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This is actually one of the most important tips that you shouldn't overlook. A lot of people make the mistake of working specifically on a certain landscaping theme and forgot to consider the fact that such a design may not provide the same interesting view as the seasons change.

So to save yourself from having to constantly overhaul your garden, choose a design that provides great appeal all year round.

This can be achieved by coming up with a well-researched plan of sectioning your plants. Your general goal is to be able to fully showcase the profusion of flowering shrubs and trees all throughout the spring and summer seasons, a striking fall foliage during autumn and a good selection that can survive the harsh winter.

Keeping this in mind should prompt you to incorporate something that provides that special "WOW" factor, every time you or your guests walk into your property. So what plants that can achieve this all year-round appeal?

Conifers are among the top choices as they have the ability to keep the same appearance throughout the changing seasons. Shrubs are also considered great additions as they can easily pick up the slack when other plants have finished putting on their vivid displays for the season. Remember when shopping for plants, make some inquiries as to what species are best known to put on the best show for certain seasons. Use this information to devise a "staggered planting plan".

Although flowers in full bloom in spring and summer is a captivating sight, a profusion of high-performer plants can be perceived as to overpowering and may lead to a rather haphazard look. If you end up in such a predicament, more often than not you will probably neglect fall and winter seasons and wind up with a dreary display. Here are some of the highly recommended plants for the different seasons:

Spring

• Lilac Shrubs


• Weeping Flowering Tress


• Forsythia Shrubs


• Azaleas and Rhododendrons

Summer

• Crape Myrtle Trees


• Washington Hawthorn Trees


• Mountain Laurel Shrubs


• Rose of Sharon Shrubs

Autumn/Fall

• Oak Trees


• Maples


• Sumac Shrubs

Winter

• Winterberry Holly


• Christmas Holy Shrubs


• Plume Grass


• Rose Osier Dogwood

Most gardening experts agree that when planting it's best to layer your flowers in rows of three, preferably facing the north side. Start with the tallest plants at the back, planting the medium size ones in the middle row and the smaller plants set up front. This not only gives a more coordinated look, but at the same time allowes sunlight to reach the smallest plants at the front.

Evergreens are a highly useful addition to your garden during the winter season as they provide continuity. While some garden owners prefer to use bushes for privacy, evergreens actually present a more versatile alternative as they can easily be trimmed to the precise shape and size that you want.

While all plants may wilt and die in the harsh cold of winter, evergreens are resilient enough to cope with such harsh conditions. They also provide the welcome sight of some greens when everything else is bare or covered in white snow.

Ideally your landscaping design should not only include plants but to add more interest should also include some hardscape features. Fences and Walls can add the necessary design statement as they effectively frame your property. If you have enough space you could also consider the possibility of adding decks and arbors.

To provide a transition from outdoors to indoors patios are also a wonderful idea.

A point to bear in mind is that the landscaping of your garden is not an overnight makeover project, but should be considered a continuous work in progress. The total expense should not burden you since you can easily work on the project at a rate that your budget allows and at a pace that suits you.

Good landscaping should feature some focal points. A very popular way of achieving this is to include some water features in your garden design. One of the reasons that water features are so popular is that the sound of water is known to help create a tranquil and soothing effect. Additionaly, they give great overall visual appeal.

While most people are put off by the comlexity of installing such features, you can in fact easily achieve the desired effect by using some pre-formed rigid plastic liners, some durable pumps and flexible tubing and even some cheap ready-made fountains.

With a bit of patience and some hard work you can probably achieve the type of landscaping that you see in the glossy magazines. The problem is that you can become so engrossed in pulling off a sophisticated design that you forget to take into account the maintenance required.

Once your landscaped garden comes to life, the work won't stop there. You also need to come up with a maintenance plan to efficiently keep and preserve the beauty that you have created.

So unless you want to spend hours upon hours in your garden go for a low maintenance design.

Choosing drought-tolerant plants that can easily withstand the relentless rays of the summer heat will help keep you from worrying about your landscaping. Such choices are also highly ideal for people with poor soil composition.

Among the great choices include:

• Purple Coneflower


• Autumn Joy


• Maidengrass


• Longwood Blue


• Moonbeam Coreopsis


• Lamb's Ear

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