Intro to Landscape Design Flashcards
Residential Landscape Includes
the physical property, and views on and off the property.
What is Softscape
the living parts of the landscape
Contribute or Detract? 24 inch wide walkway
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Evergreen shrubs line driveway
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Chain link fence
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Evergreen Shrubs on both sides of front door hitting eaves
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? 6x10 patio
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Unshaded deck on West Side
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Rusty Metal Storage Shed in view
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Water source near veggie garden
Contribute to functional success
Contribute or Detract? Pine trees under power lines
Detract from functional success
Contribute or Detract? Deck extending from home at same elevation
Contribute to functional success
T/F It’s still valuable to draw sketch ideas by hand
True
T/F Evergreens should be drawn using the same symbol
True
T/F On a plan with a large deck, each board much be drawn
False
Where should plant names be written
On the Plan View or a separate plant materials list
For Lettering, Horizontal and Vertical Lines should be
Parallel
T/F For Lettering, letters must be consistent and uniform in height
True
A Symbol that looks like a thin Asterisk is commonly used for
Evergreen trees or shrubs
What are 3 drawbacks to using a computer program for landscape Drafts
-difficult to see the entire landscape on monitor
-faster to draw a draft in front of customers by hand
-difficult to create a unified design on computer
What defines an outdoor room
a ground plane, vertical planes(walls), and overhead planes developed as if you are entering a room. A separate ground plane is a separate outdoor room.
Examples are softscape features are
trees, flowers, shrubs, lawn, ground cover
Examples of hardscape are
concrete, pavers, fence, stone piers, steel edging
Main Function of a fence, piers, mailbox or large plants on each side of the driveway are to
provide a sense of entry to the property
Which corner of the yard will be the warmest (directional)
South West Corner of the yard
T/F A good design focuses on creating a particular character or mood.
True
T/F - Tree canopies can define vertical and overhead planes
True
In hardscape, would a curved driveway, vs a straight driveway appear smaller or larger?
A curved driveway would appear larger, a straight driveway appears smaller because it is all seen at once, completely and instantaneously. A curved driveway offers more visual interest and appears larger.
Which landscape planes can create an intimate feeling in a landscape design
Vertical planes and overhead planes create intimate feelings
What are the 6 phases of landscape design, from conception to completion?
- Research and Preparation
- Preliminary Design
- Construction Documents
- Implement
- Maintenance
- Evaluation
T/F Form Composition is Easiest to Recognize on a plan View
True
A Site Analysis is completed on a copy of the…
Site Map (aka base sheet)
During which step of the design process, do you explore alternatives for spatial organization of the landscape floor?
Functional Design
This Landscape Professional selects the different plants, trees, shrubs, and flowers to create the landscape, and doesn’t usually have a degree, but does have a certification.
Landscape Design
This landscape professional usually has a degree, and manages construction details, hardscapes, complex exterior landscapes comprised of parking lots, sidewalks, lighting, pools, and can include sloped sites.
Landscape Architect
T/F - The Design process is straightforward and logical and must be followed precisely to be successful.
F - the process should be thought of as a general outline of steps for organizing design thoughts and procedures.
Attractive layout of the ground plane is considered during which step of the design process
Form Composition (Form Follows Function)
This step of the landscape design can easily be completed over a phone conversation.
Resident Inventory
What are the 4 steps, in order, of the design process
- Site Map, site analysis, landscape goals, functional design
These design processes occur in the Research Phase of Landscape Design
site analysis, residential inventory, landscape goals
Would the plant selection be one of the first, or one of the last steps in design?
The very last step.
Who produced water colors of how landscape would look?
Humphrey Repton
Who failed as a merchant before becoming a great landscape gardener?
Humphrey Repton
Who used Red Books to draw all of his designs in?
Humphrey Repton
Who came up with the idea to use clumps of trees to obstruct corners of properties?
Lancelot Brown
Who is famous for the creation of rivers, streams, and other water features in landscape?
Lancelot Brown
Who was the gardener for Royalty?
Lancelot Brown
Who was among the first to transform rigid, formal English gardens to more natural landscapes?
Lancelot Brown
Who had considerable involvement in city planning; concerned about industrial revolution?
Sylvia Crowe
Who relandscapes significant landscapes that were damaged by WW2?
Sylvia Crowe
Whose designs made industrial sites as beautiful as possible?
Sylvia Crowe
Who worked with Edwin Lutyens for several years?
Gertrude Jekyll
Who authored books on using color, annuals and biennials, and cottage gardens?
Gertrude Jekyll
Who created flower beds to always have something in bloom?
Gertrude Jekyll
Who used pastel colors in flower combinations?
Gertrude Jekyll
He was credited with the concept of creating outdoor rooms
Thomas Church
He related gardening approaches in Spain and Italy to California conditions
Thomas Church
He designed Central Park
Frederick Law Olmsted
He advocated for the preservation of Yosemite
Frederick Law Olmsted
He learned about nature while riding horses with his father
Frederick Law Olmsted
He published a book about his walking tour of England
Frederick Law Olmsted
She designed several university campuses
Beatrix Jones Farrand
She apprenticed at the Arnold Arboretum
Beatrix Jones Farrand
She brought many of Gertrude Jekyll’s ideas to America
Beatrix Jones Farrand
He loved praries
Jens Jensen
He is originally from Denmark, and was skillful in the creation of winding streams
Jens Jensen
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