Well, You have a new home and you are trying to decide what to do with your yard?
You need to create a Landscapes Design Calgary for your Calgary home.
Calgary is considered a semi desert climate. Part of your landscape design is to consider which plants will do well in our local area. This also includes plants that are low maintenance, so you are enjoying your yard, not working on it.
How are low maintenance yards designed in Calgary?
Well, for starters, you do not want to mow your lawn for 6 hours every week. That is quite the commitment and something that should be thought about before you design your new Calgary Landscape. Once the grass is installed and you are out there mowing it is too late.
Many times, less grass is better, as you can incorporate other things into your landscape design.
Plants should be designed with plants that are local to the Calgary area for best survival rates.
Experimenting with out of zone plants can be fun, the only thing to do is to sometimes try things out and see what happens! Just don’t be upset if a plant doesn’t make it.
Questions we ask when Designing a Calgary Landscape include:
What is your style? Visit other Calgary Landscapes in neighborhoods around town and see what kind of designs you like. That is the best way to understand your own design preferences, as it is hard to just put into words.
Do you already have a clear view of your desired focal point? A maple tree at the center of your yard can add so much value and beauty to your landscape design.
Focal points do not have to be pre existing. We can create amazing focal points in our Landscapes Designs for the Calgary Area. Examples include that beautiful babbling brook that trickles smoothly through your garden, or a circular patio and firepit that is outlined by a row of columnar aspens.
Next, what about the over-all structure of the yard? All the structural elements such as hardscapes, softscapes, and focal points should blend together with each other and in a harmonious relationship with the pre existing Calgary surroundings.
This is our ultimate goal in designing your dream yard.
Other aspect such as harmony, balance, texture, colors, smells and form are extremely important and will be saved for another article.
Good luck with your Calgary Landscape Design. May your yard be a source of your endless pride and joy.
Written by:
Custom Stone and Waterscapes
3829 Parkhill Place Southwest, Calgary, AB T2S 2W6
(403)870-1142
Calgary Gardens, Calgary Ponds, Calgary Landscape, Calgary Landscape Design