Whe ther you want to create a new landscape or completely redesign your existing outdoor living space, several factors must be considered. Achieving the desired outcomes in landscape design may be complex and requires you to pay attention to detail. With these principles, you can achieve that cohesive and beautiful landscape you’ve always desired:

Unity – Unity in landscape design means combining all the elements of the landscape. A unified landscape captures attention by highlighting specific areas of the outdoo r space. Picking a uniform design like Xeriscape, Formal Garden, or Japanese Garden Style can be a great place to start. Unity can also be achieved through focusing on interconnection and dominance and arranging colors, forms, and textures.

Balance –Balance reveals a sense of equality. Most of the time, a lack of balance may be considered a lack of repetition. To achieve balance, you can repeat plants or rocks throughout the landscape. One repeated piece of décor, hardscape or a matching plant group can go a long way.

There are two types of landscape design balance; formal and informal. Formal balance is about achieving symmetry in a landscape, while informal balance involves creating the same interest on different sides of the outdoor space without duplicati ng all the elements. For instance, you can achieve informal balance by planting shrubs on one side and a tree on the other.

At Pacific Outdoor Living, we use balance and unity to create landscape styles that suit any Ventura home design.

Sequence and Seaml ess Transitions – When something in your landscape is repeated with sequence and seamless transitions, rhythm is achieved. Sequence and transitions help to create flow throughout the landscape. You can transition texture, size of the features in your landsca pe, and color. Since the change can bring a dramatic effect, it is essential to ensure a smooth sequence to achieve the desired outcome.

Ability to Work in Arid Areas –Although the ability to create beautiful landscapes is not considered a principle or elem ent of excellent landscaping, it is a vital skill for landscaping in arid areas like Ventura. This all starts with the ability to pick suitable materials, trees, and plants.

With more than 20 years of serving our clients, we acknowledge how important it is for Ventura residents to create appealing landscapes. Therefore, we strive to create spaces that don’t require a lot of water for maintenance.

Nothing should stop you from making a green landscape in Ventura, not even drought. Contact us to schedule a con sultation and learn more about how you can benefit from our green landscaping solutions.