Fundamentals of Garden Design
What you’ll learn
Students will learn how to prepare a conceptual landscape plan suitable for themselves or presentation
You will learn how to do a simple site survey of a property and plot it on paper
How to use different design approaches to give more interest and continuity to your designs
You will learn how the Planes of Enclosure can make your designs more interesting and dynamic
You will be shown how to color your plan for presentation and display
You will have access to bid sheets and examples of contracts for you to use in business and estimating
Requirements
The student should have basic math skills
Description
This is a beginner/intermediate level course in landscape Architecture and Design.Landscape design is more than selecting plants for a project, it is the integration of all the elements and spaces that affect our outdoor living environment. In this course you will be introduced to the objectives and principles that are essential to developing a strong design solution for either yourself or for a paying client, all the while you’ll be introduced to new garden and design ideas to help grow your design company. With lessons covering how to interview the client, design contracts, form composition and selecting a design approach this course is a comprehensive and in-depth journey into the world of truly creative landscape design. Because I have students taking this course from all over the world with a wide range of climates and plant palettes this is NOT a course on planting design. The basic concepts of how plants can be used within the landscape are discussed, but individual plant species and their use or placement will not be addressed.The practical skills of drafting to scale, and site surveys will be explained. Finally, how to take these skills, draw your garden design and create a conceptual garden plan for yourself, family or client will be covered in detail.For those of you working in metric, you’ll want to jump straight down to Lecture 75 for a lesson on using the metric scale in design.This is a course on garden design – not gardening. It is also NOT a course using computer aided design (CAD). The instruction will be in using pen, ink and paper – what I believe is the starting point for all design even if you choose to use a computer program later on. CAD is simply a tool, but if you do not know the basic principles and objectives of design, CAD won’t help you. You’ll simply do poor designs faster!The conceptual plan is the starting point for any design project, opening discussion and refining the plan before construction drawings are prepared and it is this approach to design that I will be explaining, demonstrating and clarifying for the student.What you will get out of this course:74 lectures walking you through the entire process of creating a conceptual garden plan including garden design basicsApproximately 7 hours of instructionLifetime access to the instructor for advice, plan critique, contract review and encouragementLifetime access to the course and resources30-day, money back guaranteeCertificate of Completion when you’ve finished the CoursePure and practical advice Personal guidance and mentoring from someone (me!) who has been designing and creating gardens for over 35 years
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Welcome to the Fundamentals of Garden Design
Section 2: The Client Brief
Lecture 2 Interviewing the client
Lecture 3 Interpret what They’re Saying
Lecture 4 Your Design Portfolio
Lecture 5 The Design Bid Worksheet
Lecture 6 Design Contracts
Section 3: Surveying the Site
Lecture 7 Introduction to Site Surveying
Lecture 8 Steps in Mapping the Property
Lecture 9 Measuring the House
Lecture 10 Finding North
Lecture 11 Summary
Section 4: Landscape Drafting
Lecture 12 Drafting Equipment – know the tools
Lecture 13 Using the Drafting Compass
Lecture 14 Using the Drafting Triangle
Lecture 15 Using Circle Templates
Lecture 16 Using the Flexible Curve
Lecture 17 Using the Scale Rule
Lecture 18 Using the Drafting Lamp
Lecture 19 Using The Eraser Shield
Lecture 20 Using Technical Drawing Pens
Lecture 21 Cleaning Technical Pens
Lecture 22 The Portable Drafting board
Section 5: Drawing to Scale
Lecture 23 Squaring the Paper
Lecture 24 Select the Scale Value
Lecture 25 Plotting Your Survey
Lecture 26 Inking Your Plan
Lecture 27 Triangulation
Lecture 28 Summary
Section 6: Design Objectives
Lecture 29 Design Objectives and the 3 Planes of Enclosure
Lecture 30 Space Defined
Lecture 31 Designing on the Base Plane
Lecture 32 The Vertical and Overhead Planes
Lecture 33 Materials Affect Perception
Lecture 34 Summary
Section 7: Form Composition
Lecture 35 Introduction to Form Composition
Lecture 36 The Circle and Square in Landscape Design
Lecture 37 Examples of Form Composition in Design
Lecture 38 Summary
Section 8: Design Approach
Lecture 39 Introduction to Design Approach
Lecture 40 Radial Design
Lecture 41 Arc and Tangent Design
Lecture 42 Rectangular Design
Lecture 43 Rectangular-45 Design
Lecture 44 Curvilinear Design
Lecture 45 Summary
Section 9: Allocating Space
Lecture 46 Introduction to the Front Garden
Lecture 47 The Front Garden – A Case Study
Lecture 48 Introduction to the Back Garden
Lecture 49 Summary
Section 10: Design Principles
Lecture 50 Introduction
Lecture 51 Dominance in Garden Design
Lecture 52 Repetition in Garden Design
Lecture 53 Interconnection and the Unity of 3 in Garden Design
Lecture 54 Order
Lecture 55 Rhythm
Lecture 56 Summary
Section 11: The Conceptual Garden Plan
Lecture 57 The Conceptual Plan – Its Roots and Its Meanings
Lecture 58 The Title Block
Lecture 59 The Conceptual Planting Plan – Getting Started
Lecture 60 The Conceptual Planting Plan – Plant Graphics
Lecture 61 Case Study #1 Introduction
Lecture 62 Case Study #1 Developing the Concept Plan
Lecture 63 Case Study #1 – Developing the Concept Plan Continued
Lecture 64 Case Study #1 – Inking the Plan
Lecture 65 Case Study #2 Introduction
Lecture 66 Case Study #2 – Developing the Conceptual Plan
Lecture 67 Case Study #2 – Inking the Plan
Lecture 68 Coloring Your Plan – Introduction
Lecture 69 Coloring Your Plan – Getting Started
Lecture 70 Coloring Your Plan – Example
Lecture 71 The Concept Plan vs. The Working Plan
Section 12: Course Summary
Lecture 72 Course Wrap-Up
Section 13: Bonus Content
Lecture 73 Bonus Lecture – Design Presentation Tips
Lecture 74 Bonus Lecture – Plan Developement
Lecture 75 Bonus lecture – Using the Metric Scale in Garden Design
This course is for gardeners, landscape contractors, designers and students interested in improving their design capabilities. This course has been developed for those interested in learning landscape design including site surveys and basic differential elevation surveys.,[object Object]
Course Information:
Udemy | English | 6h 39m | 12.26 GB
Created by: Rob Littlepage
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