An Introduction to Landscape Design
 
Discover how to design your dream garden with this award-winning program.  Packed with practical information, you'll want to refer to An Introduction to Landscape Design many times as you design your beautiful landscape.  This program was created not only for students and employees, but also for gardening enthusiasts who want to learn more about residential landscaping.  Running time: 31 minutes.
 
Widely used in the classroom to illustrate landscaping and horticulture concepts, it is divided into concise, easy-to-understand segments and was reviewed by a panel of teachers for accuracy.  An Introduction to Landscape Design gives you an overview of:
 
The history of landscaping
Landscape design careers
Basic design concepts
Common residential landscape styles
How to do a site analysis
How to develop a design program
How to draw a landscape plan
Budget considerations
 
Your host, Don Marquardt, ASLA, has taught Landscape Architecture Professional Certificate Courses at UCLA Extension for twenty-seven years.  A licensed landscape architect with experience in both public and private residential landscape projects, Don recently retired as Parks Superintendent for Culver City, California.  A printed glossary of landscaping terms is included.  Other programs in this series cover plant selection and planting, lawn installation, perennial gardening, and plant propagation techniques.
 
Winner of these awards: Aegis Award, Communicator Award of Distinction.
 
"…an excellent introduction to residential landscaping… Highly recommended..."  Library Journal.
 
"…solid introduction to the world of landscape design… Recommended."  Video Librarian.