Creating a Work of Art - A Beautiful Yard Part 2

Who doesn’t want a beautiful garden? Here are five more garden tips for creating that beautiful yard you have always wished for.

6. Identify your garden’s focal points.
Every garden needs an eye-catching spot that causes you to pause a moment. When you choose a focal point, you are choosing the direction you want visitors to look when they enter your garden. Did your list of “wants” include a waterfall or fountain? An arbor retreat? A blossoming apple tree? whether so, you are well on your way to identifying a focal point — or points — for your garden.

7. Create a

rough design.
Take all the data that you’ve gathered and incorporate it into a workable design that balances the “wants” with the “must haves”. Your goal is to create a space that is both satisfying and functional.

Buy a pad of graph paper that contains 8 or 10 squares per inch and let each square equal one foot. (In other words, every inch on the paper will equate to 8 or 10 feet on your property.) Create a basic map with your property lines and house drawn to scale.
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