When I first arrive to a new clients house that I will be doing a design for, and before I knock on the door; I first try to figure out the style of the house. Ask yourself: is the house calm, crazy or old style? These styles also have names such as, Georgian, Victorian, and Greek. There are many other styles but hopefully you get the point. Let's take the Victorian style for example, very ginger bread house look, so to me it's kinda crazy. I would not want the landscape design to add more to that. I would think of ways to tone it down a bit. After I find out the style of the house, I then drive around the neighborhood to find other Victorian houses and see how they designed those. I also try and put myself in place of the client and look for the houses that are on the way, because sometimes I see a house very similar to the one I'm working on and realize why the client was inspired to call me.
If your lucky you will find two similar style houses that have been professionally landscaped in the same area. Ask the client which one they like the best, most likely they will pick the more subtle one, because of the balance, then explain to your client why they chose that one.
Most of my clients have brand new homes, and live in brand new neighborhoods, so most houses don't have a specific style, but you can still find distinctive characteristics and so the same rules apply.
Building contractors are usually working on a tight budget too. In this case although I don’t install a completely fully equipped landscape I still try to give the yard balance as much as I can, even when the budget is only meant for sod, sprinklers and foundation gardens.
P.S Every once in a while a client ( or contractor ) comes along and does not care between the relationship of house and yard. This can be frustrating but just remember it's their house not yours, so don't take it personal.
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