What is a Preliminary Landscape Plan?
The Prelim is the drawing that illustrates the proposed hardscape features (paths, walls, arbors, decks, patios), planting areas and lawn. It is usually in color and looks like your land from a bird’s-eye view. For two examples, click here. The design is based on your needs and preferences, your landscape budget, the site, and local regulations. I take all of these things into consideration and figure out where certain activities and features would work best and how to gracefully tie them together. Sometimes, I add a idea or two that the client had not thought of, but I feel would work. I like to emphasize the word “preliminary,” reminding the client that, although this plan is certainly viable, it can also simply be a starting point from which other ideas and re-workings follow.
