Have a brilliant landscape design idea? Here’s how a landscaper can help in Bedford and Hollis, NH. With spring comes the enthusiasm of finally getting those outdoor projects done so you can enjoy a beautiful and functional landscape. You may have spent the winter - or longer - gathering inspiration, and now it’s time to bring your dream to reality with the help of landscaping professionals.
Working with a designer can help take your idea from concept to plans, and get you exactly the result you are looking for.
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One of the toughest parts of bringing an idea to life is describing it in such a way that the installers are on the same page. This means presenting them with detailed plans and drawings that specify every detail of what is wanted. Working with a landscape architect or landscape designer who can help you conceptualize your ideas and create 3D renderings is important to help you see how your landscape will ultimately look.
One of the biggest challenges for homeowners is achieving the feel they want in an outdoor living space. There are many ways to achieve this feeling: for example, you may have seen a beautiful magazine spread of a luxury backyard that features every amenity under the sun; but you don’t need each one of those amenities, or even those materials, to achieve the same feeling. There are always substitutes and changes that can be made to make a space feel luxurious, romantic, family-friendly, relaxed, sophisticated, etc. That’s why working with a professional can open your eyes to solutions that deliver the feel you want, but within your budget.
Another challenge is ensuring usability. A well-intentioned but poorly executed outdoor living space will be, quite simply, a regrettable choice once you realize that the traffic flow doesn’t work, and that the space doesn’t work with your lifestyle or the number of people using it on a regular basis.
A landscape designer is a pro at spotting problems such as putting high-energy areas such as an outdoor kitchen beyond low-energy areas such as a fire pit area, which means lots of foot traffic between the house and the cooking area. But they can spot and redesign even less obvious design problems such as asking people to walk in squares (people will always short-cut), or placing a high-intensity water feature in a place of quiet conversation.
In short, unless you’re a natural at ensuring great traffic flow and you have a great sense of how people use and move through space, it’s best to hand at least the final design off to a professional landscape designer.
The second way that a landscaper can help you realize your vision is the installation process. While many projects go according to plan - literally - many people will make changes partway through the process due to site challenges, budgetary changes, unavailability of materials, and so on. It’s good to be flexible and be able to come up with a Plan B - and your landscaper is a pro at this! Landscapers are up to date on the latest design trends and can recommend substitutions that could work just as well as the original design idea.
Again, it’s about how you’re going to feel in the space, not as much as what’s IN the space and a good landscaper will have ideas on how to achieve the look and feel you want, even if changes have to be made to the original design.
All in all it’s about great communication with your landscaper, and of course working with a professional who is able and willing to truly listen to what you want, and deliver on it.
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