Jeff Halper offers the following royalty-free article for you to publish online or in print. Feel free to use this article in your newsletter, website, ezine, blog, or forum. ----------- PUBLICATION GUIDELINES - You have permission to publish this article for free providing the "About the Author" box is included in its entirety. - Do not post/reprint this article in any site or publication that contains hate, violence, porn, warez, or supports illegal activity. - Do not use this article in violation of the US CAN-SPAM Act. If sent by email, this article must be delivered to opt-in subscribers only. - If you publish this article in a format that supports linking, please ensure that all URLs and email addresses are active links. - Please send a copy of the publication, or an email indicating the URL to [email protected] - Article Marketer (www.ArticleMarketer.com) has distributed this article on behalf of the author. Article Marketer does not own this article, please respect the author's copyright and publication guidelines. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this article. ----------- Article Title: Outdoor Design Is A Highly Specialized Form Of Residential Landscaping Author: Jeff Halper Category: Landscaping Word Count: 564 Keywords: Outdoor design, Exterior design, landscaping design Author's Email Address: [email protected] Article Source: http://www.articlemarketer.com ------------------ ARTICLE START ------------------
While paying close attention to standard landscaping elements such as fountains, gardens, and ornamentation, outdoor design creates a much more sophisticated aesthetic that actually extends residential living space from the house into the surrounding greenery. Only a few companies in the world of landscaping offer outdoor design services. The keys to success in outdoor design lie in two very important things: landscape planning, and a cohesive team of specialists dedicated to executing that plan expeditiously and seamlessly. The general contractor must select the appropriate home builders, architects, pool specialists, pond and fountain companies, and masons to create an interconnected latticework of advanced outdoor designs that flow together to turn indoor space inside out-resulting in an expanded home environment that consists of partly natural elements and blends harmoniously with natural surroundings. This is much more complex than creating landscapes that compliment architecture. It is actually a synthesis of landscape and architecture, earth and brick, light and water. Of course, the complexity of this science calls for a very experienced and high level of project management expertise. This is the primary motivation for why homeowners contact Landscape companies to coordinate outdoor design services. In effect they acts in the same manner as a larger, commercial general contractor would, only in a different niche market. Private homeowners in high-end neighborhoods who require a professional interface with each and every specialist that contributes key elements brought in to add specific landscaping elements and outdoor designs. The world of contractors in general functions in this manner, and has its own procedures and lingo, so to speak, that projects and activities are based around. Artisan contractors typically work more comfortably and efficiently under a general contractor familiar with the paradigms and terminologies of their industry than they do with an individual who is more than likely unfamiliar with these things. It is very difficult for a single individual to manage these teams without expertise in contacting and landscaping. Outdoor design is a layered aesthetic consisting of both natural and manmade elements, and it is far more systematic in creation than it appears when the final outcome is finished and everything appears to flow beautifully together into one single, aesthetic synthesis. In fact, a good many of the elements that we take for granted in the landscapes we see daily are in actuality created by professionals who specialize exclusively in the development of these specific layers and elements. These include, but are not limited to, the following: - Swimming Pools - Small private lakes, large ponds, very ornate fountains - Outdoor Lighting Systems - Carpenters who specialize in outdoor structures - Stone masonry - Metal workers specializing in fence work and custom, ornamental iron work - Paving specialists - Painters In fact, any attempt on the part of a homeowner to oversee the many layers of an outdoor design project without the assistance of a personal, general contractor is the equivalent of baking lasagna with the proper ingredients but without the proper knowledge of the layers. Individuals who nonetheless make this attempt find that it is difficult to communicate their expectations verbally to artisan contractors, because these professionals work better with schematics than they do with general, verbalized requests. Even more so, getting all of the many elements to fit together can be difficult if all the various contractors are working at different times, independently of a well-managed, comprehensive outdoor design and landscaping plan. Jeff Halper has a passion for landscaping and landscape design, for more information about landscaping and gardening visit http://www.exteriorworlds.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
