I am Brother Ding, a professional garden designer, click on the upper right corner to "follow" me to learn more about [Courtyard Design and Construction Knowledge Dry Goods] to create a better home together.A lot of times, we get the idea of creating a garden the other way around! We tend to focus only on a part of the garden or a small landscape element, such as what trees should be planted in that corner, what kind of landscape wall should be used in the entrance wall, what bricks should be laid on the ground, etc.
Ignoring the idea of thinking about the garden as a whole and the big picture!
If we think the other way around, the end result will be the opposite of what we originally wanted!
What should be the right thing to do?
Thinking from the big picture is to determine the general layout first
For example, think about these questions first:
What features do you want?
Which of these functional partitions are primary and which are secondary?
In the limited area of the garden, how should these functional zones be arranged to meet the needs of yourself and your family?
Then, we will look at how the walking and viewing lines can be arranged to connect these functional areas, and then think about how to connect and transition between these different functional areas, so that the garden can form a whole and look harmonious and beautiful.
Finally, consider the treatment of the garden and the building, as well as the external environment.
For example, the weakening and beautification of buildings, the connection between indoor and outdoor environments, and what environments around the garden can be used, which environments need to be shielded, and how to ensure privacy.
Only by thinking clearly about these big layouts, the rest of the things will be logical and natural!
This is the idea of the garden from the big picture, and it is a process of building the framework of the garden!
The large skeleton of the garden has been built, and all that remains is to fill the various frames with "flesh" to make the figure of the garden plump.
Well, this step is to start small!
For example, how to do the fence, how to arrange the garden gate, how to arrange the recreation area, how to do the vegetable garden, what form of the water feature and how to plant the tree in the first place, etc., are some very specific problems.
We can think about these problems separately, but we must pay attention to the consistency of the overall style and style, otherwise it will be uncoordinated and have a strong sense of patchwork!
After doing this, the garden is basically formed, but there is still one last step left, which is to "dress it up and put on makeup"!
This is a meticulous work, and the meticulousness of starting from a small place is reflected here!
This process is mainly to determine the matching of flowers and plants, the style of floor paving, how to decorate the wall, what garden pieces and lamps are needed, and what style and style of outdoor furniture to choose.
These problems are complex and detailed, and they also need to be aesthetically pleasing to do so, and they need to be thought about and solved from the perspective of the overall situation of the garden!
That's the idea of starting small, it's a process of decorating the garden!
As long as the big location is accurate, the small part is carefully thought out, and the collocation is reasonable, then the final effect of the garden will definitely not be bad!
The general framework of the garden is not built correctly, and no matter how good and exquisite the small part of the garden is, it is just useless work and cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Therefore, the right way to build a garden should be to think big and start small.
Only in this way can we control the garden step by step in the direction we want to achieve the desired effect!
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Brother Ding, graduated from university with a major in landscape architecture, engaged in landscape work for 15 years, professional courtyard designer, committed to building a personal brand of courtyard design, sharing excellent courtyard design cases and views every day, welcome to leave a message in the comment area, friends who like the article, please like and follow, thank you!