Monthly Archives: November 2014

fotshot / Pixabay — In the first part of the Elements of Landscaping we looked at how to tell your story using lines to create a flow, colour to create emotion, and unity, form, and texture to help create an atmosphere. In this part we look at the elements to that deal with the […]

Elements of Landscaping {Part 2 of 2}

This entry was posted in Landscaping and tagged balance scale sequence variety on 24.November.2014 by Grace Conyers

University of Vermont — Landscaping design is much like art design. It takes the principles of unity, scale, balance, simplicity, variety, emphasis, and sequence and applies it to the more familiar elements of line,form, texture, and colour. Not only are all these principles and elements interconnected, but they tell the story of you, the […]

Elements of Landscaping Design {Part 1 of 2}

This entry was posted in Landscaping and tagged colour Landscaping elements lines story texture unity on 17.November.2014 by Grace Conyers

Landscaping 101 — Landscaping takes the science of plants and mixes it with equal parts art and passions. You have to know the science of the plant to give it what it wants if it is to thrive where you want it. However, you can also be highly creative with the sheer variety […]

The Science of Landscaping

This entry was posted in Landscaping and tagged landscaping plant needs Science on 10.November.2014 by Grace Conyers