Lecture

• Chrissy Wen, Horticulture educator, Walworth County
• Diana Alfuth, Horticulture educator, Pierce County
• Lecture note sheet
• Principles of Landscape Design Playlist
• Note: Playlist consists of 9 videos ranging from ~10-30 minutes in length and should be watched in order.

Activity:  Design a Landscape

Once you’ve watched the videos, try practicing some of the concepts you learned about by designing a landscape for a small courtyard garden in a hospital.  We want this activity to give you:

• A chance to experiment and create in an encouraging, no-pressure setting
• Experience thinking about how space is used

We don’t expect you to have the “right type of design”.  This is all about learning and practicing.  So enjoy the opportunity to dream and create!

Instructions

• Download and print the site plan.
• Watch Tips for Getting Started.
• Create your design.
  • **When you start drawing plants, do not write in specific plant names.  We want you to focus on designing the use and flow of the space rather than picking out particular plants.  Examples of what to write:  “medium shrub”, “red annuals in containers”, “large tree”
• Return it to us for feedback.  University of Wisconsin-Madison Landscape Architecture students will provide constructive and positive comments on your designs.  Options for returning:
  • Scan and email to: akfreidig@wisc.edu
  • Mail a paper copy to:  Amy Freidig c/o The Master Gardener Program, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
  • Please note: The students will only providing feedback on the activity and are unable to offer insight on any personal landscape designs.
• Your design with feedback will be returned to you by the same method you sent it to us.  Due to the busy student schedules, expect a time delay before your plan is returned to you.  You may count the  hours toward your continuing education requirement even if your reviewed plan has not been returned to you.

Tips for Getting Started:

• Courtyard Garden Design Getting Started Tips

Extra Stuff

• The Sustainable Urban Landscape Information Series, University of Minnesota
• Designing Sustainable Landscapes, North Carolina State University
• The Sustainable Sites Initiative
• Principles of Landscape Design, Colorado State University
• Math for Horticulture, by Mary Ann Boor;  a resource for teaching applied math, this book contains a brush-up on useful mathematical skills in the garden (area, volume, calculating the number of rocks you need for a wall, etc.).  Not all is applicable, but worth a look!