Drawing a Planting Drawing a Planting PlanPlan

Author: Gail Hansen, PhDAuthor: Gail Hansen, PhDEnvironmental Horticulture DepartmentEnvironmental Horticulture DepartmentUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaMaster Gardener Conference, 2010Master Gardener Conference, 2010

Plant ListTypeSizeNameTextureShapeColorLight

TEXTURETEXTURECoarse – big

foliage, thick branches, irregular shape

Medium-average foliage, branches

Fine- small foliage, fine branches, thin, wispy

Coarse – big foliage, thick branches, irregular shape

Medium-average foliage, branches

Fine- small foliage, fine branches, thin, wispy

SHAPESHAPE

Trees

Groundcover

Shrubs

COLORMonochromatic

one color

Analogousthree colors next to each other

Complementarytwo colors opposite each other

Choose PlantsChoose Plants

Placing PlantsPlacing Plants

Structural plants Focal plantsMassing plants

Structural plants Structural plants

Focal plantsFocal plants

Massing plantsMassing plants

Garden Design Nov/Dec

Structural PlantsStructural Plants

TreesTrees

Large ShrubsLarge ShrubsFunctionFunction: Enclose space : Enclose space

and create and create microclimatesmicroclimates

SizeSize

ShapeShape

Garden Design April 2008

Locate TreesLocate Trees

Focal PlantsFocal Plants

Small trees Small trees

ShrubsShrubs

FunctionFunction: Direct a : Direct a view through view through striking aestheticsstriking aesthetics

Size Size

ShapeShape

Texture Texture

ColorColor

Garden Design Aug Sept 2007

Locate Focal PlantsLocate Focal Plants

Views from streetViews from street

Views from Views from walkwayswalkways

Views from door Views from door looking outlooking out

Views from Views from windowswindows

Massing PlantsMassing PlantsMedium/Small Medium/Small ShrubsShrubs

GrassesGrasses

GroundcoverGroundcoverFunctionFunction: unify space: unify space

Size Size

ShapeShape

Texture Texture

ColorColor

Small Garden 2006

MassingMassing

Every plant is beside, in front of or behind another plant- groups of plants interlockEvery plant is beside, in front of or behind another plant- groups of plants interlock

Start in Corner

Fill along hard edges

Minimum of two rows of plants

Fill in spaces between hardscape

Fill in spaces between hardscape

Repeat plants for balance

Repeat plants for balance

Use enough plants to create mass

Use enough plants to create mass

Show plants under trees

Work from side of house out

Start in the corner

Fill in along edges

2 to 3 rows of plants

Construction DocumentConstruction Document

Label all plantsQuantityScientific nameLeader line

Label all plantsQuantityScientific nameLeader line