In the front yard, contemporary residential landscaping devotes the majority of its attention to supporting home architecture. Landscape elements are developed with linearity and angularity to reflect the movement and design of the house. Gardens, if present, will be very minimalist in content. Geometry is emphasized above the organic in order to better support the custom design of the house. Sometimes a traditional style of garden design is used as a template, but distorted to fit the proportions and scale of the home. Organic elements will be scaled back and replaced with either low growth plants or inorganic garden décor.
Contemporary residential landscaping designs typically feature this type of distortion in order to propel the mind into the realm of the abstract. Concrete reality is never completely ignored. However, it is never adhered to strictly in the traditional sense of the term. Concepts of reality are more important than forms of reality.
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