Starting with a Plan

1
Starting with a Plan

• Chapter 5

2
Beginning the Design Work

• With a base plan it can provide enough
  information to begin creating a design.
• When applying the design process there are
  three things to consider
• 1 Consider the lot on which the house sits to be
  like a room A well- designed landscape becomes
  an extension of the indoor living space.

3
Beginning the Design Work

• 2 Consider the floor plan of the house.
  Locations of various rooms within the house
  impact the design of the landscape. For
  instance, locating a patio near the family
  breakfast area is very practical

4
Beginning the Design Work

• 3 Consider the landscape as viewed by neighbors
  and those who pass by.

5
Beginning the Design Work

• What is Goose Egg Planting?
• This is rough sketches of ovals or circles on
  the small drawings to represent the activities
• Some examples of the activities or land uses
  sketched on the plan include lawn games, play
  area, patio or deck, vegetable garden,
  plantings, shed , screen, water garden, service
  area, and public area.

6
Beginning the Design Work

• The value of the Goose Egg Plan is to provide a
  general guide for the landscape design. It
  encourages the designer to be creative

7
Beginning the Design Work

• After the goose egg plan comes the bed patterns.
• bed pattern forms the framework for the design.
  The bed pattern is a border that outlines where
  plants are planted and separates the lawn from
  the plantings within the beds.

8
Beginning the Design Work

• The eyes of the viewer tend to follow the outline
  of the bed patterns.
• There are three main styles that are commonly
  used for the bed patterns they are
• Curved lines
• Straight lines at 90 degrees to the house
• Straight lines at 45 degrees to the house

9
Beginning the Design Work

• Curved lines
• they will flow smoothly through the landscape
  and lend themselves well to a natural appearance.

10
Beginning the Design Work

• Straight lines at 90 degrees
• This reflects the architectural lines of the
  house. They give the impression of greater
  control over the landscape. This also provides a
  symmetrical look .

11
Beginning the Design Work

• The 45 degree patterns
• also reflect the architectural lines of the
  house. The lines can be used to provide an
  asymmetrical look to the landscape.

12
Beginning the Design Work

• Designing Patios, Decks, Walks, and Drives
• All design areas need to follow the same pattern
  as the planting beds.
• Example if the bed pattern style is curved than
  the deck or patio should have curves in its
  outline as well. A square patio will conflict
  visually with the curved bed patterns.

13
Locating Trees in the Plan

• Trees provide shade, a backdrop to the house,
  screening of poor views, frame working of good
  views, and a sense of permanency to the
  landscape.

14
Locating Trees in the Plan

• Trees have a tremendous impact on the
  microclimate around a house. When carefully
  located , trees soften harsh weather conditions.
  It will also improve the comfort level of the
  family. Trees act as a energy requirements to
  heating and cooling of the house which can be
  reduced.

15
Locating Trees in the Plan

• Deciduous Trees are the trees that lose their
  leaves in the fall, and can be used to cool the
  microclimate in the summer. The leaves of these
  trees reflect some radiant heat energy back into
  the atmosphere.

16
Locating Trees in the Plan

• Evergreens are those trees that do not shed there
  leaves. They are usually planted on the south
  side of the house which blocks the rays of sun in
  the winter time.

17
Locating Trees in the Plan

• What is a sun calculator?
• it can be used to help locate trees in the
  landscape. This will help you plant trees to
  block the suns rays for a particular time.

18
Lets Review

• Step 1 Meet the Customer
• Step 2 Base Plan
• Step 3 Family Inventory Survey
• Step 4 Site Analysis plan
• Step 5 Goose Egg Plan
• Step 6 Establish bed patterns including patios,
  decks, and walls
• Step 7 Locate Trees

19
The End

• Any Questions!!