Intro to Landscape Design

Question 1

Residential Landscape Includes

Answer 1

the physical property, and views on and off the property.

Question 2

What is Softscape

Answer 2

the living parts of the landscape

Question 3

Contribute or Detract? 24 inch wide walkway

Answer 3

Detract from functional success

Question 4

Contribute or Detract? Evergreen shrubs line driveway

Answer 4

Detract from functional success

Question 5

Contribute or Detract? Chain link fence

Answer 5

Detract from functional success

Question 6

Contribute or Detract? Evergreen Shrubs on both sides of front door hitting eaves

Answer 6

Detract from functional success

Question 7

Contribute or Detract? 6x10 patio

Answer 7

Detract from functional success

Question 8

Contribute or Detract? Unshaded deck on West Side

Answer 8

Detract from functional success

Question 9

Contribute or Detract? Rusty Metal Storage Shed in view

Answer 9

Detract from functional success

Question 10

Contribute or Detract? Water source near veggie garden

Answer 10

Contribute to functional success

Question 11

Contribute or Detract? Pine trees under power lines

Answer 11

Detract from functional success

Question 12

Contribute or Detract? Deck extending from home at same elevation

Answer 12

Contribute to functional success

Question 13

T/F It’s still valuable to draw sketch ideas by hand

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F Evergreens should be drawn using the same symbol

Answer 14

True

Question 15

T/F On a plan with a large deck, each board much be drawn

Answer 15

False

Question 16

Where should plant names be written

Answer 16

On the Plan View or a separate plant materials list

Question 17

For Lettering, Horizontal and Vertical Lines should be

Answer 17

Parallel

Question 18

T/F For Lettering, letters must be consistent and uniform in height

Answer 18

True

Question 19

A Symbol that looks like a thin Asterisk is commonly used for

Answer 19

Evergreen trees or shrubs

Question 20

What are 3 drawbacks to using a computer program for landscape Drafts

Answer 20

-difficult to see the entire landscape on monitor
-faster to draw a draft in front of customers by hand
-difficult to create a unified design on computer

Question 21

What defines an outdoor room

Answer 21

a ground plane, vertical planes(walls), and overhead planes developed as if you are entering a room. A separate ground plane is a separate outdoor room.

Question 22

Examples are softscape features are

Answer 22

trees, flowers, shrubs, lawn, ground cover

Question 23

Examples of hardscape are

Answer 23

concrete, pavers, fence, stone piers, steel edging

Question 24

Main Function of a fence, piers, mailbox or large plants on each side of the driveway are to

Answer 24

provide a sense of entry to the property

Question 25

Which corner of the yard will be the warmest (directional)

Answer 25

South West Corner of the yard

Question 26

T/F A good design focuses on creating a particular character or mood.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

T/F - Tree canopies can define vertical and overhead planes

Answer 27

True

Question 28

In hardscape, would a curved driveway, vs a straight driveway appear smaller or larger?

Answer 28

A curved driveway would appear larger, a straight driveway appears smaller because it is all seen at once, completely and instantaneously. A curved driveway offers more visual interest and appears larger.

Question 29

Which landscape planes can create an intimate feeling in a landscape design

Answer 29

Vertical planes and overhead planes create intimate feelings

Question 30

What are the 6 phases of landscape design, from conception to completion?

Answer 30

1. Research and Preparation 2. Preliminary Design 3. Construction Documents 4. Implement 5. Maintenance 6. Evaluation

Question 31

T/F Form Composition is Easiest to Recognize on a plan View

Answer 31

True

Question 32

A Site Analysis is completed on a copy of the...

Answer 32

Site Map (aka base sheet)

Question 33

During which step of the design process, do you explore alternatives for spatial organization of the landscape floor?

Answer 33

Functional Design

Question 34

This Landscape Professional selects the different plants, trees, shrubs, and flowers to create the landscape, and doesn't usually have a degree, but does have a certification.

Answer 34

Landscape Design

Question 35

This landscape professional usually has a degree, and manages construction details, hardscapes, complex exterior landscapes comprised of parking lots, sidewalks, lighting, pools, and can include sloped sites.

Answer 35

Landscape Architect

Question 36

T/F - The Design process is straightforward and logical and must be followed precisely to be successful.

Answer 36

F - the process should be thought of as a general outline of steps for organizing design thoughts and procedures.

Question 37

Attractive layout of the ground plane is considered during which step of the design process

Answer 37

Form Composition (Form Follows Function)

Question 38

This step of the landscape design can easily be completed over a phone conversation.

Answer 38

Resident Inventory

Question 39

What are the 4 steps, in order, of the design process

Answer 39

1. Site Map, site analysis, landscape goals, functional design

Question 40

These design processes occur in the Research Phase of Landscape Design

Answer 40

site analysis, residential inventory, landscape goals

Question 41

Would the plant selection be one of the first, or one of the last steps in design?

Answer 41

The very last step.

Question 42

Who produced water colors of how landscape would look?

Answer 42

Humphrey Repton

Question 43

Who failed as a merchant before becoming a great landscape gardener?

Answer 43

Humphrey Repton

Question 44

Who used Red Books to draw all of his designs in?

Answer 44

Humphrey Repton

Question 45

Who came up with the idea to use clumps of trees to obstruct corners of properties?

Answer 45

Lancelot Brown

Question 46

Who is famous for the creation of rivers, streams, and other water features in landscape?

Answer 46

Lancelot Brown

Question 47

Who was the gardener for Royalty?

Answer 47

Lancelot Brown

Question 48

Who was among the first to transform rigid, formal English gardens to more natural landscapes?

Answer 48

Lancelot Brown

Question 49

Who had considerable involvement in city planning; concerned about industrial revolution?

Answer 49

Sylvia Crowe

Question 50

Who relandscapes significant landscapes that were damaged by WW2?

Answer 50

Sylvia Crowe

Question 51

Whose designs made industrial sites as beautiful as possible?

Answer 51

Sylvia Crowe

Question 52

Who worked with Edwin Lutyens for several years?

Answer 52

Gertrude Jekyll

Question 53

Who authored books on using color, annuals and biennials, and cottage gardens?

Answer 53

Gertrude Jekyll

Question 54

Who created flower beds to always have something in bloom?

Answer 54

Gertrude Jekyll

Question 55

Who used pastel colors in flower combinations?

Answer 55

Gertrude Jekyll

Question 56

He was credited with the concept of creating outdoor rooms

Answer 56

Thomas Church

Question 57

He related gardening approaches in Spain and Italy to California conditions

Answer 57

Thomas Church

Question 58

He designed Central Park

Answer 58

Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 59

He advocated for the preservation of Yosemite

Answer 59

Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 60

He learned about nature while riding horses with his father

Answer 60

Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 61

He published a book about his walking tour of England

Answer 61

Frederick Law Olmsted

Question 62

She designed several university campuses

Answer 62

Beatrix Jones Farrand

Question 63

She apprenticed at the Arnold Arboretum

Answer 63

Beatrix Jones Farrand

Question 64

She brought many of Gertrude Jekyll's ideas to America

Answer 64

Beatrix Jones Farrand

Question 65

He loved praries

Answer 65

Jens Jensen

Question 66

He is originally from Denmark, and was skillful in the creation of winding streams

Answer 66

Jens Jensen

Question 67

Easement

Question 68

Site Map

Question 69

Restrictive Covenant