Landscape Design

Principles of Design

100

This type of balance is a reflective mirror image of the opposite side, being the most formal type of balance. 

What is symmetric? 

200

The size relationships between all features in a landscape 

What is proportion? 

300

This seeks to make viewers comfortable within the landscape. 

What is simplicity? 

400

This is materials that are distributed evenly on opposite sides of a central axis. 

What is Balance? 

500

The separate parts contribute to the creation of the total design

What is unity? 

Types of Plans

100

These are loosely drawn freeform shapes to represent areas or spaces. 

What are bubble diagrams? 

200

These are pools, open areas, and play structures in the outdoor room concept. 

What is family/play area? 

300

These are the first draft visions for landscape design. 

What is preliminary designs?

400

These require free-hand lettering, mechanical and/or a computer. 

What is graphics? 

500

This plan means that each is increasingly more specific and detailed. 

What is sequential?

Instruments

100

This type of pencil vary in degree hardness in mechanical and drawing pencils - 2B, B, HB, F, H, 2H-9H

What is drawing pencil? 

200

This adjustable instrument is used to draw circles or arcs. 

What is a compass? 

300

This instrument contains scales of 1/10, 1/20, 1/30, 1/40, 1/50, 1/60

What is engineer? 

400

This instrument measures the angle of any two a-joining lines from 0-180 degrees. 

What is a protractor? 

500

Vellum paper is commonly used as this.

What is drafting paper? 

Planting and Maintenance

100

This kind of plant is always handled by the root ball. 

What is B&B

200

These may need to have the roots cut or unwound before planting. 

What are container plants? 

300

This should be done frequently for a few days to prevent the drying out of roots. 

What is watering?

400

This schedule should be established for lawn care.

What is a fertilizer schedule? 

500

If you want to suppress weeds, retain soil moisture, and equalize soil temperature, you may want to do this. 

What is mulching? 

Pruning

100

This woody plant should be pruned immediately after the flowers fall off.

What is forsythia? 

200

This removes certain branches to open up the plant allowing light through to keep the natural shape.

What is thinning? 

300

This is done to remove old, unproductive branches by cutting them back to ground level. 

What is renewal? 

400

This tool has coarse teeth and will cut live or dead limbs. 

What is a pruning saw? 

500

These cut limbs from 1" to 1^1/2" in diameter. 

What are lopping shears?