Design-Your-Own
Landscape Layout
A DIY Landscape Design Online Course
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DESIGN TOGETHER
BONUS Live Fall Events and Q&A sessions
Create your own landscape design plan with extra help this fall!
The popular course + fall, live design coaching
The Design-Your-Own Landscape Layout course guides you step-by-step through the design process, so you can create your own DIY landscape design.
Design Together is this course six live coaching sessions and six live Q&A sessions. The first day is Friday, September 20th at 5:00pm Pacific Time, and we'll all vote on the best meet up day/time for following events.
You will learn:
You'll create a hand-drawn "layout" plan that will act as your installation guide
In this course, you will learn how to create a "layout plan" (a top down drawing of what goes where... Your intentions and goals for the space)
"My design confidence has exploded, and I have tapped into my own creativity and found my own style"
Naomi D.
Schedule & Outline: Here's what to expect...
Module 1: BRAINSTORMING AND RESEARCH
Collect inspiration, prioritize your goals, and take some time to learn about your design area to best play to its strengths.
LIVE COACHING SESSION: Start date Friday, September 20th, 2024 from 5:00-6:00pm (pacific time).
LIVE Q&A Session: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
Videos Inside Module 1:
(4 min) Intro to Module One
(22 min) Collect Inspiration
(10 min) Define Your Needs
(11 min) Identify Rooms and Views
(10 min) Site Survey
(2 min) Final Tips
Module 2: MAKING A BASE MAP
Head outside to take some measurements and make a "base map" (a map of your design area, drawn to scale). You'll use this map throughout the whole course!
LIVE COACHING SESSION: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
LIVE Q&A Session: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
Videos Inside Module 2:
(9 min) Intro to Module Two
(24 min) Base Map Basics
(16 min) (Optional) Mapping Slopes
(19 min) Strategy 1, Part 1
(20 min) Strategy 1, Part 2
(7 min) Strategy 2
(12 min) (Optional) Tips for Blueprint Sized Maps
(10 min) Tips for Measuring and Drawing
(8 min) Finalizing Your Base Map
(6 min) (Optional) Additional Methods
(4 min) Prioritizing Needs
Module 3: DESIGN COMPOSITION
Learn how to break your inspiration down into pieces that you can put together, as you draw a concept plan.
LIVE COACHING SESSION: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
LIVE Q&A Session: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
Videos Inside Module 3:
(7 min) Intro to Module 3
(10 min) Design Requirements for Common Elements
(15 min) (Optional) Examples: How to Fill Out the Spreadsheet
(5 min) Your First Bubble Map
(17 min) Microclimate Mapping
(4 min) Site Survey Design Base Map Exercise
(9 min) (Optional) Privacy Design Strategy and Base Map Exercise
(5 min) Back to Bubble Mapping: Site Survey and Microclimate
(6 min) (Optional)Bubble Mapping Privacy
(7 min) Breaking Down Inspiring Pictures
(21 min) (Optional) Examples: Learning from Inspiring Pictures
(19 min) (Optional) Design Layout Concepts
(23 min) (Optional) Landscape Design Styles
(9 min) (Optional) Mapping Rooms, Views, and Dead Zones
(1 min) Update Your Bubble Map
(14 min) Concept Planning
(4 min) (Optional) The Concept Planning Challenge
Module 4: EXPERIMENTING WITH LAYOUTS
Use your base map and your research to start designing, using activities and "design exercises" that will make the creative process easier.
LIVE COACHING SESSION: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
LIVE Q&A Session: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
Videos Inside Module 4:
(6 min) Intro to Module 4
(8 min) Use Mapping
(14 min) Low Maintenance Landscaping
(22 min) Soil Covering and Edge Mapping
(21 min) The Magic of Organic Waste in Landscape Design
(8 min) Irrigation Zone Mapping
(9 min) Estimating Basic Costs
(14 min) Installation Phase Planning
(3 min) Stage it out!
(5 min) Drawing Additional Details
Module 5: FINALIZING DESIGN
Research plant possibilities, create a planting plan, put all the pieces together, and finalize your plan.
LIVE COACHING SESSION: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
LIVE Q&A Session: Day/Time TBD (We'll vote on the best times to meet during the first week)
Videos Inside Module 5:
(3 min) Intro to Module 5
(25 min) Your Design Palette, Part 1: Colors, Textures, and Cohesion
(17 min) Your Design Palette Part 2: Making a Materials Plan
(5 min) Naming Your Planting Zones
(3 min) Plant Design Brainstorm
(6 min) Intro to Structural Plantings
(14 min) Designing Structural Plantings
(12 min) Right Plant, Right Place
(15 min) Filler Plantings & Year Round Interest
(19 min) Plant Research
(16 min) Drawing Your Landscape Design Layout Plan
(8 min) Resources and Final Steps
What is it like to take this course?
How much time does it take?
The quick answer, typically this course takes about 6 weeks to complete, though you can complete it as quickly or slowly as you’d like. The course itself has 5 modules, and about 10 hours of video content. We'll be meeting for 6 weeks of live events (two per week). Some content is optional + bonus material... See the detailed outline above. It’s like watching a movie per week for 5 weeks. I recommend sitting aside an afternoon each week to work on your design.
What is "Design Together"?
A fall, online, live event! It's been created to provide extra guidance through the design process. From September 20th–October 25th, you can attend 6 weekly live design coaching sessions, and ask your questions in 6 weekly live Q&A sessions. Replays will be available next day and for a few weeks after the event has passed. You can also submit your questions in advance and enjoy the replays after, which will be posted in the online course portal.
How long do the homework activities take?
I’ve broken the design process down into steps (homework activities) that guide you through you the landscape design process. After watching a video, you’ll need some time to do the work.
Many steps only take you a few minutes, like a quick brainstorm. Others will take a few hours, like drawing out your base map.
Most can take as long as you want to spend on them. For example, you can make up names for "planting zones" in your yard in about 30 seconds, or wait to discuss name possibilities with all your friends or family. If you’re short on time, just skip the optional steps.
What are "design exercises"?
"Design Exercises" are activities I've created to make it easier for you bring your ideas to life, one step at a time. They are fun ways to come up with new ideas, test them out for practicality, and see how everything fits together in your design space. Most involve drawing possibilities onto a map of your design area, with prompts, tips, and instructions.
Your homework will include completing various design exercises, which will guide you easily through the design process.
What are the videos like?
Besides the live events, I built the course videos so you feel like I'm sitting right next to you, guiding you through the design process. Most videos are around 10 minutes long (though the longest is about 25 minutes, and the shortest is only about 2 minutes). They are filled with design examples and step-by-step demonstrations. There are closed captions, and you can speed the videos up, or slow them down if you prefer.
You get access to the whole course when you purchase, and can watch the videos anytime.
Start Designing Today!
Design-Your-Own
Landscape Layout
Online Course
+ Design Together (Live Spring Events + Replays)
$497.00
Design-Your-Own Landscape Layout
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