LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, May 9

Balance is another principal of design used in the landscape. Formal landscapes depend on mirror image, where one side of the garden looks similar to or identically matches the other side. Asymmetrical balance is also important, lending a more informal feeling. With this type of balance the components used on one side of the design are different from those on the other side, but are about about the same in terms of mass and interest.