Landscape Design

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Landscape Design

• Rick Abrahamson
• University of Minnesota Extension Service
• Clay County

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Why design landscapes?
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Personal Benefits

• Shade
• Privacy
• Reduce wind
• Reduce odor
• Pollution control

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Conservation Benefits

• Erosion control
• Slope stabilization
• Temperature
• Fire protection

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Economic Benefits

• Increase property value
• and home salability

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Aesthetic Benefits

• Attractive Landscapes
• Make People Feel Better

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What is landscape design?
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Design as a Profession

• Landscape Architect
• Licensed
• Larger scale
• Landscape Designer
• Not licensed
• Single family residential

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Elements of Art

• Color
• Line
• Form
• Texture
• Scale

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Principles of Design

• Unity
• Balance
• Transition
• Proportion
• Rhythm
• Repetition
• Simplicity

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Principles of Science

• Horticulture
• Plant needs
• Insect and diseases
• Hardiness zones
• Construction
• Materials
• Methods
• Soils and drainage
• Irrigation systems
• Drafting and graphic presentation

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How to design landscapes?
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Steps in Design

• Develop a plot plan

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Steps in Design

• Conduct a site analysis

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Steps in Design

• Assess Family Needs and Desires
• Locate activity areas

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Steps in Design

• Design Activity Areas

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Steps in Design

• Plant selection and placement

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Design process example?
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Time for your final exam!! Good luck
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Thank you for attending!
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Sources cited

• UF/IFAS, Basic Principles of Landscape Design,
  Circular 536, June 1991.
• NDSU Extension Service, Landscape Ideas For North
  Dakota Homeowners, H-958, October 1988.