INTRODUCING

Where your drawings finally catch up to your design ideas

An 8-week garden drawing course | Enrollment open January 5–15, 2027

GardenComm Gold Laurel Award Winner

You can see it so clearly in your head.

You know exactly how the garden should feel. The curve of the path, the layers of planting, the bench tucked under the tree. But when you sit down to draw it, what lands on the paper doesn’t look anything like what you imagined.

Here’s what I want you to know: drawing isn’t a gift you were born with or without. It’s a communication skill. Like any skill, it can be learned with the right process.

Garden Graphics Tool Kit is an eight-week course that teaches you a simple, step-by-step way to draw garden plans, elevations, and perspectives…one foundational technique at a time, with personal feedback from me along the way. No artistic background required. Just a pencil, some paper, and a willingness to begin.

Is this course right for you?

This course was built for women who came to garden design from somewhere else…nursing, business, teaching, science, architecture…and who love this work deeply but still feel a little unsure the moment a pencil is in their hand.

Maybe you’re designing your own garden and a few for friends, quietly dreaming about clients someday. Maybe you’ve just started charging for your work and want plans that look as professional as your ideas. Or maybe you’ve been designing for years and know your graphics aren’t telling the full story of your design thinking.

And if you simply love the craft and have no plans to charge for it…you belong here too.

One thing this course isn’t: a set of shortcuts or templates to trace. It’s a foundation you build with your own hand, so your style stays yours.

 

EIGHT WEEKS FROM NOW…

Imagine sitting down with a new project eight weeks from now. You pull out your pens and a fresh sheet of trace…and instead of that familiar knot in your stomach, you simply begin.

Your line weights give the plan depth. The patio reads as stone, the lawn as lawn, and the tree canopy drifts over the seating area exactly the way you pictured it. You sketch the planting in elevation so a client can see how it rises and layers. Then a quick perspective…and suddenly she sees it too.

It isn’t perfect. It doesn’t need to be. It looks like you. And for the first time, your eye and your hand feel like they’re on the same team.

You still have plenty to learn. But now you have a process you trust and a style that’s starting to feel unmistakably yours.

By the end of this course, you will...

  • Choose your drawing tools with confidence…without second-guessing
  • Use line weights to add depth and clarity, the one technique that instantly makes a plan look professional
  • Draw hardscapes and plants in plan and elevation so others can truly picture your design
  • Add color and texture that make your plans feel alive and inviting
  • Sketch simple perspectives that help clients and collaborators step into your vision
  • Share your drawings with pride instead of apologizing for them
  • Discover a graphic style that’s yours…imperfections included

I really enjoyed the Garden Graphics Tool Kit and learned so much. Before enrolling, I felt like my garden plan drawings didn’t have a true style. I was always trying to fix and hide the "mistakes" that I saw. Lisa celebrated the special things about my drawings that I used to consider flaws. She encouraged me to keep exploring my style and trying new things.  After taking the course, I realized that we all have a unique style inside each of us.  Now my style feels more cohesive, my drawings are more engaging, and I am able to focus on designing creative landscape solutions instead of dwelling on perceived mistakes.  I feel much more confident now!

The inspiration and advice I received from all of my talented coursemates during my time in Garden Graphics Tool Kit  was invaluable. I've made so many new friends from all around the world! 

Amy Fedele, PrettyPurpleDoor.com, Pennsylvania

This class has been everything you said it would be. I was convinced I wouldn’t be able to keep up or do well at all and I’ve proved myself wrong time and time again. I’m thrilled with my progress and just how much I have learned. My chicken scratch drawing skills have been replaced with some actual skill. You’ve been just amazing, thank you!!!

Geta Winberg, Gardens Everyone Talks About, Canada

The Garden Graphic Tool Kit lessons are well organized and digestible.  Lisa does a great job of introducing each theory, showing examples, and following up with practice.  The videos and the ability to work asynchronously, provide greater opportunity to further explore each topic independently. 

Susan Zaro, Garden Designer, Georgia

I love this class! Lisa has put so much time, effort, and work into these lessons and I absolutely appreciate it!  I feel like I’ve learned so much that I am able to immediately put to use.

Holly Hering, Garden Designer, Refresh Garden Design, North Carolina

Thank you Lisa for a wonderful seven week course.  It has been seven of the best weeks ever and so fun to be part of a wonderful group of creative people. I have learned so much. It's like I have found myself in drawings. As a bonus, I also got to practice my English. I'm loving this word you have taught me:  “YAY!”

Nadia Dyrhoff, Landscape Designer, Denmark

 

What's Inside Garden Graphics Tool Kit...

MODULE ONE

DRAWING GARDEN LINES

One of the most important skills of graphic communication is using proper line weights. In a nutshell, line weights are simply using different line thicknesses to add depth and clarity to your drawings.

This magical technique is often unknown to those starting out in design, but when mastered can transform your garden vision.

This module will give an overview of this beautiful skill and identify the proper drawing tools to create them, while allowing you to start practicing line weights on provided garden plans.

Line weights will then be covered over and over again through the rest of this course to refine your drawing skills via varied garden elements. 

MODULE TWO

DRAWING GARDEN FLOORS

Garden design at its core is about designing outdoor rooms, so though this course is focused on drawing skills (and not design), I feel it's important to teach graphics within a design framework. As you learn and draw each garden room plane, I hope you’ll start dreaming about your own outdoor spaces in a three-dimensional manner.

This module will focus on drawing garden floor elements in plan view (birds-eye view), such as wood, brick pavers, flagstone, lawn, water, and groundcovers.

While learning these different elements, line weights will once again be discussed, as well as, achieving strong contrast and textures to add clarity and character to your drawings.

Partially designed garden plans will be provided to allow you to practice these skills and dabble a bit in designing your own garden floor elements. 

MODULE THREE

DRAWING GARDEN WALLS

In this module you will start to define your garden room by drawing elements that typically create the walls, such as perennials, shrubs, trees, fences, and actual walls!

This module will focus on garden walls in both plan (birds-eye view) and elevation (as if you’re standing in front and looking at it).

The cool part is drawing in both plan and elevation simultaneously. It gives you (and a potential client) a better understanding of how a planting or overall space will look. Honestly, it's magical.

MODULE FOUR

DRAWING GARDEN CEILINGS

In this module we’ll learn to draw elements that might overhang a garden room such as lights, pergolas, arbors, tree canopies, and umbrellas. With your refined line weight skills, paired with your new garden floor and wall drawing techniques, this section will start to pull all three garden planes into one drawing, so you can see how they look together. 

MODULE FIVE

DRAWING GARDEN FURNITURE

Now that you know how to draw the floor, walls and ceiling of your garden, it’s time to make it cozy with furniture. As with any indoor room, you’ll want to place chairs, couches, and tables in a way that either encourages discussion or perhaps provides a quiet place for contemplation. Either way, furniture allows you to enjoy and use your outdoor space. This module will show how to draw and use line weights to properly layer your furniture over the details of the garden floor.

MODULE SIX

DRAWING IN COLOR

Once you’ve mastered the details of drawing the garden floor, walls and ceiling it’s time to add color! This module will teach you the basics of using color pencil and color marker, so you can make your drawings pop even more. We’ll learn about harmonious color combinations, create color swatches, then practice on provided garden plans. 

MODULE SEVEN

DRAWING IN PERSPECTIVE

This final module will showcase a simple and quick approach to drawing your garden vision in perspective. Using photographs, tracing paper, plus the framework of one- and two-point perspective you’ll be amazed at how your vision can be transformed into a simple, engaging perspective drawing. 

When you enroll in Garden Graphics Tool Kit you'll get:

  •  7 Engaging Modules. A comprehensive, step-by-step approach to drawing garden elements. You’ll learn to: use the right tools, create line weights that add depth, draw plants and hardscapes in plan and elevation, explore perspective sketches, and even add a splash of color. 

  • The GGTK Community. Share your work, ask questions, and connect with other garden designers in a vibrant online space. I’ll check in weekly with feedback, and you’ll have the chance to learn from peers, spark discussions, and refill your motivation tank...perfect for overcoming isolation and staying inspired.

  • Weekly Live Q&A Sessions. Get your burning questions answered and move forward with confidence. Sessions are held on Thursdays at varying times and are always recorded, so you won’t miss a thing.

  • One Module Released Per Week. You’ll gain access to one module at a time, giving you the space to focus, practice, and master each technique before moving on. This approach protects your time and attention, prevents overwhelm, and keeps learning simple, fun, and manageable.

Plus these super cool BONUSES to add that extra layer of detail to your garden plans...

BONUS #1

Presentation Graphics Handbook

This nifty extra includes notes on how to create title blocks, graphic scales, north arrows, and lettering that can be included on drawings when working with clients.

BONUS #2

Plant Labeling Handbook

This additional bonus includes how to organize your labeling on a planting plan, suggestions for creating a plant schedule (plant list), plus how to write proper plant nomenclature.

Ready to begin?

ENROLLMENT OPEN JANUARY 5-15, 2027

Class begins Sunday January 17, 2027

Your drawings deserve to look as beautiful as the gardens you imagine. Here’s how to get started.

A ONE-TIME PAYMENT OF

$1475

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3 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF

$500

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An award-winning course, recognized with a GardenComm Gold Laurel

Backed by a risk-free 14-day guarantee

Within your first 14 days, you’ll have access to the course introduction and the first two modules. If you don’t feel confident, inspired, and motivated by what you’ve learned, just let me know and I’ll gladly refund your investment…no questions asked.

Enrolling in the Garden Graphics Tool Kit is the best thing I've done since commencing garden design. I feel so much more confident in my drawings already. 

I have nothing but full appreciation for the skills and talent Lisa is imparting in this course. I love the workbooks particularly and will bind them once class is complete. It will make such a great reference.

Alise Mac, Australia

Lisa is putting together a solid foundation for students to grow their abilities.  I do admire how methodical and organized this course is.  I found this to be true for every module I went through. Lisa was meant to be a teacher.

Tammy Sheffer-Bracha, Landscape Designer, Texas

I love Lisa’s enthusiasm and encouragement as we move through these modules.  Thank you for your instruction, encouragement, and inspiring us to learn new things. You should feel extremely validated in your efforts to teach the Garden Graphics Tool Kit!

ps: I had not heard of you until 2 days before enrollment. I am glad I took the chance.

 June Okamoto, Landscape Designer, California

What others asked before joining

Still thinking about it?

As children, we drew freely, without fear or hesitation. Somewhere along the way, we started believing we weren’t “good enough” to express ideas visually. Garden Graphics Tool Kit is here to change that.

This course gives you the tools, guidance, and confidence to communicate your garden visions clearly...without getting stuck on talent or perfection. When you can draw with ease, you can explore your designs, test ideas, and bring your gardens to life. Simple, playful, and hands-on, this course doesn’t just teach drawing...it helps you reclaim your creative confidence.

I cannot wait to guide you over the next several weeks.

When I was a student studying landscape architecture, I remember the fear I felt learning how to draw outdoor elements. We were shown highly detailed professional drawings that quickly made me question my own skills. Over the years, I developed a simpler approach...one that allowed me to communicate my designs clearly and engagingly. I can’t wait to share it with you.

Whether you’re a homeowner dreaming of creating your own outdoor spaces or a designer eager to present professional drawings to clients, this course is a wonderful opportunity to gain new skills that help you communicate your garden vision with confidence.

If you choose to join me, I promise these next 8 weeks will be a supportive and inspiring gateway to learning new skills, connecting with fellow designers, and building your confidence as you take your first steps into the world of garden design.

I look forward to meeting you inside Garden Graphics Tool Kit!

All my best,
Lisa Nunamaker, PLA

PAPER GARDEN WORKSHOP LLC