[graciegirl]

To my untrained eye, there are lots of landscaping that isn't pretty. Some are over landscaped with too much curbing, some are skinned or scalped with nice sized plants removed that grow here comfortably, that are replaced by tiny ones that may not.

I think good landscaping is similar to good interior decorating with a color and size balance and repetition of color and shape. The rule of three is used and the triangular form. Some landscapes are more formal where the plants are cut to shapes and are balanced and some are more casual where plants and flowers appear to have just grown there, but if you look you will see light and dark greens and splashes of color that appear across the color wheel from each other such as yellow and violet, or the beautiful deep reds and greens seen now in the common areas. Both styles done well are breathtaking. There are a lot of landscapers who don't have a really good artistic sense in my opinion only. That and a dollar might buy you a candy bar.