Austin Landscape Design

Elegant and creative landscaping designs are one of the key features of million dollar homes in the Austin area. If you visit a real estate site devoted to million dollar homes such as dreamhomemagazines.com, the landscaped yards, artfully laid swimming pool pavers, and impressive water features make a sure statement that the home is worth a million dollars or more. Without the exotic landscaping, what would the owner be able to sell that same property for?

When we think of elegant homes, prestige, and luxurious living, million dollar estates are the first thing that come to mind. It is on these properties that a professional landscape architect has the freedom to design and demonstrate the difference creative landscaping can make. Magnificent patios designed with stone or patio pavers that envelop swimming pools, hot tub spas, fountains, and flower gardens. If a view is available, the beautiful architecture of these patios make you feel you have the best million dollar view even when neighboring homes may have better views. It's all in the artistry.

Basic Landscape Design

Thinking about a Landscape Design for your home property can be a daunting task. Even if you've decided to hire a landscape architect or landscaper, you may be under pressure to specify what it is you want your landscape to look like. If you're doing it yourself, you're probably very concerned it will all look ugly and be dysfunctional. If you haven't worked with plants, flowers, trees, stone, pavers, and boulders before, your fears might be warranted. Landscape design is about contrasts since a variety of shapes, colors, lines, dimensions and textures make a space interesting. The key is to create tension in viewer's minds which creates both stimulation and relaxation. The plants and hardscaping in your garden create the imagery. A good landscape design achieves harmony and unity and that of course requires organization. You'll have better results if you sketch out what your landscape will look like beforehand. Landscape software can help provide visualization. What is harmony? It is the flow and balance of landscape elements which is a subjective matter but most would agree that when certain elements become too dominant it ruins harmony. You need a balance between space and plants, flowers and shrubs, dark and light colors, rocks and plants, hardscaping and plants, and the shapes of plants. Repetition is another element that pleases the mind. Using consistent shapes of fences, walkways, shrubs, similar flowers, and same sized rocks makes it easier for a viewer to understand your landscape and appreciate it. Landscaping balance and harmony are difficult to achieve which is why owners of upscale homes hire landscape architects to design and build and design gardens and hardscaping features.

Brick Patio Landscaping

It's hard to imagine most landscaping projects without a brick patio or brick walkway. The universal and almost timeless appeal of brick to homeowners makes them think of brick first when thinking about landscaping. Bricks lend prestige and character to a landscape and contrast nicely with natural plant life in gardens. A brick patio provides an outdoor space for get togethers, gatherings and even family meals and barbecues. The incredible variety of bricks and brick pavers available today means you can have the color and patterns you want. Although you may want only traditional brick patterns on your brick patio, it is possible to be very creative with brick designs including variations in color, shape, size and texture. Even the shape of brick patios themselves are customizable to conform to nearby landscape architectural features such as pools, hot tubs, decks, stairways, paths and gardens. Your landscape designer can help you find creative brick patio designs.

You may not have the budget to afford the exotic landscaping on a million dollar home however it can certainly get you inspired about the possibilities for your property in Austin.

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Featured Landscape Architects & Designers

Landscape Design Architecct

Sudbury Landscape Design Services is lead by Landscape Designer Tony Bernstein. Well known for his clean, creative landscape designs in the Boston area, Tony provides a 3 step planning process to help guide clients through the complex landscape design process. SLDA's talented team of creative landscape professionals brings your vision to life. Tony insists that the finished product represent beauty and functionality in a way that reflects your family's personalities and the personality of the land itself.

If you're in the Boston, Massachusetts region, check out SLDA.biz and see the amazing design work they have accomplished.

Landscape Materials & Features

Natural Stone
Brick Pavers
Stone Pavers
Stamped Concrete
Flagstone
Landscape Lighting
Waterfalls
Rocks
Swimming Pools
Ponds
Walkways
Decks
Porches
Garden Fountains
Patios