Wednesday, October 21, 2009

4 Options For A Great Looking Landscape

By Thomas Fryd

Before undertaking the execution of a garden plan, you should analyze your resources with an eye on the amount of work you can do yourself with the help of your family. In some cases you will find that you can afford to spend more money in order to save time and energy. In general, one or more of the following services may seem worth their cost to you. None of them is necessary; a careful review will enable you to do them for yourself.

1. You can hire a landscape architect (or designer) or, sometimes, a landscape nurseryman to plan and develop your property. This is the most expensive way of cultivating a beautiful garden.

2. You can pay for a landscape plan drawn by a professional landscape designer and also for his advice, but do the actual work yourself. The advantage here is that you have professional guidance in making the overall plan. However, in addition to the expenditure of money you lose the chance to create your own design.

3. You can make the plan yourself, do most of the work, and only hire outside assistance for the backbreaking chores that you feel are beyond your physical capacity. For many this is the most practical way of making a garden just like knowing all the basic house plant. Labor costs stay within reasonable limits and do not deprive you of the better plants, or perhaps some lawn furniture, that the added expense of a landscape designer would have made impossible.

4. You can do the entire job yourself. This is the best way to get the most for your money, and is by no means impossible for anyone who is patient and capable of some hard work. As your garden matures it will provide you with tangible proof of a good job well done, one that will immeasurably contribute to your family's happiness and your personal satisfaction.

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