HORT 93Intro to Landscape Drafting & Design

OutlineNote: these slides modified from Hort 195 course lecture

• Planting plans and schedules• What are they?• Why/how do we use them?• Methods for creating a planting plan and schedule

What is a planting plan?

What is planting plan?• Possibly most important piece of plan package• Typically done after site plan approval• For some projects, a planting plan is all there is• Often accompanied by a plant legend/schedule

• For a more detailed refresher on planting plans• https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep456

By J. Grogan Oct. 2015

Planting Plan

By J. Grogan Oct. 2015

Planting Plan Conventions (one method)

nnecting line/arc

Quantity noted by this label

By J. Grogan Oct. 2015

Plant Legend (Schedule)

By J. Grogan Oct. 2015

How do we use planting plans and schedules?• Planting plans and schedules

• What are they?• Why/how do we use them?• Methods for creating a planting plan and schedule

How do we decide on specific plants?• Begin with more general ideas

• Based on initial client meeting• Also based on your expertise• Can talk to commercial nursery for ideas

• Specify plants that are available• Check local nursery inventory (landscapes unlimited, Emerisa

gardens, Gaddis)• Monrovia order option

• Get client’s feedback/buy-in on the plants before completing your plan• Proposed plant list or plant ‘look book’

Example preliminary plant list – by J. Grogan

Example plant ‘look book’ – for Elder Creek Landscapes

Why’s and how’s of planting plans• What are the most important functions of the planting plan

and schedule?

Why’s and how’s of planting plans• What are the most important functions of the planting plan

and schedule?• To facilitate construction of the design as the designer (and client)

intended• To aid in estimating of costs by the contractor

• Plant material• Installation• Irrigation?

• To aid in laying out of the plant material prior to planting

What methods are used to create planting plans?• Planting plans and schedules

• What are they?• Why/how do we use them?• Methods for creating a planting plan and schedule

Two main methods for planting plan• Labels and leader lines

• Could be botanical, common, or shortened letter codes• 6 letter and 4 letter most common• Arctostaphylos manzanita would be

• ARCMAN or ARMA

Anatomy of plant labels

ARCMAN (1)

Symbol Code Botanical nameARCMAN Arctostaphylos manzanita

LABEL

# of plants this label refers to

LEADER LINE

END POINT

CONNECTING ARC