Planning and Designing Your Home Landscape

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The area around your home is an impor-tant part of your living environment. Attrac-tively and functionally landscaped, it can add to your enjoyment of your home. Landscaping can also increase property value, invite wildlife into your yard and conserve energy. Successful landscaping does not just hap- pen. It requires careful planning and some knowledge of landscape design. You have to consider your home’s architectual features, neighborhood landscape character, the effects you want to create, and how you want to use your outdoor liv-ing space. It may take several years of planting and construction to achieve your goals, but the first step is planning and designing what you want to end up with. This publication will guide you step-by-step through planning and designing a land-scape appropriate for you and your home. It was written with only slightly landscaped or unlandscaped homes in mind. We em-phasize “conventional” landscape design, which usually includes flowers, shrubs, trees and structures arranged in various patterns. You can get many other landscaping ideas from books, magazines and other publica- tions. Some homeowners may prefer to have a professional landscape architect or landscape nurseryman develop a land-scape design.