| First, you do not have to be an expert to have | | | | if you have animals and children in your area, you |
| the best landscaping for your yard. Here are | | | | may wish to put up a small wooden fence until |
| some basic landscaping design tips that will allow | | | | the trees have grown large enough to defend |
| you to have the best yard, and even the | | | | themselves. If you select to use a fence, |
| gratification of building it yourself. | | | | measure the parameter of the yard more than |
| These are specifically tips and tricks that will assist | | | | once, it is very easy to miscalculate how much |
| you in creating your own landscaping environment | | | | fencing you will need. |
| even if you cannot do draft drawings. You may | | | | After you have determined what goes around |
| still need pencil and paper to assist you with | | | | the outside of your yard, plan the inside working |
| developing your ideas, but overall you can do | | | | your way in slowly, but remember that you may |
| these with only a measuring tape, yarn, and | | | | wish to move throughout the yard once the |
| maybe a few sticks from the yard. | | | | landscaping is done. You can plan for paths or |
| Start your landscaping ideas from the outside and | | | | walkways to move through. |
| work in, this way you are not running out of | | | | Map out where you might want walkways by |
| space unexpectedly. As you design, consider | | | | tying strings around the sticks and placing them |
| where people will enter, if you will need or want | | | | where the walkways will go. This will help you |
| to keep out children or animals, and what types | | | | measure the space you need for the walkway |
| of plants you will use. | | | | and check to see if your walkway is big enough |
| Many people will take and map out sections for | | | | for a person. |
| trees, if you have not bought the trees yet, | | | | Finally, your landscaping design tips can be easy if |
| remember that miniature trees can still get up to | | | | you remember to take along your measuring |
| six feet tall, and shade can be more than triple | | | | tape to monitor the space you are using and use |
| that. In addition, while trees are wonderful pieces | | | | the yarn and sticks to map right out while you |
| for a yard, they can require a great deal of | | | | work. This way, you do not need drafting skills, |
| maintenance, particularly trees that fruit. | | | | and you can do your yard successfully yourself. |
| You can use trees to border your yard; however, | | | | |