your backyard with garden sculptures, benches, clusters of container gardens, water gardens and/or fish ponds and other accessories. Unless you are doing major overhauls in the backyard, many products can be done on your own or with a helper.

Landscape backyard design can turn your blah backyard into a beautiful haven that you never want to leave. Good landscaping makes the most of the available space, takes into account the personal style of the homeowner, places the right plants and trees in the right locations and adds value and beauty to the yard. If you love wildlife and want to attract birds, squirrels and butterflies to your backyard area there are certain foods and plants that will entice them. For those with water gardens, some wish to attract dragonflies and frogs. No matter what you're planning, backyard improvement is worth doing. You'll be surprised how even small changes can spruce up your backyard area and make it a more appealing place to be.

 

 

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Islander's Nature Photography a Draw at Northwest Flower & Garden Show - Patch.com

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Residents Put ideas on Paper for Community Garden at Twin Ponds - Patch.com

Residents Put ideas on Paper for Community Garden at Twin Ponds
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EUR¢setting aside a place for vertical edibles such as grapes. Not all the ideas will be used but some of them will help shape what emerges over the next few months. The next design meeting will be held Feb. 21 from 7 to 8:30 pm in City Hall Room 301.

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For your home: Garden-planning iPad app, Sunset's 'New Western Garden Book'
Design your spring vegetable garden with the Garden Plan Pro app for iPad. It works with any space to help calculate how many plants you need, as well as assisting with crop rotation and best planting dates for your area. Plans can be shared by email or on social networks...


Home and Garden calendar
The Northwest Flower & Garden Show: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Feb. 8 to 11 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 12, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, 800 Convention Place, downtown Seattle; $20 at the door...


Asheville area Home & Garden calendar for the coming week
Send items for the home and garden calendar to Bruce Steele at BSteele@Citizen-Times.com two weeks before the event. Or mail to Bruce Steele, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802...


 

 

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