Turning a landscape into an entirely different landscape can be difficult and incredibly intimidating to plan. Turning something into the vision you have for it will require a lot of planning, and this is where landscape development plans come into play. Landscape development plans are a visual representation of a landscape that can be used to show all of the physical aspects of it. Here are 5 steps to follow in creating landscape development plans before you dive head-first into renovating your landscapes.
- Diagnosis: To begin planning your landscape you must first understand your landscape. If you do not know what can be put there, based on the soil, weather, location, city codes, then it can be very hard to plan what the end product will look like.
- Planning: Now that you have a general assessment of your landscape you can begin to decide which features go where. You can add features, plants, or anything you want onto this plan.
- Mapping: Once you have a general plan of what you want it to look like, now is the time to get into the nitty-gritty details. Turning the outline draft into a proper map will help turn the ideas into a real plan that you can copy as you develop the landscape.
- Execution: Now that you have a plan of attack it is time to start building. This means building the features, planting the plants, and making the landscape as close to the landscape development plans as you can. This is when the vision takes shape in the landscape.
- Maintenance: Once the landscape is made it won’t last forever. Plants need to be watered, lawns need to be manicured, and the whole landscape needs to be taken care of. This is the most important step, because it ensures your vision stays looking as good as it was when you first built it.
Creating a dream landscape can be tough, but with landscape development plans any landscape project is possible.
