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Interesting reading !

The size of the crescent is not something that caught my attention, but the minaret offset and little diagonal wall is such a cool thing to learn about, that seem to me so natural when looking at it that it doesn't seem like a trickery is required to make it work. ( and that may explain why when i try it doesn't look satisfying ).

Also the real life pictures really highlight the realism for me who thought it was the Red Fort in Delhi because that's the only one i knew. Thanks for sharing those insights and nice photos !

I think the grey color for the 2 cycad bushes is unusual, maybe it's the palette ?

Here is a few tips i gathered on the internet :

Helpful detail to create atmosphere :  use of 1/4 tile "grass" object painted either a shade of green or even beige/brown to give a dry look. ( there are several height and shape including some from Tolsimir ) It help break the repetitive texture of the ground even more than using the mixed grass/dirt base tile.

Can be used near fences or at the base of building's wall, or near tree trunk, where a gardener would not be able to use an automatic lawnmower and where the grass would be little less clean, like where you used the yellow flower already.

Oh and rocks are an option too ! They can help shape an empty space like decorative stone, both help blurring the grid, highlighting eleveation change and hiding straight line of landscaping.

Edit: I like the actual foliage though, and overdoing it is a risk too !

It look like a broken Darrieus turbine, or some sort of vertical axis windturbine. And there is a little human in hermetic suit next to it, probably coming to see if there is some spare pieces to fix his mechanic submarine worm, he most likely saw it from afar and was relieved to see sign of life in such remote place

Very large image ! Source of inspiration.