1. WHY LANDSCAPE? YOUR HOME IS THE LARGEST INVESTMENT AND MOST IMPORTANT SETTING A HOMEOWNER WILL ENCOUNTER…TAKE CARE OF IT…INCLUDING YOUR YARD.

2. WHY LANDSCAPE? FIRST. A WELL DESIGNED AND THOUGHT-OUT LANDSCAPE WILL ADD VALUE TO THE PROPERTY…SOME SAY UP TO 20% SECOND. A WELL PLANNED LANDSCAPE CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. DIVERSITY IN THE PLANT COMMUNITY ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPACT AIR AND GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURE… ENERGY SAVINGS. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT THIRD. CREATION OF USABLE OUTDOOR SPACES FOR RECREATION AND SOCIALIZATION. FOUR. MAKE YOUR NEIGHBORS “GREEN” WITH ENVY

3. WHY LANDSCAPE? WHAT TO CONSIDER BIG PICTURE. KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE…MAKE AN INVENTORY KNOW THE LEGAL CONSTRAINTS AND OBSERVE THE NATURAL SETTING…SUN ANGLES, SOIL TYPES, PREVAILING WINDS, EXISTING VEGETATION. MASTER PLAN. ESTABLISH A LIST OF WANTS…NOTES, PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MAGAZINES OR YOUR OWN SKETCHES. AESTHETICS. THE SENSUAL ELEMENTS TO ACCOMPLISH THE MASTER PLAN…COLOR, TEXTURE, TOUCH, SOUND AND FORM.

4. WHY LANDSCAPE? WHAT TO ACCOMPLISH CREATE INTEREST. MAKE IT LOOKS GOOD, DRAW THE EYE AND ENTICE THE USER…EXPRESS THE PURPOSE OF THE LANDSCAPE. FOCAL POINT(S). GIVE A SENSE OF DIRECTION, DIMENSION AND USE. UNITY. ELEMENTS THAT WORK TOGETHER THAT ESTABLISH A CLEAR PERCEPTION OF FUNCTION…THEME. BALANCE. VERY SUBJECTIVE…”SENSE OF EQUALITY’…SYMMETRICAL (FORMAL) OR ASYMMETRICAL (INFORMAL).

5. WHY LANDSCAPE? IMPLEMENTATION 3R’S OF LANDSCAPE REVIVAL REPAIR RENOVATION REESTABLISHMENT

6. WHY LANDSCAPE? REPAIR LANDSCAPES THAT ARE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE WITH JUST A FEW PROBLEMS AREAS IN NEED OF WORK BEYOND REGULAR MAINTENANCE. REMOVE THE DEAD AND “UGLY” MATERIALS…LAWNS AND OTHER PLANT MATERIALS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS WORK IN COMPOST WHERE POSSIBLE. REPLACE. SEED, SHRUBS AND TREES FERTILIZE. PREFERABLY ORGANIC…”FEED THE SOIL, NOT THE PLANT.” WATER. KEEP MOIST NOT WET UNTIL ESTABLISHED.

7. WHY LANDSCAPE? RENOVATION IN CASES WHERE LARGE AREA OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPE NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT SOIL AND DRAINAGE ISSUES ARE NOT INVOLVED. REMOVE. FOR LAWNS, KILL THE EXISTING LAWN. PREFERABLY USE AN ORGANIC METHOD…NEXT WOULD BE A NON-SELECTIVE GLYPHOSATE. CULTIVATE AND AERATE THE AREA UNDER RENOVATION. REPLACE. LAWN, GROUNDCOVER, SHRUBS AND TREES FERTILIZE. “FEED THE SOIL, NOT THE PLANT.” WATER. MOIST, NOT WET UNTIL ESTABLISHED.

8. WHY LANDSCAPE? REESTABLISHMENT ONE STEP FURTHER THAN RENOVATION IN CALLING FOR A RESPONSE TO SOIL AND DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. THESE ISSUES USUALLY REQUIRE PROFESSIONAL HELP DUE TO THE NEED FOR LARGER QUANTITIES OF MATERIAL AND HEAVIER EQUIPMENT.

9. WHY LANDSCAPE? TIPS COMPOST. IMPROVES SOIL BY ADDING MINERALS AND TRACE ELEMENTS TO THE SOIL…”FEED THE SOIL, NOT THE PLANT.” BETTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT…REDUCE CHEMICAL RUNOFF. MULCH. SAVES WATER. REDUCES WATER RUNOFF AND MODERATES SOIL TEMPERATURE. NATIVE AND ADAPTED PLANTS MATERIALS FOR YOUR REGION. WATER. IT’S JUST AS IMPORTANT TO NOT OVER-WATER AS UNDER- WATER. 1” A WEEK OF A COMBINATION OF NATURAL RAINFALL AND IRRIGATION IS SUFFICIENT IN MOST SITUATIONS.

10. WHY LANDSCAPE? PLANT LIST

11. WHY LANDSCAPE?