Geographical location and climate will largely determine which plants can be used on your property. A garden in the New York City area might emphasize such plants as the Yews (Taxus) and Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica). A similar home located in Central Texas would have to rely on entirely different plants to achieve the same sort of effect, e.g., Junipers and Yaupon (Ilex vomitoria). Again, a third location, on the West Coast, say, would need a plant setting different from those used in the East or the South.
Topography
The topography or "lay of the land" is another factor which must be considered when planning a landscape design. It will affect not only the basic layout of your property, but also the type of plant and turf or other ground cover you will use.
Picture a home located on a hillside in any mountainous region. On such property, in order to develop a comparatively level area of any size at all, it would be necessary to construct expensive retaining walls, which might very well be beyond the means of the owner. Since it is difficult if not impossible to maintain a good lawn on a steep hillside, it will be necessary to select another type of ground cover that will be more suitable for the slopes.
Contrast the situation described above with a home located on the flat topography of such sections of the country as Kansas, Nebraska or South Florida. Here, practically an entire landscape design can be laid out without your having to worry about the handling of sloped areas. Indeed, if the land is monotonously flat, changes in elevation are often purposely introduced to provide additional variety in the garden picture. For me, i prefer to put a tarzan dracaena because it has an attractive leaves and its good in landscape design.
Consequently, topography as well as geographical location will have a decided effect on the design and execution of your gardening plans. Keep these facts in mind when thinking about what kinds of plants you wish to have. - 30228
Topography
The topography or "lay of the land" is another factor which must be considered when planning a landscape design. It will affect not only the basic layout of your property, but also the type of plant and turf or other ground cover you will use.
Picture a home located on a hillside in any mountainous region. On such property, in order to develop a comparatively level area of any size at all, it would be necessary to construct expensive retaining walls, which might very well be beyond the means of the owner. Since it is difficult if not impossible to maintain a good lawn on a steep hillside, it will be necessary to select another type of ground cover that will be more suitable for the slopes.
Contrast the situation described above with a home located on the flat topography of such sections of the country as Kansas, Nebraska or South Florida. Here, practically an entire landscape design can be laid out without your having to worry about the handling of sloped areas. Indeed, if the land is monotonously flat, changes in elevation are often purposely introduced to provide additional variety in the garden picture. For me, i prefer to put a tarzan dracaena because it has an attractive leaves and its good in landscape design.
Consequently, topography as well as geographical location will have a decided effect on the design and execution of your gardening plans. Keep these facts in mind when thinking about what kinds of plants you wish to have. - 30228
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Keith Markensen frequently contributes to http://www.plant-care.com. Ready to roll back the confusion tarzan dracaena.
