DESIGN LIBRARY
Find links to current and past Garden Design Guides below! These are organized NUMERICALLY (towards the top) and by TOPIC (towards the bottom).
Q+As that relate to each topic can be found within each Garden Design Guide landing page or you can see them listed as they've happened here: PAST Q+As.
Garden Guides in Numerical Order
.001 Garden Rooms
.002 Design Process Overview
.003 Lines of Force
.004 Theme Garden Process
.005 Planting Models
.006 Form + Texture + Color
.007 Matrix Plantings
.008 Monochromatic Color Schemes
.009 Unit Paver Design
.010 Designing in Elevation
.011 Waterwise Landscapes
.012 Your Garden Story + Style
.013 Overview of Design Principles
.014 Midcentury Modern Design
.015 Plant Layers
.016 Shape in Spatial Design
.017 Legibility
.018 Sense of Place
.019 Texture
.020 Color Harmony
.021 Mystery
.022 Simplicity
.023 Cottage Gardens
.024 Front Yard Design
.025 Drift Planting
.026 Architecture Impact
.027 Your Design Process
.028 Children's Gardens
.029 Patio Design
.030 Creating a Base Map
.031 Designed Plant Communities
.032 The Blocking Method
.033 Japanese Garden Design
.034 Drawing in Two-Point Perspective
.035 Habitat Theory
Planting Design
The Blocking Method (.032)
Designed Plant Communities (.031)
Designing in Elevation (.010)
Drift Planting (.025)
Form + Texture + Color Overview (.006)
Matrix Plantings (.007)
Monochromatic Color Schemes (.008)
Planting Design 101 Masterclass
Plant Layers (.015)
Planting Models (.005)
Texture (.019)
Waterwise Landscapes (.011)
Spatial Design
Creating a Base Map (.030)
Design Process Overview (.002)
Front Yard Design (.024)
Garden Rooms (.001)
Legibility (.017)
Lines of Force (.003)
Overview of Design Principles (.013)
Patio Design (.029)
Shape in Spatial Design (.016)
Style + Themes
Architecture Impact (.026)
Children's Gardens (.028)
Cottage Gardens (.023)
Japanese Garden Design (.033)
Midcentury Modern Design (.014)
Sense of Place (.018)
Theme Garden Process (.004)
Your Garden Story + Style (.012)
Design Principles + Elements
Overview of Design Principles (.013)
Color Harmony (.020)
Habitat Theory (.035)
Mystery (.021)
Simplicity (.022)
Business
Your Design Process (.027)
Small Business Development Center
Cost to Install a Stone Wall Calculator Thanks Laurie Dixon!
Estimating Template from Erin Jett
Design Fees + Contracts with Kryssie Maybay, PLA
Design Fees with Paul Connolly
Paul shared two of his client documents with us:
LANDSCAPE DESIGN/BUILD AGREEMENT
The Design Process + Design Agreements with Geta Winberg
Check out how she includes her design process on her website.
Her current design agreement, plus an older version
Garden Design Consultation Process with Geta Winberg
Client Contracts with Geta Winberg
Client Questionnaires
This is found in the Design Process Overview topic area.
Here are examples of CLIENT QUESTIONNAIRES from some of our members.
You can explore our question REPOSITORY and add to it if you'd like.
Plant Master Session with Gerry Kniffe
Chat notes (for talk above)
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Organizing Your Plants with a Focus on Color
Business Q+A with Mardi Dover
STRATEGIES FOR REACHING NEW CLIENTS with Tina Krug
LIGHTING DESIGN PRINCIPLES with Scott Mendenhall
Graphics
CANVA TITLE BLOCKS
VIDEO on how to scale a plan in Canva (I used the Pro version, but I've learned that this also works in the free version)
CANVA TITLE BLOCK (8.5 x 11 USA)
CANVA TITLE BLOCK (11 x 17 USA)
Creating a Base Map (.030)
Drawing in Two-Point Perspective (.034)
DRAWING DEMO: ONE POINT PERSPECTIVE
This class covered the basics of one-point perspective so you can establish a foundation in this drawing technique.
INTRO TO PROCREATE with Amy Fedele
Check out Amy's Great at Procreate class. This is an affiliate link!
AN INTRODUCTION TO MORPHOLIO TRACE with Henry Gao
One-Point Perspective Demo for Front Yard Design
Check out the entire Garden Design Guide here.
PRESENTATION GRAPHICS
Garden Graphics Tool Kit
This course is available once a year. Learn more here.
