Garden & Nature
Landscaping Design
Design a Yard That Works, on Paper Before You Dig
12 lessons4 modules10h 0m durationbeginner level
About this course
This course takes you from a blank yard to a buildable landscape plan you can draw to scale and stake out on the ground. You will learn to survey and map your property, read sun, soil, slope, and views, and turn that analysis into a concept plan that balances paved and planted space. You will size paths and patios for real human movement, grade and drain water away from the house, choose edging that holds a clean line, and build planting schemes around the right-plant-right-place principle so the garden looks full and stays low-maintenance. No software engineering and no guesswork, just a tape measure, graph paper, and design methods landscape professionals actually use.
Curriculum
Module 1: Survey and Site Analysis
- Measuring the Property and Drawing a Base PlanPreview
- Reading Sun, Soil, Slope, and Microclimate🔒
- Defining the Program: Needs, Wants, and Budget🔒
Module 2: Concept, Hardscape, and Softscape Balance
- From Bubble Diagram to Concept Plan🔒
- Sizing Hardscape: Patios, Paths, and Seating🔒
- Balancing Hardscape and Softscape🔒
Module 3: Grading, Drainage, Paths, and Edging
- Grading and Diagnosing Drainage Problems🔒
- Drainage Solutions: Swales, French Drains, and Dry Creeks🔒
- Pathways and Edging🔒
Module 4: Planting Design and Low-Maintenance Schemes
- Right Plant, Right Place: Selecting for Climate and Function🔒
- Layered Planting: Structure, Color, and Year-Round Interest🔒
- Designing the Low-Maintenance Landscape🔒
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