Landscape Design

Plant: Purple Leaf Plum

Term: Accent Plant

Purple Leaf Plum

• Ornamental Flowering Tree• Size: 25’ tall and 25’ wide• Full Sun• Blooms white or pink blooms in early spring • Purple Leaves• Moisture: Rarely needs supplemental water• Soil: acidic, moist, loamy sandy or clay soils,

well drained,• Use: Specimen plant

Accent Plant

• A plant that is more distinctive than many plantsw but does not attract the attention as a specimen plant.

Specimen Plant:• A plant that is distinctive because of such

qualities as its color or pattern. Its use creates a strong focal point in a landscape

Landscape Design

• Why landscape?– Aesthetics – Looks Nice– Privacy – Reduce erosion– Wind or noise block– Create recreation areas– Increase property value

Design Steps

1. Meet the customer2. Sketch a base plan3. Determine family needs4. Conduct a site analysis5. Sketch rough outline (goose egg)6. Establish bed patterns7. Locate trees – Biggest Plants first8. Locate shrubs9. Select plants – According to site conditions: sun, size 10.Trace plan to quality vellum11.Label Plan12.Price plan

Base PlanStuff that you must design around

Customer Needs

• Conduct an client interview– What kind of activities do they like– How formal are they– Do they like yard work– Do they have kids or pets– Do they entertain– Do they garden– Do they prefer sun or shade

Site Analysis

• Measure – Determine scale• Existing Plants• Orientation – Sunlight Path• Water• Slope• Uses

– Public Area – street front– Outdoor Living Area– Service Area

Site Plan – Goose Egg

Barrier

Barrier

Entertainment

Svc Area

Public AreaHammock/rest

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Plant Selection

• Mature Size

• Hardiness

• Exposure

• Color/Texture

• Speed of Growth

• Ease of Maintenance

Plan drafting

• Scale

• Symbols

• Buildings, Sidewalks, Driveways, roads

• Labeling

• Plant list

Plant List

Principles of Design

• Balance

• Proportion

• Focalization

• Rhythm & Line

• Unity

• Effect– Line, form, & texture

Balance

• Symetrical

• Asymetrical

• Out of Balance

Proportion

• Now they are too small to fill the space

• Soon they will be too big

• Poor plant selection

Unity

• Trees are nicely sized and placed

• No unity pull them together

Focalization

• Plant blocks house

• Focal point should accent the building not obstruct it

Corner Plantings

• Always in a landscape bed

• No more than 3 or 4 species

• Tall in back

• Short in front

• In curve is focal point

• Use odd number of plants

Foundation Plantings

• Plants along walls or foundations

• Taller plants near corners

• Shorter plants under windows

• Dwarf or low growing plants

Line plantings

• Creates walls of outdoor rooms

• Need variety in size & shape

• No more than 3 to 5 species

• Often used along property boundaries

Accent Plantings

• Area of particular beauty or interest

• Can be a single plant• Can be a grouping• Can contain fountains

or statues• Avoid placing in the

center of a lawn area

Today

• Measure the area out front• Draw the site to scale• Turn in• Those who did not do yesterday’s assignment

need to or they will not be able to complete this assignment

• Landscapers – Large multi-week project– Landscape Design from now to Christmas

• Horticulture – Small assignment for tomorrow