Landscape Assessment & Planning Guide

Size: px

Start display at page:

Download "Landscape Assessment & Planning Guide"

Harry Albert Thompson
6 years ago
Views:

1 Landscape Assessment & lanning Guide

LANDCA AMNT & LANNING GUID Your satisfaction in redesigning your exterior spaces is achievable by understanding what you want as well as what is feasible within the framework of your space, your

2 LANDCA AMNT & LANNING GUID Your satisfaction in redesigning your exterior spaces is achievable by understanding what you want as well as what is feasible within the framework of your space, your budget and and your understanding of the possibilities. To ensure the most successful outcome of your landscaping remodeling project, first give some thought to what you re working around and what you re envisioning.this guide will help you: 1. Asess your current space and its strengths and constraints 2. Index the priorities you d like to see in your redesigned space and then create an additional list of secondary priorities, some of which may fit within your current budget (or can be recorded for future landscaping expansion projects) I. LANDCAING AMNT Who uses the spaces? Young Children Teens Adults ets How are the spaces used? Hobbies Gardening lay Meditating/Relaxing ocializing easonal Decorating ports ermanent Fixtures to Work Around Gardens (Display or Vegetable) Fence(s) Lighting Outbuildings athways/walkways hrubs and/or Trees Water features (ponds, pools) Considerations, Challenges and Known Issues Months Used: Access Drainage/Water Light ollution arking ests/wildlife itch (lopes) lant Allergies oor Lighting rivacy ecurity hade ound ollution torage tumps/overgrowth/weeds un Wind January February March April May June July August eptember October November December

3 II. RIMARY AND CONDARY RIORITI FOR YOUR LANDCA DIGN tyle references Check all that apply: Asian Casual Cottage nglish/uropean Fantasy Futuristic Formal Funky/Artistic Organic/ustainable Meadow/Mountain outhwestern wiss ubtropical & Tropical Woodland Lighting Desired elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Activity Lighting athway Lighting Reduce Light ollution ecurity Lighting olar Lighting reference Wired Lighting reference Desired Living Attractions elect for xisting Feature, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Bees Birds Butterflies Fish Hummingbirds Care, and Gardening Features elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Composting Bin lectrical Outlets Drains Lawn and Garden Irrigation (traditional) Rain Barrel (drip irrigation) pigots (additional or relocated) torage Requirements elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Bicycles Birdfeed Cushions Furniture and Umbrellas Gardening/Lawncare quipment Hobby quipment ool/hot Tub Accessories easonal Decorations porting quipment Toys Waste/Recycling NOT:

4 III. ADDITIONAL CONIDRATION Gardening Features Desired elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Water Attractions Desired elect for xisting Feature, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Container Raised Beds Fountain Hot Tub Rock Gardens ool Rotations Waterfall Hardscapes elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Decking Driveway Fireplace Firepit Outdoor Grill / Kitchen atio Retaining Walls Walkways Other tructures, Furniture & Outdoor Accessories elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Art & culpture Arbors Benches Bird Feeders Fence Gazebo Greenhouse ergola layset/wingset ool hed Other: Favorite lants elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item Deciduous Trees & hrubs asy Care lants vergreen Trees & hrubs Flowering Trees & hrubs Flowers - Annuals Flowers - erennials Fruit Trees Grass Grasses (Tall) Ground Cover Hedges Herbs hade lants un lants Tropicals Vines NOT:

Green Roof elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item elect for xisting Usage,

Favorite lant Colors Check all that apply Build dging Red Rehab Fertilizing ink Green Roof Orange est & Disease Control Yellow runing Green

Our Landscape Designers are ready to assist you in making your dream landscape a reality! chedule a free consultation today at http://www.

5 Green Roof elect for xisting Features, for a rimary riority for the new design and for a econdary or Wishlist item elect for xisting Usage, for a rimary riority for the new design. Favorite lant Colors Check all that apply Build dging Red Rehab Fertilizing ink Green Roof Orange est & Disease Control Yellow runing Green easonal Clean-up urple/blue Weeding White Winter rotection /No opinion Other: Need more help? Our Landscape Designers are ready to assist you in making your dream landscape a reality! chedule a free consultation today at Anne Roberts Gardens, Inc. is Chicago's premier landscaping company, providing sustainable landscaping design, build, and maintenance services for residential, commercial, and government clients N Kenneth Ave. Chicago, Illinois h:

We speak green. Landscape & Garden Calendar

We speak green. Landscape & Garden Calendar Landscape & Garden Calendar WINTER: December Complete holiday lighting and decoration installation Christmas tree delivery and setup completed by December 13th Sit back, relax, reflect and start planning