Asymmetrical Balance In Garden Design
In landscape design balance is everything.
Asymmetrical balance in garden design. Plant a couple of taller plants on one side then balance them with lower growing ferns hostas or ground covers on the other side. Once you decide to plan a garden you quickly see the design options are almost endless. Asymmetrical garden ideas abound and are dependent on the individual gardener but all share the same basic design principles.
The layout of the garden juxtaposes larger and smaller elements that have been arranged to create an asymmetrical balance using line and position to visually equalize the spaces. As you can easily see while this garden has very dissimilar elements its overall composition is balanced thus ensuring that disparate elements all work together to create a pleasing garden space. A symmetrical arrangement where the elements on each side of your yard or lawn mirror one another provides a classic look but you create a much more.
If you ve designed your yard with all or most of the planting space on one side of the yard and nothing but lawn on the other then you simply won t be able to bring balance to your landscape composition.