跟读练习: The Landscaping Secrets Everyone Gets Wrong - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Have you ever looked at a professional gardening magazine and wondered,
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Have you ever looked at a professional gardening magazine and wondered,
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how do they do it?
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It often feels like landscaping is this big,
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secret, complicated design with big budgets,
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but we have a secret for you.
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It's really not that hard.
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Today I'm sharing the only five landscaping tips you need to transform your outdoor space into a beautiful, professional-looking garden.
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Let's dive into tip number one.
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The first tip is all about structure and we call that layering.
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Think of your garden like a group photo.
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You want the tall people in the back and the shorter people in the front so everyone can be seen.
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In gardening we do exactly the same thing.
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You want to place your tallest plants like shrubs or tall ornamental grasses against the fence or wall.
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In the middle you place your medium-sized perennials and in the front you put your low growing ground covers or flowers.
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This is important because it creates depth.
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Without the layers, your garden looks flat and boring.
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When you layer your plants,
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you're creating a lush, full look that draws the eye from the ground all the way up.
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It also helps hide the ugly stems of taller plants with the beautiful foliage of the shorter ones.
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For example, if you have a tall hydrangea in the back,
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you can plant some colorful heuchera or hosta at its feet to fill the gap.
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It's a simple trick that makes your garden look like it was designed by a professional.
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But layering is just the foundation.
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If you want to level up your gardening game,
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We like to post new gardening tips and tricks every week.
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Tip number two is something many people get wrong, color.
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When we go to the garden center,
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it's easy to grab one of everything because every flower looks beautiful.
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But when we get home and plant 10 different colors in one spot,
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the garden can start to look messy and a bit chaotic.
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The The secret to a professional looking garden is picking a specific color story and sticking to it.
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There are a few easy ways to do this even if you've never studied color design.
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One of the most elegant ways is to create a monochromatic color palette.
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This simply means picking one single color like purple and using different shades of it from light lavender to deep violet.
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You can even do an all-white garden which looks incredibly peaceful and actually glows in the twilight.
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Because all the flowers are in the same color family,
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the garden feels very calm and sophisticated.
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If you want a bit more energy,
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try choosing colors that are neighbors on the color wheel.
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For example, if you pick yellow,
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orange, and red for a warm garden that feels like a sunset,
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or you can pick blue,
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purple, and pink for a cool garden that feels refreshing and soft.
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Since these colors are closely related,
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they always look together and create a very natural flow.
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Now, if you really want your garden to get the neighbor's attention from across the street,
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you should definitely try complementary colors.
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These are the colors that are opposite,
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like purple, yellow, and blue and orange.
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Because they are so different,
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they make each other look brighter and more intense.
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It's a high contrast look that feels very bold and modern.
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Whichever path you choose, whether it's one color,
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neighbor colors, or opposites, the most important thing is to repeat those colors throughout your space.
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Instead of planting one flower here and one flower there,
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plant them in groups.
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This repetition creates a sense of harmony.
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It makes the whole garden feel connected and intentional rather than just planting whatever and wherever.
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Now this third step is my favorite and the easiest to do because it's free and that's edging.
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You can have the most beautiful plants in the world but
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if the grass is crawling into the flower beds and the lines are blurry the garden will look untidy.
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A A clean, sharp edge between your lawn and your garden is like the bezel of a painting.
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It tells the eye where the grass ends and the beauty begins.
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You can do this simply by using a spade to cut a V-shape into the soil along the border,
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or you can use materials like bricks, stone, or metal edging.
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Clean lines, whether they are straight and modern or soft and curvy,
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give the garden a finished look.
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It shows that the garden is being cared for and it makes your mowing much easier too.
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If your garden feels a bit messy right now, try doing some edging.
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You'd be amazed of the difference that you'll see.
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Tip number four is to create a focal point.
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In every good landscape there should be one thing that catches your eye first.
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This is the star of the show.
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Without a focal point the eye wanders around and doesn't know where to land which can make the space feel unfinished.
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A focal point doesn't have to be expensive.
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It could be a large beautiful flowering tree,
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a large stone bird bath,
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a colorful garden bench, or even just one very large dramatic plant like a giant hosta or a bright red Japanese maple.
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Now here's the secret trick to making your focal point really stand out.
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Use your color palette to guide the eye.
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Remember those repeating colors we just talked about?
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Imagine your entire garden bed is a sea of cool blues,
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purples, and soft greens.
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It creates a beautiful, calm background.
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But then right in the center of the path you place a single plant with bright red or vibrant orange leaves.
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Because that color is the odd one out,
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the human eye is naturally pulled towards it.
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It acts like a visual magnet.
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Now place your focal point where it can be seen from a main window of the house
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or the entrance to the garden.
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By using a pop of a different color against your repeated color palette,
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you aren't just planting a garden, you're telling a story.
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It gives your space a sense of purpose and a true wow factor that many people stop and look and admire.
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Before we get to our final step,
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I just wanted to mention
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that we do have an amazing online store where we can help you curate your beautiful backyard oasis.
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We have some beautiful plants that can help with your layering tactics or create that beautiful focal point.
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And finally, tip number five,
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the one I spent the last two weekends doing myself, mulching.
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If you ask any professional landscaper,
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what is the easiest and quickest way to make magic improvements to your garden?
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mulch.
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Mulch is that layer of material you spread over the soil around your plants.
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It serves as a very practical purpose because it keeps weeds away
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and holds moisture in the ground so you don't have to water as much.
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But from a design perspective,
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it's like putting that final touch of paint on your house.
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A dark brown or black wood mulch creates a high contrast background that makes your garden leaves and colorful flowers really pop.
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It covers the bare dirt and uniforms the the ground making everything look sharp and clean.
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Now you don't just have to use wood chips.
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Many people are turning to stones and pebbles as a permanent mulch option.
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Using stones is a brilliant way to get creative with your landscaping
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because the stones come in so many different colors and sizes you can actually create beautiful patterns and designs.
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For example you can use a light colored stone to create a dry creek bed
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that winds through plants or use contrasting colors to define different areas of your garden.
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Stones don't break down like wood does so they stay looking perfect for years.
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Whether you go with organic bark or decorative stone designs,
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adding that finished layer to your soil will make your garden look 100% better instantly.
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So there you have it,
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the top five landscaping tips to make a pretty professional looking garden.
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Gardening should be fun and relaxing, not stressful.
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So this weekend, try one of those tips to see how transformative it could really make your space.
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Let us know which one of these tips you're going to try this weekend,
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leave it in the comments below.
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We'd love to hear.
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