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Because landscaping do not "overpower" the viewer. Texture: Minor differences in texture are usual more and more homeowners today view their ly magnified in landscaping. For this reason there backyards and landscaping as an extension o f the are occasions when you may want to consider a home your design needs to thought out carefully. small-scale "mock-up" or drawing to help you Essential Design Elements Focal points: In almost every case, the main determine the effectiveness and impact of textures entrance of the residence will be the primary focal and colours. Light and shadow: These components of land point. The treatment of this area often sets the tone for the entire landscaping design. (Occasionally scaping literally change with the time of day and Every year a group of students from the Sheridan College, School residential properties, along lakefronts or in scenic the season. This is one area where careful inspec of Crafts & Design show the culmination of three years of work locations, will be orientated towards the rear or side tion of your property at different times of the day in designing and making furniture in a studio environment. Their can assist in planning of landscaping. entrance and will require a different approach.) efforts were recently shown at the Wagner-Rosenbaum Gallery in Vantage point: When developing a design A bout the A uthor: Brian Burton is a regular con Toronto. approach, you should always consider the vantage trib u to r to m any of C anada's leading landscaping The top photo is of Brian Sorkilmo's `Log'. " `Log' is made point. As a rule of thumb, imagine yourself as an and gardening p ublications. Mr. Burton is also from reclaimed lumber from a 150 year old bam that was tom in re s p o n s ib le fo r d e v e lo p m e n t of C o rp o ra te invited guest arriving at the home for the first time. the summer of 2000," said Sorkilmo. "I was inspired to start P artnerships for C om m unities in Bloom , a nation When properly designed our entrance should w id e non-profit volunteer organization that en c o u r using reclaimed lumber after learning that most of the wood from "welcome the way" for the guest and visitor. ages and prom otes com m u nity in volvem ent in en vi these bams is either burned or buried. It symbolizes the final rest Scale and functionality: Effective landscaping ro n m e n ta l e ffo rts , h e rita g e p re s e rv a tio n , urban ing place of a onpe noble structure." (More photos on page C7) forestry and civic b eautification. To contact B rian, works most effectively when co-ordinated with the scale and function of the property. This can mean em ail him at: bburton<g>bba.on.ca emphasizing cer tain attributes or spaces that make the property stand out from its neighbours. In other cases land scaping installa tions may serve to distract attention from less desir able features of the property. 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