Today, regardless of the location of your property, you can have a landscaped lawn. This is particularly true even if you live in an arid or dry region. With the right desert landscaping ideas, materials, and plant selection, you can have a great landscape that will work with your natural surroundings and enhance the overall appeal of your property.
There are certain helpful tips you can keep in mind to have a dynamic, attractive desert landscape design that complements your home. These tips include the following:
Make sure the rocks, trees, shrubs, and flowering plants you will place or cultivate in your yard should complement one another. Scaling is the operative word here. To have the right scale in your desert landscape, it does not mean everything should be the same size; it should be about creating accent areas within your property. And this means using a scale as your guide. You can consider placing a ring of short shrubs around taller desert grasses or flowers to create density and emphasis. You can also use boulders or larger rocks to act as walls or to define a path or patio. In addition, it is also worth remembering that having tall trees next to or near a one-story house can create an illusion of additional height; however, too many tall shrubs can dwarf a home.
Choose plants with bright colors but place them strategically. Landscape experts say that color is vital to any desert landscaping plan since the earth or ground in dry climates is often rocky or sandy and brown or gray. As such, color must be introduced into the landscape design but it has to be done strategically. You can consider warm red and yellow flowering succulents such as aloe or ice plants since they can make great focal points and can be potted or planted into the ground. Certain species of poppies and other wildflowers can also attract some species of bees which can be wonderful assets when creating a desert landscape design.
Do not forget to consider the shapes of the plants and other features you want to place in your lawn. The shape of the plants in your desert landscape plan will also have an impact on the overall appeal of your landscape. For instance, if you have a flat, rocky yard and you plant rows of tall, slender cacti, they could end up looking like an army of soldiers around your lawn. One general tip you can keep in mind is to create soft edges with short grasses. If you find a specie that can change color when the season changes as well.
Lastly, choose materials that should work well with your plant life. It does not really matter if the materials you choose for your desert landscaping are natural or synthetic; the important thing is they work well with your plant life. Landscaping experts will recommend you opt for rocks, stone, pebbles, sand, and concrete since they require no water, little maintenance, and are actually indestructible.
Source by Denis K Dresser