Design Principles
Design Qualities
Design Tools
Drawing the plan
before you start
Misc.
Landscape Areas
100
What is the sense of distribution of perceived visual weights that offset one another? What are the types?
balance- asymmetrical (informal) and symmetrical (formal)
100
How many design qualities are there?
4
100
What is the tool and function? 
circle template for drawing landscape symbols to scale
100
Which of the following helps to form the framework for a design and defines the location of all shrubs, flowers, and groundcovers within the design?
bed pattern
100
What is a scaled drawing of a home with doors, windows, existing hardscapes, property lines and easements?
base plan
100
A/An _________________________ is a flower garden in front of a fence, a wall, or shrubs, often placed near the perimeter of the yard.
border garden
100
What area of the property is for family entertainment activities?
outdoor living area
200
What design principle is associated with placing a plant or object in the design to draw attention and become a focal point?
Emphasis
200
Colors such as red, yellow, and orange are said to _____________________________.
warm colors
200
What is a piece of drafting equipment that allows you to draw your plan accurately or at smaller dimensions that represent the landscape?
scale
200
Which bed pattern would be the best choice to create a free flowing, natural look to the landscape?
curved lined bed pattern
200
What is a form on which the homeowner provides information that relates to the landscape project?
family inventory survey
200
What should be treated as a focal point in the public area of a landscape design?
the front door
200
What is the portion of the landscape property that is seen by the neighbors called?
public area
300
Which principle of design is selecting some plants that differ in line, form, texture, or color from the mass of plants?
variety
300
What is the appearance of a plant in terms such as coarseness or fineness?
Texture
300
Which tool use in making hand-drawn designs is used to draw horizontal lines?
T-Square
300
What is a measurable drawing of a view from above as opposed to a view of the front of the house?
plan view
300
On what does a designer record careful on site observations?
site analysis plan
300
Which style of bed patterns reflect the architect of the home and often lend a symmetrical appearance to the site?
90 degree bed pattern lines
300
An observation for the site analysis plan that includes notes on people at the house from the street and people looking from the inside of the house would be classified as _________________.
views
400
_________________________ is a principle that involves the use of anything in multiples of three.
Unity
400
What is the three-dimensional shape of an object, including its volume or perceived volume?
form
400
What is the tool and function? 
eraser shield for blocking lines to erase small portions
400
Why should a landscape designer designate the center of all trees and shrubs with a dot or a plus sign?
The center point informs the installation crew where to locate the plants.
400
What involves quickly sketched ideas as to where family activities might take place in the landscape?
Goose egg plan
400
What is a plant that displays outstanding form, texture, and color?
Specimen plant
400
In which area would garbage cans, garden storage sheds, clotheslines, and compost piles be located?
service area
500
What is the uniformity of change from one item in the landscape to the next?
Sequence
500
What principle is the size relationships between all the features of the landscape?
proportion
500
What is the tool and function?
lettering guide used for creating even hand written labels in a design
500
On a landscape plan, why would the designer slightly overlapping the symbols of shrubs?
Overlapping indicates groupings of plants of the same species.
500
Following a rule of thumb, how large should landscape plants used in doorway plantings be?
one-fourth to one-third the distance from the ground to the eaves
500
The most common outdoor flooring materials include what? name 3
lawns, concrete, pavers, and wood decks
500
What is the term used for walls that help to screen views and define space in a landscape?
enclosures