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English Gardens typically have beds held closely pruned perennials and annuals, forming carpets of uniform height and texture. Vegetables and herbs grew in the kitchen garden -- only flowering herbs or those related to poetry appeared in the formal garden. 

The first cottage gardens contained vegetables with a few medicinal herbs and fragrant perennials to compensate for the lack of bathing facilities in the home. From this beginning, the cottage garden evolved over centuries into a mixed collection of English annuals and perennials, dotted with herbs, greens and a fruit tree or two -- all arranged within a low wall or shrub border that defined the limits of the little property 

Contemporary landscape design isn't exactly the same thing as modern landscaping. While modern landscapes are defined by their clean, hard-edged minimalism and use of materials such as concrete and metals, contemporary landscape design goes for natural look with wood accents.

Coastal gardens vary by area, whether you live on the east or west coast. The natural beauty brings inspiration to the design by using mass plantings, grasses and shrubs that move freely in the ocean breeze. Coastal landscapes are meant to look natural and contribute to the overall atmosphere of life close to the sea. 

 Traditional garden style uses symmetry, geometric shapes and repeating patterns. Traditional gardens will often include elements like statues and water features. Defined lines from hedges and topiaries give a polished look. You'll often see expanses of green lawns with gravel pathways. 

 Japanese garden, in landscape design, a type of garden whose major design aesthetic is a simple, minimalist natural setting designed to inspire reflection and meditation. Japanese garden 

 Xeriscaping is the practice of designing landscapes to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation.  Zeroscape typically means a yard is filled with hardscaping, rocks, gravel, and dirt instead of plantings. 

Southwest landscaping: that contrast of earth tones found in sand and adobe with the cool greens of cacti and other succulents is striking and memorable.