You're thinking it's time to renovate your landscape. Designing it yourself seems like a viable option. You've picked up a lot of great ideas from garden magazines, nurseries, and garden tours. Next step: buy some graph paper and a ruler, break out the mechanical pencil buried at the bottom of the desk drawer and get to work. Or purchase an inexpensive landscape design software program. I Googled "do it yourself landscape design software" and was presented with 3,060,000 results!
A professor once told me that having a word processor does not make someone a good writer. I think the same holds true for landscape design. I'm not saying that designing a landscape is rocket science, but there certainly are many factors involved with creating a successful plan.
Many of my clients have taken a shot at doing their own design but became frustrated along the way with some aspect of the process. What is important is recognizing the value in having a plan to work from. A landscape designer has the experience and training to see the potential in your landscape and to collaborate with you to bring your ideas to life in the garden.
"Why Choose A Landscape Designer?", an article written by freelance writer Rob Schneider, provides several objective reasons for for hiring a professional designer to help you with your landscape project.
