Symmetrical or official balance is accomplished when the mass, weight, or number of items both sides of the landscape style are exactly the same. Casual or asymmetrical balance in landscape design recommends a feeling of balance on both sides, even though the sides do not look the same. Proportion explains the size relationship in between parts of the landscape style or in between a part of the design and the style as a whole. In addition, percentage in landscape design must take into factor to consider how people interact with numerous components of the landscape through normal human activities. Courses, walkways, and tactically positioned plants lead the eye to the focal point of the landscape without distracting from the total landscape style.

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