Landscape design

Landscape design

The art of arranging or modifying the features of a yard or an urban area for architectural or aesthetic purposes.

Industry: Architecture; Design

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Field survey

Design; Landscape design

Also known as site survey. It is done to gather any and all information pertaining to property particulars, i.e. soil types, sun and shade patterns, slopes, environmental conditions, and field ...

Form

Design; Landscape design

The outline a plant creates as well as the 3-D features it produces, columnar, round, vase, weeping, oval, etc. Form should be considered early in the design process.

Foundation plantings

Design; Landscape design

Plantings located in beds surrounding the base of a structure. Foundation plantings can be made continuously or in segments. They provide transitions adjacent to patio and entry gardens. They ...

Freestanding or group plantings

Design; Landscape design

Plantings that are apart from a structure or other plantings. Sometimes called an island planting depending upon location.

Planting plan

Design; Landscape design

A CAD rendering with plant photo inlays depicting the location of all proposed plants, planting beds, and mulch selections.

Plot map

Design; Landscape design

Also know as a parcel map. A map that shows by block and lot the boundaries of individual lots within a taxing district.

Primary elements of design

Design; Landscape design

Primary elements of design are the first elements looked at when determining plant materials. Primary elements of design include disease or insect resistance, poor soils and urban pollution, ...