There is a thin borderline between these two.
Planting plants in your backyard and calling it a garden may not be a very nice approach to adding value to your house.
I am sure in your childhood you have planted at least one tree and told all your friends about it when it showed the first symptoms of a flower on it.
It surely is a great experience.
But we are going to talk about landscaping here Planting trees in your backyard can surely help creating a "jungle" like experience in no time at all.
All you have to do is purchase plants from nursery and plant them in your backyard.
Water then everyday to see a jungle grow in your home.
It's easy, right? But landscaping is a whole new game.
So what's the difference? Landscaping is all about creating a space which has two primary thing attached to it.
1) It's functional 2) It's beautiful Now I am not saying that a jungle like experience is not beautiful, but it may not have a function.
Landscaping is done for creating spaces that can be used for healthy human activities of any kinds without any hazards to your health.
- Landscaping includes careful planning of various spaces so that all the natural resources are utilized to the fullest extent and at the same time is relaxing to humans who uses them.
- Landscaping includes carefully planning spaces with categorization according to function such as walkways, play areas, swimming pools, casual seating areas like patios, etc.
- Landscaping include carefully planning spaces by utilizing plant types to create a visual harmony.
For example use of flowerbeds, bushes, trees, lawn, crawlers, ground covers, etc.
As a general rule, creating a jungle like backyard is much more complex and difficult than landscaping a garden.
A jungle is a complex ecosystem with so many elements trying to "survive" in a system called as ecosystem.
A landscaping garden is a miniature model of this ecosystem with a simple rule.
"Something for everyone".
I hope you have enjoyed this article.
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