Over the course of 60 lessons, we study the concept of landscape and landscape design objects, the principles of creating a garden and park composition and zoning the territory. We get acquainted with the SketchUp program and work on a real design project of a cottage plot.

In the course of the classes, you gradually get acquainted with the interesting and extremely creative profession of a landscape designer. In a short time, you will acquire basic knowledge that will become a reliable foundation for your future profession or simply for the realization of your creative ideas.

Program

  • The concept of landscape.
  • Objects of landscape design.
  • History of the development of the main directions of landscape architecture.
  • Styles of garden design.
  • Decorative dendrology. Study of the range of plants. Departure to the nurseries.
  • Garden and park composition or “plant design”.
  • Principles of plant selection in the composition.
  • Rules for combining colors in landscape design.
  • Elements of composition (lawns, parterres, tapeworms, hedges, rabatki, mixborders).
  • Relief and plant compositions.
  • Vertical gardening.
  • Small architectural forms (gazebos, pergolas, lanterns, etc.).
  • Floriculture (flower species, flower garden establishment, reproduction, care).
  • Organic and mineral fertilizers.
  • Diseases and pests of plants.
  • Material science (paving slabs, natural stone, sand, pebbles, mulch, film, etc.).
  • Design exercises. Graphics. Conventional designations. Scale. Ways of depicting objects and design elements.
  • Construction or “bringing the project to life”.
  • Sequence of work.
  • Ground preparation.
  • Transfer of drawings to the territory.
  • Lawn. Preparation, planting, care.
  • Planting technology.
  • Project of improvement and landscaping of an individual residential building.
  • Study of the site and garden surroundings.
  • Identification of shady and sunny areas of the site.
  • Photo fixation. Measurement drawings.
  • Zoning of the territory.
  • Sketch proposals, clause.
  • Drawings (reference plan, general plan, paving scheme, breakdown drawing, planting drawing, images of viewpoints).
  • Selection of an assortment of plants.
  • Learning the computer program Scketch Up.
  • Design of the project.
  • Defense of the project.