Landscape Design
At Main Line Tree Care we focus on the principles of landscape design and plant installation- including Unity, Simplicity, Balance and Color.
Unity may be understood and applied as consistency and repetition. Repetition creates unity by repeating alike elements like plants, plant groups, or decor throughout the landscape. Consistency creates unity in the sense that some or all of the different elements of the landscape fit together to create a whole.
Simplicity in planting, for instance, keeps decor to a minimum and within a specific theme as well as keeping hardscapes such as boulders consistent.
Balance in design is just as the word implies. A sense of equality. A good example of this would be where bed shapes or paths differ on both sides of the landscape dividing line while still sharing some of the same elements and plants. Flowing lines are pleasing to the eye but the bold contrast of a curve combined with a straight line can be very interesting.
Color adds the dimension of real life and interest to the landscape. Bright colors like reds, yellows and oranges seem to advance toward you and can actually make an object seem closer to you. Cool colors like greens, blues, and pastels seem to move away from you and can make an object seem farther from you.
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