Progressive Plants Designing Your Landscape to Reflect Nature By Progressive Plants
The natural world around us is loaded with beauty. Without any effort from
mortal hands, nature simply works. It catches our attention with light, shadow, texture, color, shape, form, and contrast. The artistic compositions of Mother Nature change with the seasons, of course, but the images also change immensely as we move through the landscape. Where we stand can make all the difference. Nature teases us with one stunning vista while concealing another masterful composition just out of view. That’s why we hike, ride mountain bikes, or take long drives through the country. That intrigue drives us to explore the trail to see what’s around the next bend. We want to take in as much of Mother Nature’s art as we can. Nature’s artistic touch inspires and informs our own efforts to create beauty. Since its earliest conception, the driving force behind art has been to express thoughts and feelings, or to simply grab our attention, by mimicking the beauty
of nature. Artists have attempted this through photo-realistic paintings, detailed sculptures, or even loose patches of color carefully placed to create contrast, composition, or visual interest.
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