A landscape design diagram is much like a floor plan except that it is for the outdoors. It maintains the actual dimensions of the area on a much smaller scale and normally includes any surrounding floral accents and natural aspects of the area while also incorporating lawn furniture, the type of ground covering used, or whatever else you choose to include.

Typical Uses

It is best to use when you are interested in landscaping your yard or a certain area. The design allows you look at a broad overview of the area and decide, while considering special and financial restrictions as well, what you want to do with the area.

Best Practices

• Identify a space. Decide what you want to make a landscape design diagram of.
• Create the area. Begin by drawing borders where you want your diagram to end. It might be the edge of a garden, the end of your yard, or wherever you decide is no longer pertinent to the diagram.
• Add ground. Begin by filling in what kind of groundcover is already in place or that you will be putting in. You may choose to use both textures and colors for this to give yourself the accurate feel for what you are creating.
• Add permanent features. Add any rocks, waterways, buildings, poles, slopes, etc. that cannot or will not be moved during your landscaping process. Be sure to use the correct symbols and colors for these as well. In the end this will help you be able to imagine the area when it is complete and get the best idea of what it will be like and if you will like it.
• Add additional features. Now you may add any additional shrubbery, flowers, plants, walkways, stairs, lawn furniture, pools, pool houses, sheds, gazebos, buildings, fountains, artificial rocks, etc. that you plan on adding or that were already there.
• Put to use and store. If you made the diagram so that you would be able to landscape your yard or chosen area, use this diagram for help since it is perfectly to scale. If you made it simply as a reference or map for a new employee or team member, store it for future use.