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Planting Design 101 Resources


OUR CLASS met on February 23, 2023 in Washington, Iowa


HANDOUT + SLIDES

PLANTING DESIGN 101 HANDBOOK

SLIDES 



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

PLANTING DESIGN TIPS


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 ESSENTIAL GARDEN DESIGN WORKBOOK

PROFESSIONAL PLANTING DESIGN

NEW NATURALISM

PLANTING IN A POST-WILD WORLD


OTHER FUN RESOURCES

THE PENCIL CASE (my design and graphics newsletter)

10x10s (100 days of design tips)

COURSES


Contact me with questions