Some people design landscapes. I create beautiful places; living, growing works of art. I plan for a plant to grow and mature into what nature intended it to be. Some people, when they move to a new house, dig up many of their plants an take them with them. I don't destroy what I've created. I consider my yard a work of art. I've added beauty to this Earth, and I will not undo it just becuse I won't be the one to see it everyday any more. That would be greedy of me to try and keep the beauty only for myself. I've had people have the nerve to ask me, when I was moving, if they could have such and such a plant. Would they ask Michaelangelo for a piece of "David"? Is this what happened to the "Venus De Milo"? A new yard is a new canvas. The old one has been finished, although, as is the wonder of nature, it is, and will be, an ever growing, ever changing, work of art. No! You can not have any of my plants. Some people just don't understand.
I feel sorry for people who have to
work at a job where they have to look at the same 4 walls
every day, and everything looks exactly the same when they
leave as it did when they got there. Its a great feeling to look at my work at the end of the day and know that I've
made a piece of this earth more beautiful! The funny part
is that many people think I have it bad because it may be a little hot or cold outside, or I get a little dirty! Some
people just don't understand.
Mother Nature has supplied a vast array of colors,
textures and shapes to beautify our world. Without the help
of man, her
creations even care for themselves quite well. Trees
in the forests drop their leaves and create thier own
mulch, which decomposes, and adds nutrients to the soil.
There are
beneficial creatures that feed on the insects which are
harmful to plants. Man carelessly kills the good ones when
he
tries to kill the bad ones himself. The more man
interferes, the more he disrupts natures delicate balance.
Mother Nature is a very smart Lady, and we will all benifit by working with her plan, rather than thinking we can do it better.
Plants help us all. They block wind and noise, protect us
from the hot summer sun, even dropping thier leaves in
winter, so the sun can come through and warm us. They
provide privacy, shelter, and food.
They make our world much more beautiful.
They even clean the air we breathe. Yet we abuse them, and
take them for granted. Man can be a cruel and thoughtless
creature. Think of all that Mother
Nature has done for us! Shouldn't we try and be
considerate of her.
How many people drive down your street each day? They all see your yard. Your yard says a lot about you. Many people spend a lot of time and money decorating the interior of their home and ignore the yard, But many more people see your yard than see inside. Your yard is the first impression your guests get of you, and your home. It is the only impression most people get of you. Your front yard is your greeting to guests, and to passersby. What does it say about you? If your yard looks bad, you've already made a bad first impression, before they see the inside of the house.
Would you buy curtains without knowing how wide they were? Would you buy an 8 foot sofa to put on a 6 foot wall? Then why would you plant a bush with no inking of its mature size? Why would you put a plant that gets 8 ft. wide in a 2 ft. wide bed? Its bizarre to me that people who are so picky about the inside of their house can take such little thought with their yards!
Not just homes, but businesses too, make impressions with their landscape. If you are traveling, and nature calls; You see 2 gas stations, one well landscaped, the other neglected, which would you assume had the cleanest restroom?
Your front yard is sort of like an
advertisement for all to see, about you and your home. Your back yard is a private area, and can be whatever you want
it to be. Wheather a quiet place to relax, or a place to
play, if you make it a pleasant place to be, you'll get
much enjoyment from it, extend your lving area, and
increase the value of your home. You can create whatever
type of place you want through landscaping, without the
limitations of walls and ceilings. If you seldom use your back yard, its most likely that you have not made it a pleasant place to be. This is your own private piece of the world. It should be more than "just more grass to cut".
Much more!
Landscaping can give you a
better return on your investment than any other improvement you can make to your home.
