Your personal outdoor space should be one of refuge, a peaceful retreat, a place to shed the cares of everyday life. While sitting in your garden, you can be inwardly attentive because it feels safe, restful and inspiring. The design of such a garden will include harmony, balance, and beauty.
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| Harmony
The harmonious relationships of landscape elements should provide a feeling of tranquility and peace. Paths, sitting areas, focal points, screens, plants and perhaps statuary are some of the elements that must be carefully integrated into a pleasing arrangement. When there is harmony in the garden, it seems to have a healthy flow of "chi" or positive energy.
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Balance
Balance and order are achieved by balancing color and textures, tall elements with low ones, open spaces with cozy spaces. Neither an open field nor a jungle, the contemplation garden is a place that invites gentle breezes but not strong winds. It balances sun and shade, coolness and warmth, privacy and viewpoint. A balanced landscape design provides a feeling of comfort and protection.
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| Beauty
No matter how large or small, a well-designed landscape rewards our senses with gentle breezes that rustle leaves, the warmth of the sun on a spring day, birds and insects that visit and entertain us, plants that grow, blossom and intrigue us. An aesthetically pleasing outdoor space helps us appreciate the beauty of nature and lets us feel at peace.
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