20 Secrets to Landscape Success | Midwest Living

20 Secrets to Landscape Success

Create a knockout yard with these simple strategies.

Include your house in your planning

The house and yard should work together in terms of style, scale, colors and materials. Use trees to frame a house, not conceal it or overwhelm it. Shrubs and flowers should form a welcoming approach to your home's entrance. Create foundation plantings that are more than just a line of shrubs around the house -- try varying levels of plants, deep borders and curves.

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