| So you're finished making the inside of your | | | | wasted time and the aggravation of the |
| Orlando home just the way you want it...now it's | | | | homeowner. Professional Landscape Designers |
| time to choose a Landscape Designer to | | | | help you avoid these mistakes when planning the |
| complete your outdoor living space. He/she should | | | | landscape of your Orlando home. |
| be a skilled professional, who traditionally designs | | | | The ideal residential landscape in Orlando |
| and maintains horticulture, night lighting, sprinklers, | | | | stimulates the senses, appeases the soul, and |
| etc. (basically everything an Orlando homeowner | | | | meets your every need. Landscape Designers can |
| could want). You might stop and think..."hmmm... | | | | show you how to create curb appeal and intimate |
| do I really NEED a Landscape Designer?" The | | | | spaces, while improving your property value. |
| answer is emphatically "yes"! | | | | To successfully design residential landscapes in |
| Sure...most Orlando homeowners have an idea of | | | | Orlando, a Landscape Designer will evaluate the |
| what they'd like to see their outdoor living space | | | | site and ask you how you plan to use it. The |
| include; however, most have no idea of how to | | | | questions asked of you will include aspects of |
| turn that vision into reality. Homeowners hire | | | | your family life, social use, your occupation and |
| Landscape Designers because they provide | | | | any interest you may have in gardening. Once a |
| expertise and knowledge. Just as you hire an | | | | Landscape Designer obtains this information, he |
| accountant to do your taxes or a plumber to fix | | | | she will begin the design process customized for |
| your sink, you need a Landscape Designer to | | | | your home. |
| complete your dream landscape. Planning is the | | | | Next, the Landscape Designer will help you select |
| key to a successful garden in Orlando and | | | | site materials and amenities for your Orlando |
| basically, everywhere. | | | | landscape. Plants, garden elements, furnishings, |
| What can they do for you? A good Landscape | | | | pots and sculptures, are all vital elements in the |
| Designer knows the Orlando climate and can | | | | design process. Most homeowners don't realize |
| design and develop your landscape, plan your | | | | that selecting plants is very challenging and takes |
| backyard to determine how the space will be | | | | a lot of thought and planning. Plant material makes |
| used neatly and efficiently, arrange your trees, | | | | up the most dynamic element in your garden. The |
| flowers, bushes, to be beautiful and easy to | | | | goal is for a subtle progression of growth and a |
| maintain, select and design plants by considering | | | | seasonal transformation that contributes to the |
| pest tolerance and ease of maintenance in the | | | | beauty of the landscape of your home. The ability |
| Orlando area, offer ideas for placement of | | | | to envision a garden in 10, 20, or 30 years is |
| landscape rocks, timbers, mulch properly, and | | | | what distinguishes a Landscape Designer as an |
| outdoor landscape lighting. | | | | expert in their field. |
| Let's face it...many times Orlando homeowners | | | | I think we can all agree that a well-designed |
| choose to design their landscape themselves, | | | | landscape is truly a site to behold; however, it |
| without the help of a professional. What happens? | | | | does not just happen. It is the accomplished |
| All too often the end result is a mixture of plants | | | | vision, collection of ideas, acquired skill and |
| that do not relate to each other, are not right for | | | | patience of a good Landscape Designer. Careful |
| the Orlando climate or become overgrown for | | | | planning can bring an Orlando home owner's vision |
| the space, and must eventually be removed. | | | | into reality to create a beautiful garden that will be |
| Mistakes can be costly in terms of lost money, | | | | enjoyed for years to come. |