Design
Understanding the basic elements of landscape design is the foundation for creating an exceptional backyeard retreat.
Royal Stone's experienced landscape designers will guide you in selecting features that come together to create balance and harmony.
Our use of hand drawn and computer-generated renderings effectively bridge the gap between concept and reality, assuring our clients that their new surroundings will be all that they envisioned – and more.
5 Basic Elements of Landscape Design
Line
LINE is the most important design element in your landscape and the one that will be considered most often. Curved lines are used for a more informal look, while straight lines give your landscape a more formal and orderly appearance.
Texture
TEXTURE in the landscape is defined in 3 groups. Coarse includes plants, structures and hardscapes that are bold and large. Medium texture takes in many plants and smaller structures. Fine includes plants such as ferns and grasses and structures that are thin and delicate.
Form
FORM in the landscape is the shape and structure of your plants, hardscapes or garden structures.
Colour
COLOUR has the most visual impact in the landscape. Blues, purples and greens are calm colours that tend to move away from you. Whereas warm colours like red, orange and yellow seem to bring things closer to you.
Scale
SCALE or proportion in the landscape is simply the size of your plants or structures and how they relate to each other and the area you are landscaping.