Landspacing Design From Nature

Nature teaches landscaping. Because there is always a element of mystery of not knowing what,s around the bend. This element of mystery is one of five intriguing characteristics of natural land spaces. 

There are many different landscapes that I can write down. They can be different plants[ flowers that are blooming or find an beautiful image of foliage and bark in pen or watercolors, so I can put a natural design elements in a garden design.

The next step I need to do is to look at my own garden site. Always examine the type of soil in my garden, the available light and moisture, the slope of the ground, and any micro climates my garden may have.

Patterns: Groups Of A Single Species.

A lot of times people think that natural  landscapes are chaotic and does not have much perceptible patterns. But normally the natural landscapes pattern is always there., like in an arrangement of plants.

In nature, most of the plant species are grouped with plants of the same species. This process is done because they have very specific environmental needs that can be met only in certain areas or if they need to have the seed fall near the parent as a means of reproduction results.

When I have either vegetative or seed reproductions most of the time the plants tend to form these natural 'drifts'. A drift is a group of plants with a higher density in the center and also they have a feathered edge of more widely spaced plants. In the garden this is found that they have naturalized drifts of flowering bulbs or drifts of  perennials and annuals that I allow to self-sow.

A Sense Of Place. Regional Landscapes

In each region, there is always differences in soil, climate, and topography. In each region there is distinctive plant communities. Within a single site there may be many different micro habitats, such as having rocky soil and moist, cool, shady areas. Combinations of plants can  go with each type of regional environment. Plant detail is abundant in nature and always should be put in a garden design.

Mystery: Partially-concealed Views.

A wild river landscape has a mysterious appeal. Because this landscape will provide intrigue and invites exp oration. If I add this type of landscape to my garden, not a big river but a small water feature than it will work out great. In a garden setting,  if my bed has a curve in it and I maybe will have a patch of vegetation on the inside of the curve which will block a part of the view. So I can put a bed of low growing perennials, taller vegetation and tall grasses, perennials, shrubs, and trees if I want to use them.

Change Over Time: A Maturing Landscape.

There is always change in my  landscape such as the seasonal changes that I get with new flowering, growth, changing foliage  colors, seed production, and leaf fall. There are also long-term changes that are associated with the reproduction and spread of plants, all the new plants and some of the mature plants dying.

Intricacy: Details Of Bark And Leaf

The plant design in nature is real good and it should be included in my garden design. Some of the plant's details are textural mosses, fine-bladed grasses ,  fern fronds, lichens, slender webbing of deciduous twigs, and branches in winter and there are found out in nature.

Summary

I can get many different landscaping ideas from going out in nature and finding all the many different designs to put in my garden design.