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Design: Our Passion
Learn new design techniques and strategies you can immediately apply to help you grow as a landscape designer.
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Selling Your Vision: A Step-By-Step Approach to Creating a Conceptual Plan
Chris Heiler | February 20th, 2010
The meaning of the word "Conceptual Plan" varies from designer to designer. Personally, I use this "Concept" as a way to sell my overall vision for the property. It's all about getting my client excited and committed to my ideas. The combination of color and drawings of different views accomplishes this. . . .
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Garden and Architecture as One: Form Composition
Chris Heiler | December 10th, 2009
At a very basic level, form composition is nothing more than combining lines and arcs to form geometric shapes such as circles, squares and triangles. Learn how to use Form Composition in your landscape plans . . .
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Google Maps: More Than Just Directions
Chris Heiler | November 11th, 2009
Many of you probably already use Google Maps or a similar online mapping service. Though you may only use it for driving directions, I wanted to share with you the many additional applications built into Google Maps that are very handy for landscape designers . . .
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Outsourcing Your Design Work: A Case for Virtual Assistance
Kyle Burgamy | October 15th, 2009
In order to remain competitive, a landscape designer must constantly seek to improve efficiencies with their services. With the internet changing the way businesses are run, countless opportunities exist to streamline a company and increase profitability . . .
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The Art of Presenting a Landscape Plan
Chris Heiler, Editor
For being such a critical step in the design/build process, the importance of the presentation process is many times underestimated. We need to hone our skills as "presenters" just as we hone our skills as designers . . .
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How to Construct a Detailed Base Plan
Chris Heiler, Editor
Drawing a base plan, or base map, is one of the most boring tasks landscape designers face. That said, it is one of the first and most critical steps in creating a successful landscape design . . .
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