Driving home after work, you take a moment to enjoy the scenery, studying the homes and yards in your neighborhood, the trees are beautiful with fall colors the lawns are a smooth constant blanket of green. Beautiful stonework flowing into walkways, walls and fountains. The site of Fall flowers excite the senses. Floral eye candy is everywhere,– until you get to your yard. The crabgrass is now brown and is screaming lack of attention, there is no stonework, no focal point, no flowers, your yard is found wanting. The annuals you planted from the local nursery have withered and died after the first frost and in fact your yard may be the neighborhood eye sore. Now are you feeling low and inadequate with this eye opening revelation—you really do not know what to do and cannot possibly make your yard look like your vision? You yearn for the competitive lawn, the winding stone walkway and maybe you even aspire to be garden club yard of the month for the next year. Well…you could buy lots of books on the subject of hardscape and plantings or learn by a lengthy and expensive trial and error,( plant a scrub and it dies, or a whole yard of grass and it dies) to say nothing of the very difficult almost impossible hardscape projects, (concrete/stone walls, walkways, etc.). Most do it yourself landscaping projects do not succeed in fulfilling your vision.
When considering landscape installation, (hardscape and plantings), there is a wealth of knowledge needed to produce and maintain your desired results. You just might want to hire a professional, an Atlanta landscape architect. He can pull your vision, your lot and your budget together into a glorious compilation of striking floral and stone visuals.
Landscape architects must consider all the elements involved and then layout their design using a special CAD system. They make sketches and use photos to explain the design to you and once approved the big machinery may come into the picture. Bobcats and dump trucks may be used to help level hills and fix drainage problems or to allow for walkways, walls etc. The architect has the ability to assess all the possible problems. The architect has a college degree in this area of expertise and in most states he or she must be registered and licensed.
Below are some things to consider when taking on a new landscape project and putting together a successful plan.
Surveys- County-State-Lot
Utility Digs
Drainage
Grading
Soil Condition and PH
Sunlight
The lay of the Land
Design Plans
Landscape Lighting
Fencing
Sod: Zoysia, Bermuda, Fescue
Mulch
Deciduous or Evergreen Plants
& Trees
Annuals or Perennials
Indigenous Plants-
As you can see, there are many different things to consider when starting a new landscape project. For more information, visit http://www.vinesgardening.com.
