Landscape Design Plan

Service Description

Consultation & Site Visit -> Preliminary Design -> Second Conference -> Final Draft of Master Plan -> Final Customer Conference We love to learn what you are thinking and goals for your landscape - colors, textures, plants, activities, and functions of your desired landscape; we will take all of this into account in our design process. As part of the Interview & Site visit, we will provide a thorough assessment of your property and review the APLD Design Sustainability checklist. A traditional hand drafted base map and planting plans will be created, with a Final Master Plan copy will be provided for the Landscape Design service and to further illustrate the personal connection we plan to establish and provide for your property. Plant material will be drawn at 75% mature growth in-plan on a vellum engineering paper at 1/4”, 1/8”, or 1/10” scale. During each conference stage the planting plan will be available for review and modification. Most importantly, our Landscape designs will take advantage of understanding how plants work together in nature and follow these ecological design principles for our groupings to imitate this natural habitat. Whenever possible, we will recommend plantings to conserve energy and to save on maintenance. For our design planting plans and preparing container gardens we will implement the Fibonacci sequence to ensure visually appealing attributes and focal points of your landscape. Our designs will incorporate design elements of unity, scale, balance, variety, sequence, and focal point to best complement your home landscape. ALR has streamlined our sourcing for Native Plants by adhering to Delaware Naturally principles purchasing exclusively from Mt. Cuba Center recommended nurseries and partnering with DNLA member nurseries & garden centers for their native plant selections, this helps save on plant material and installation cost from the start. We keep tabs of native plant performance to ensure the selection of quality and resilient varieties by following University of Delaware and Mt. Cuba Center trial garden reports.