1. Landscape Plan Graphics

2. Presentation Plans
At this stage of the design process we’re presenting ideas to a client
Conveying material in a professional, visually attractive way increases credibility

3. Presentation plans require a combination of both straightedge and free hand drawing
More loose and expressive than construction drawings

4. Composite Plans
When adding multiple plant symbols together for a final design we need to think about
Layering
Symbol identity

5. Layering
Symbols overlap each other or appear to be under each other

6. Symbol identity
Using multiple textures when representing plants makes it easy to that its easy to tell the difference between plant materials

7. Start by choosing a pattern for the foliage
Outline your circle guideline
Determine the light direction and draw or imagine two smaller circles
Add foliage patterns to the smaller circles
Shady side = more texture, sunny side= less texture

8. Trees
Trees should be more heavily patterned unless you are showing plants underneath, then you’ll only outline your circle guideline in marker

9. Shrubs Begin with circle guidelines
Guidelines should be touching or slightly overlapping
Fill in with shape outline

10. Ground Cover No circle guideline is necessary Choose exterior outline
Can fit any shape

11. Landscape Graphics
Shadowing

12. Shadows add a dimension of depth to your plan and add vertical interest.
Either cast shadows DOWN to the left or to the right. All the shadows in a design must follow the same light direction.

13. Steps for Making a Shadow
Establish the light direction.
Place a circle template that matches the plant size over the symbol.
Slide the template away from the light source a little and draw a guideline.
Fill in the space between the outside of the plant and our guideline.

14. For conical trees like pines draw a cone shape behind the plant in the direction that the light is shining
Fill in the cone, for evergreen trees its ok to fill in outside the guidelines for a more textured shadow

15. Shadow Density
The most powerful shadows are solid black or a very dark gray.

16. Hardscape Symbols

17. Paving Materials
At scales of 3/32”=1’ it’s not necessary to texture the entire surface. Place texture around the edges and corners, fade texture towards the middle.
At 1/8”=1’ the texture becomes more course and you can still leave some empty zones without texture towards the center.
At ¼”=1’ you need to show almost every paving element.

18. Fountains or Water Features
Water space is best left white
light texture can be used to show ripples or water spray

19. Overhead Structures/Pergolas
Must remember scale, how large they will be in relation to other elements