Landscape Idea

Landscape Idea

You want to regenerate your garden: things look tired and it is just no fun to sit out there anymore. But this summer is going to be different: this summer you will be throwing delicious parties every weekend, people will come from miles around to awe and worship at your Eden. Ok, ok. One step at a time! First we need the idea, we need the best landscape idea ever. This is the moment where we stare at the blank page looking up at us, or at the very best, stare at a picture of a tree that is surprisingly poorly drawn. But do not give up hope: this is about ideas and not about your penmanship. The best way to get a landscape idea is to imitate.

Buy magazines, look online at respected landscape designers, take a drive in your car and look around your neighborhood. Inspiration can come from anywhere as long as you are open to it. A popular concept is to divide the garden into sections, creating more space and thematic areas. Many of the top designers create their landscape idea using the Golden Ratio.

Artists and designers have been using the Golden Ratio in creation ever since the Renaissance. In a crude explanation, it is basically diving up an area into two halves, one half being larger than the other. When the subject of a design is placed where these two halves meet, it is more aesthetically pleasing. The Golden Ratio as well as the Golden Spiral occur naturally in nature and have been used by man in photography, art and design with stunning results. Try applying this concept to your landscape idea and you will be pleased with what you see.