Friday, June 1, 2012

Are you ever stumped for landscaping ideas? Here are a few to get you started

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There are many different factors that go into choosing a landscaping design. It’s not uncommon for homeowners to look at their yard and feel overwhelmed.
Instead of looking at the state of the place and thinking, I don’t know how to landscape, the thought that should be running through your mind is that you have a blank canvas to work with. Woohoo!
You have to be able to see beyond the weeds and overgrown grass and see what may lie beneath. It’s not like you have to do it all on your own either – you can contact a landscaper in, oh I don’t know… Aspen Creek Landscaping in Sherwood maybe? or look at garden designs online to get some ideas of what you can do with that space.
The difficult part is going to be clearing out the backyard space by weeding and mowing, but once that is done you can really get down to the fun part of making your new garden come to life.
When you look at designs and other gardens online, you will quickly discover that the landscaping ideas backyard is virtually limitless. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Open Space: You can go with a space that is open yet alive with a million different colors that burst forth from the plants and flowers that you out in there.
Build a deck or patio to fill too much open space: You could have a great deck or patio that is perfect for barbecuing and having friends over for some fun.
Create a sanctuary: You could also have a tranquil spot away from it all, where water features hum a liquid song that will put you in your happy place. That may be taking it a little too far, but you get the idea that you can do whatever suits your style.
It’s one thing to know exactly what you want, but quite another to have the tools and imagination to put it all together.
It really is worth your while to go and visit a garden center to get a good idea of what sort of items are actually available for your backyard space. There is nothing like seeing that actual pieces to get the imagination going and that can help you start to see where things will fit in your garden and how the finished article will look.
Another good idea is to take pictures of the kinds of pieces that you like and take them to a professional landscaper. Chances are they will have done more than one garden that incorporates the styles that you like. They will be able to assess your space and see how each of the elements that you like will fit into place to give your garden a perfect look. 
Your idea of style and the landscapers experience can make for the perfect combination that can turn that overgrown space into a thing of beauty.
Come visit Aspen Creek Landscaping today for free ideas – we have a great garden center and some already landscaped spaces to help get the idea juices flowing. We’re conveniently located just outside Portland – between Sherwood and Newberg on Highway 99 at 25470 SW Gimm Lane, Sherwood, OR.
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