Landscape

Design

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Landscape Design
The art of developing property for its
greatest use and enjoyment
Involves understanding the environment
around the structure and selecting plants that
perform well in that environment.

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Economic Value
Increase property value 6 to 15 percent
Reduce energy costs
Buffer wind
Control solar heat gain

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Functional Value
Aesthetic value
Enhance livability
Conservation and environmental protection
Solar heat control
Wind control
Sound control
Slope stabilization

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Environmental Effects

Landscaping can
Moderate temperatures
Reduce glare and wind
Use water more
efficiently
Clean the air
Provide wildlife habitat Bird and Butterfly habitat

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Rules and Regulations
State, local, and/or community regulations may
control landscape design.
Storm water drainage
Tree ordinances
Street trees
Street yard
Buffer yards
Street wall
Parking screen and islands
Trash screen
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Storm water regulations

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Tree Ordinances

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Street Trees

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Street Yard

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Buffer Yards

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Rules and Regulations
Parking Screens and Islands

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Rules and Regulations
Trash Screen

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Principles of Design

Concepts used to organize the

elements of a design
Repetition
Balance
Emphasis
Unity
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Principles of Design
Repetition
Use of the same element over and over
Repetition is achieved when the same line,
shape, color, texture, plant, or material is
used throughout the landscape

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Repetition

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Principles of Design
Balance
A sense of equality that can either be
symmetric or asymmetric.
Formal Balance A symmetrical design in
which the design can be divided into two
identical halves.
Informal Balance An asymmetrical design
that can not be divided into identical halves
but that provides an overall sense of
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Emphasis
The result of focusing attention on one aspect of
a design.
Emphasis is constructed by creating a visual path
from at least one vantage point to the focal point.

Focal Point The object of attention

Vantage Point The place from which the

focal point is viewed
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Unity
The impression that the separate parts of the
design belong together or are part of a whole.

Unity is created by
A consistent style (Japanese, formal, etc.)
Visual pathways
Consistent color scheme
Repetition of lines, plants, and hardscape

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THANK YOU

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