Landscaping Ideas Issue 1 | Page 5

What about harmony? Harmony in landscaping is achieved when an outdoor space is able to function as it was intended, without being hindered by other spaces nearby. For example, if you created a small Zen garden so you can meditate and perform yoga, you don't want be disturbed by a nearby rock garden or poolscape.

In landscaping, harmony can be achieved by modifying the location of an outdoor space, or by separatingspaces creatively. For example, if you don't want to see the swimming pool when you are meditating in your small Zen garden, you can install a bamboo screen so that when you are seated at the center of the Zen garden, you will see the horizon easily, and you won't be distracted by nearby pool chairs and towels.

Balance can be achieved by playing with colors, textures, and the different materials used to landscape an outdoor space. The different outdoor spaces that you create must flow into one another; they must complement each other, so that one enhances the beauty of the other.