Landscaping a Ranch Style House
Landscaping a ranch-style house creates special challenges for homeowners, most of whom want to soften the ranch’s sharp, boxy exterior without overwhelming the home’s clean lines.
Traditionally, ranch style homes are rambling one-story dwellings with very spare, clean lines. If your home was built in the 1950’s or 1960’s, chances are good that it’s a ranch style house.
The ranch style was first seen in the 1930’s and it evolved from earlier 20th century designs, most notably the bungalow, mission and prairie schools of architecture. Due to their popularity with tract developers, the ranch style is often dismissed as “assembly line” architecture, and their lack of fussy details lead critics to see them as lacking in character.
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