The document provides an overview of landscape design principles including: 1) Landscape design involves considering the 3D space of a site including floors, walls, and ceilings and determining appropriate functions and themes. 2) Bubble diagrams are used to define spaces and ensure the landscape design makes full use of the available area. 3) Choosing plants suited to the climate, design, and intended use of spaces allows the landscape to achieve its greatest potential and provide enjoyment.

1. Practical Landscape Design Presented by Sheryl Williams DMTC [email_address]

2. Agenda What is landscape design? 3 Dimensional space Your site Functions Themes Bubble Diagrams Inspirations

3. Designing is an Art One stroke at a time Each is unique Different Views Home structure Surrounding landscape Growing plants is a Craft

4. Outside as and Extension of the Home Socializing Eating Cooking Leisure activities Gardening Sports Relaxing

5. Affected by Climate Weather Wind Sun Rain

6. Landscaping A plan to make the best use of space The most practical and pleasing manner Using the site’s natural benefits Planting and growing vegetation suited to the design

7. Achieve the site’s greatest potential Add monetary value to the home Year round interest Continual source of pleasure One step at a time

8. Exercise 1 Write down key words that describe what garden design involves – elements of design

9. Think of the landscape as a cube Many people only think of the floor

10. What do you put on the floor? Soil Ground covers Flagstone Mulch Flowers Turf Paths Berms Concrete

11. Let’s look at Floors

15. Decks, floor and implied walls

16. Walls & Floor

17. Before & After

18. Raised Beds

19. Path

20. Path Focal Point

21. Path Horizontal stone, crushed gravel

22. Walls

23. Retaining Walls

24. Fences, walls

25. Entrance, walls

26. Walls

27. Walls

28. Path

30. Walls

31. Wall Espalier

32. Flower borders

33. Ceiling

35. Walkway

36. Pergolas

39. View from hammock under the arbor

40. Focal Point

41. Exercise 2 List 10 elements of your site Wind Neighbors to hide Shade Views

42. Exercise 3 List 10 activities that you & your family would like to be able to do on your property

43. Exercise 4 You will be shown 3 pictures For each picture, write a theme and then list 4 things that would go in the landscape to establish the theme

47. Bubble Diagram Bubble diagrams are used to define spaces within the landscape. A series of circles or rounded shapes drawn on paper to show what the areas in the landscape will be used for. May represent a turf area, a shrub border, a perennial garden, a dog kennel, etc. The bubbles must fill in ALL of the space

48. Fill in all the space GOOD

49. A Professional Example

50. Exercise 5 – Bubble Diagrams We are going to have 3 bubbles:- they can be divided Vegetable garden Patio/eating/entertaining space Flowers Develop 4 distinctly different bubble drawings for the property Step ‘outside the box’ Avoid repeating the bubbles in similar places and sizes Brainstorming – there is no right or wrong

51. Exercise 6 For each color, list 3 words that describe your feelings/emotions related to the color

52. Color Meanings Warm Colors Yellow Communicate Inspiration Sunshine Fidelity Focus Red Passion Power Courage Wealth Fame motivation Orange Enthusiasm Joy Exuberance Interaction Fun sexy

53. Cool Colors Blue Imagination Calm Serenity Relaxation Compassion Oceans Green Harmony Beginning Prosperity Nature Growth healing Purple Intuition Devotion Respect Peace Spirituality Awareness

54. White Light Goodness Innocence purity Safety cleanliness Pink Love Sweetness Uplifting Happiness Tenderness Enticement

55. Did you have a private place when you were a child that you might like to recapture in adulthood? Cave Ocean View Mountain Top Island Meadow Prairie Exercise 7 Pick one of the following pictures and list four ways to recreate this in your yard

56. Cave

57. Ocean View

58. Mountain View

59. Island

60. Meadow

61. Prairie

62. High Desert

63. Inspiration and Realization Nature and Western Slope Gardens

77. Garden Inspirations Local Gardens

87. View from the Window

90. Bad Views too

92. In Conclusion Landscape Design is a chance to let your creativity loose Function is the basis of good design Create your private oasis Make the ‘feeling’ that you enjoy