Our Process
1. First Meeting
- Grading Plan/ Real Property Report (RPR)
- Site analysis
- Problem areas
- Existing items
- View points
- Weather and site conditions
- Important landscape elements to clients – Garden Area, Fire Pit, Play Area, etc.
- Site Pictures
- The first landscape design meeting is normally around 2 hours long depending on the size of the project. In this meeting we talk about the landscape project, the needs, the wants, future plan, problem areas, etc. We go through everything.
2. Concept Design
Concept #1
Concept #2
Driveway Concept #1
Driveway Concept #2
Refined Concept
3. Layout Plan
Layout plan – has a lot of information on it.-It describes the landscape project, its features and elements within the yard.
3. Dimension Plan
Dimension Plans are in meters and to scale
- Layout measurements can be in feet by request
- Extra – DIY Project
- Material measurements
- Linear meters or feet of materials
- Yard, Cubic meters or feet of materials
5. Planting Plan
Planting Schedule
- Plant Names – Common Name and Latin Name
- For DIY project recommend sizes will be listed within plant schedule
- Planting plan reports are extra – these reports have a lot more information that is included. For example – plant sizes, pros and cons, recommendations, and more if requested by the client.
6. Irrigation Plan
Irrigation Design Plans:
- Each irrigation plan has been calculated into each zone for the most efficient irrigation system possible.
- Irrigation plans can be designed for DIY projects.
- With the recommend suppliers to purchase the irrigation system materials you require for the project.
7. Landscape Lighting Plan
- Lighting plans are a lot like Irrigation plans, each plan will be calculated into lighting runs.
- Each plan will have the recommended fixture for the location.
- Landscape lighting can be used for safety on commercial location or parks.
- 3D renderings for landscape lighting is a extra to the design process, but it is a handle tool to help visualise the plan.
8. Construction Detail
- Mostly for DIY projects
- Custom construction details – Are Extra
- Custom features can be drafted, if necessary for the construction
- Examples of construction details
- Fence
- Pergola/ Ardour
- Outdoor Kitchens
- Water Feature: Ponds / Dugout
- Planting Details
- Hardscaping Details
- And many more
9. Master Plan
Colored masterplan
- To show a coloured representation of the landscape design to help visualise the project.
10. 3D rendering
- 3D rendering is an extra to the design process, Not every design has this process.
- These kinds of renderings are used in cases where the client is needing help visualising the project.
- Depending on the landscape project, 3D Rendering can be drafted for small sections of the project or the full project.
11. Construction – Landscaping
Landscape coming Summer 2022
- Landscape Construction can be broken down into phases, to fit into any budget.
- Some projects can take 2 years to complete, or even up to 5 years, depending on the scale of the landscape project.
Call us today, it is the first step in creating your landscape plan!
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