Garden Design: Final Plan to Fruition

A comprehensive drawn plan enables designers to understand the scope and requirements of implementing a new garden. In this final session of the Garden Design: 8-Part Series, we focus on the final steps of the design process from paper to building and enjoyment. After a brief recap of the design process, we’ll address how to merge layers of information that are essential to communicating the design. Through lecture and group collaboration, students will present their design projects and exchange constructive feedback. We’ll explore sustainable means for making the design come to fruition, including developing a budget, material selection and procurement, identifying the manual and mechanical installation processes, and creating a garden management plan. Students should come with a design project they’ve been working on, no matter the stage.

Happening at the Gardens, this is the last session of the Garden Design: 8-Part Series. Instruction will happen both outdoors and indoors with a PowerPoint lecture, active design time, and constructive presentation. As this class is the final session of the 8-part Garden Design Series, we strongly recommend students bring all design materials developed thus far in order to get the most out of the session. Students are welcome to attend this class as a stand-alone or deepen their knowledge with the entire series. Those who register for the eight-part series will get eight classes for the price of seven. Learn more here

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Supplies:

• Drafting Pencil
• Colored Pencils
• Engineer Scale
• Vellum and Trace Paper: 11×17 or 18×24
• Any design schematics and base plans available
• Masking or drafting tape
• Triangle
• Protractor
• Compass
• Landscape or Circle Template
• Photos of the design area