1. Creating a Landscape Plan
Objective 6.04

2. 1. Create a scaled base drawing
A scale of 1/8 inch = 1 foot is commonly used to draw landscape design plans
At this scale, you can represent a property as large as 60 feet by 80 feet on an 8 ½ x 11 sheet

3. 2. Conduct a site analysis 3. Prioritize needs and wants 4
2. Conduct a site analysis Prioritize needs and wants 4. Consider maintenance requirements 5. Determine a budget

4. - public - private - service
6. On tracing paper, create a bubble map identifying landscape use areas:
- public
- private
- service

5. Give the bubbles their specific shapes

6. 8. Create a preliminary design
You don’t have to name each type of plant
Stay to scale so that the shape you draw to indicate a large tree is bigger than that for a small shrub

7. 11. Select plants 12. Create a final RENDERED plan
11. Select plants 12. Create a final RENDERED plan. With colored pencils, fill in spaces with appropriate colors; grass can be a light green, trees and shrubs a dark green, water blue, etc.

8. Assignment Trace base plan onto tracing paper with pencil
Add or delete to the construction of the house (doors, windows, garage, etc)
Create bubbles for public, private, and service areas. Label street(s) and north
Decide what will take place in each of the bubbles (sketch or write)
Trace a new base plan in ink. Add symbols for each item; ink. Render plan.