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Tropical Softscape Landscaping
The tropical landscape is characterized by lush foliage and bold colors. Frequent water plays a central role in the garden design. Tropical softscape plants include: palms, cycads, bromeliads, birds of paradise, heliconias, and philodendron. |
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Desert and Drought Tolerant Landscaping
Drought tolerant landscaping is a popular choice for San Diego landscape design. Drought tolerant landscaping goes hand in hand with desert style. These gardens are set apart by their architecturally dramatic plant forms found in a spare desert setting. Boulders and rocks make a significant contribution to the overall texture and feel of the garden. The typical desert softscape plant pallet includes cacti, agaves, desert willow, parkinsonia, succulents and other drought tolerant landscaping options. |
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Mediterranean Landscaping
Mediterranean landscaping is another extremely popular choice for San Diego landscape design. Olive, gray green, and silver colors characterize the plantings in mediterranean landscaping. The aromatic oils in the fine textured leaves exude a lovely fragrance in the summer. Typical softscape plantings for mediterranean landscaping include italian cypress, pines, rosemary, california lilac, rock roses, and lavender. |
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Cottage Style Landscaping and Garden Structures
A colorful garden style featuring flowering perennials and roses and garden structures. It is an overall informal style accentuated by formal touches such as garden structures, topiaries and patio trees. Other garden structures may include rock walls, brick pathways, and picket fences which are characteristic of this garden style. Typical plantings include day lilies, roses, hydrangeas, and lavenders. |
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Natural Style Landscaping
Natural garden landscape design is an imitation of nature where plants are maintained in their natural form. Boulders along with natural streams and waterfalls are often found in these gardens. Plants which are well adapted to our climate such as natives, grasses and australian plant species work well in these gardens. |
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Formal Garden Landscape Design
Hedges laid out in geometric forms, long sight lines framing distant vistas, sculptures, topiaries and fountains are the hallmark of the formal garden landscape design. Typical softscape plantings include boxwood, laurel, cypress, privet, and splashes of annual color. |
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Contemporary Style Landscaping
A contemporary garden landscape design shares many of the characteristics of a formal garden with it's emphasis on line, geometric forms and hardscape design. Architecturally delineated spaces shape and frame the contemporary garden. Plant materials are chosen for their dramatic shapes and colors. The architectural aesthetic is the primary consideration for the design choices. |
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