You can add beauty and street appeal by designing and planning a makeover for your residential or commercial properties. Landscape Design is a matter of incorporating the softscapes suitable for your property with the hardscape elements of your site. The softscape elements include plants, shrubs, flowers and trees. The hardscape elements of your site refer to the paved patios, driveways and courtyards. When thinking of landscaping design ideas for the backyard or the entire lawn area, you should consider some basic elements or principles of design.