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Designed Plant Communities Resources


DESIGNED PLANT COMMUNITY SLIDES

DESIGNED PLANT COMMUNITY WORKBOOK

NEBRASKA PLANT COMMUNITIES (Thanks Brittany!)



Below are additional resources for you.


USDA PLANT HARDINESS ZONE MAP


SPATIAL DESIGN

SPATIAL DESIGN vs. PLANTING DESIGN

THE DESIGN PROCESS

LINES OF FORCE


PLANTING DESIGN

ELEVATION TO PLAN

NARROWING DOWN YOUR PLANT CHOICES

COLOR

PLANT FORMS

TEXTURE

MATRIX PLANTINGS


ONLINE PLANT DATABASES

MONROVIA'S PLANTFINDER

IZEL PLANTS (native)

PLANTMASTER (a database and a great tool to organize plants for clients)


GRAPHICS

DRAWING TREE FORMS

DRAWING PLANT SYMBOLS

HOW TO GROUP PLANT SYMBOLS

PLANT + GROUND SHADOWS

RENDERING PLANT SYMBOLS WITH COLOR PENCIL


BOOKS (these are affiliate links!)

THE KNOW MAINTENANCE PERENNIAL GARDEN

NEW NATURALISM

PLANTING IN A POST-WILD WORLD

PROFESSIONAL PLANTING DESIGN

YOUR NATURAL GARDEN


OTHER FUN RESOURCES

THE PENCIL CASE (my design and graphics newsletter)

COURSES

ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE DESIGNERS


Contact me with questions