MODULE LESSONS

Module I

This series of lessons is the core teaching of Keith Davitt's Landscape Design Online Course and is designed for beginners through advanced landscape designers. Successful completion of this course will ensure the student is capable and qualified to take on the design of any residential and small commercial property and create a high-level and aesthetically pleasing design that is right for the site, structurally sound and highly satisfying to the client.

Students will be required to submit work for each lesson demonstrating their mastery of the lesson before proceeding to the next.

1. LESSON 1 - DRAFTING - For beginners only
   1. Tools and equipment
   2. Drawing to Scale
   3. Graphics, techniques
      
      
2. LESSON 2 - SITE EVALUATION
   1. Site Analysis/ Overview
      1. Obvious characteristics
      2. Hidden attributes
      3. Inherent limitations
      4. Inherent qualities
      5. Neighboring properties
         
         
3. LESSON 3 - MEASUREMENT
   1. Locate the buildings and property lines on the drawing
   2. Locate all the permanent features on the drawing
   3. Determine elevations
   4. Establish setbacks
   
   LESSON 4 - CLIENT EVALUATION
   1. Obvious characteristics
   2. Expressed needs and wants
   3. Unexpressed attributes, personal nature
   4. Intended use of the garden
   5. Children, pets
   
   LESSON 5 - DESIGN PRINCIPLES
   1. Suitability/Originality
   2. Unity/Diversity
   3. Meaning/Purpose
   4. Proportion/Scale
   5. Dimensionality/Vitality
   6. Balance/Rhythm
      
      
4. LESSON 6 - ELEMENTAL VALUES
   1. Form/Line
   2. Mass/Voids
   3. Texture
   4. Color
      
      
5. LESSON 7 - THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURE
   1. Gardens, Landscapes & Horticultural displays
   2. Structure & Balance
   3. Structure & Dimensionality
   4. Structure & Motion
   5. Structure & Focal Points
   6. Structure & Delineating space
   7. Structure & Privacy
   8. Structure & Outdoor living
   9. Structure & Ornamentation
      
      
6. LESSON 8 -DESIGN PROJECT # 1
   1. Site Analysis
      1. Qualities
      2. Limitations
      3. Limitations
         
         
   2. Client Brief
      1. Needs
      2. Wants
      3. Intended use of the garden
      4. Family members
      5. Pets
      6. Neighbor issues
   3. Design Development
   4. Addressing site problems
   5. Satisfying client needs/wants
      1. Applying principles of design
      2. Using elemental values
   6. Refining the design
   7. Planting Design
   8. Final Plan
   9. Analysis of Final Plan
   10. Suggested Improvements of Plan
   
   LESSON 9 - DESIGN PROJECT # 2
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7. LESSON 10 - STUDENT EVALUATION
   1. Strengths
   2. Areas for Improvement
   3. Suggested Studies/Applications
   4. Overall Student Analysis, direction recommendations

TOTAL COURSE COST $8,250.