Simplicity is the essence of design.
You can always use this principle in all of your residential, commercial, institutional and recreational projects. Creatively combined plant material and other design components into a simple, unified scheme is always an exciting challenge.
- In the landscape palette, the designer is dealing with living plants that are subject to a myriad of weather conditions, different soil types, insect and disease problems, and a host of other environmental and physical circumstances.
The landscape designer must deal with plants that celebrate the seasons with the unfurling of leaves in spring, the aroma and visual delight of ephemeral flowers, and the bareness of branches in winter.
- Change in the landscape is never constant as the seasons come and go.
The artist successfully combines plants and other material components in the Landscape Planting Plan by means of paying careful attention to detail, thorough knowledge of practical horticulture, and a good understanding of the basic principles and elements of design.
- The designer takes up the challenge of creating a plan that is pleasing to the senses and that visually, functionally and aesthetically improves the appearance of the landscape at an affordable cost.
LINE
 In curvilinear design, lines should be dramatic, done with a sense of flamboyancy and be very expressive in their shape.
- Curvilinear lines that have weak, scallop edges will not be visually interesting or pleasing to the eye.
- Curvilinear, meandering lines suggest a naturalistic look that invites the user to casually stroll through and experience the landscape.
But, on the other hand, linear lines such as those found in a straight hedge or the edges of paving materials suggest quick, direct movement.
- Angled lines can create opportunities for creating the "bones or the framework of the landscape".
 - Lines that interconnect at right angles create an opportunity for reflection, stopping or sitting.
- Weak, scallop edges leave a lot to be desired.
Through skillful use of lines in the landscape, the designer is able to direct the attention of the viewer to a focal point.
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