Garden Design Project

Be able to propose ideas for a garden design project.

Research sources:

• Primary sources (e.g. observation drawings, photographs, visits, etc.)
• Secondary sources (e.g. practitioner research, books, websites, blogs, etc.)
• Existing products (e.g. websites, films, TV, show gardens, public gardens, parks & open spaces, historical gardens, etc.)

How to generate ideas:

• Garden style
• Purpose
• Use of garden space
• Visual communication
• Design concept
• Design brief
• Client needs
• Theme
• Presentation
• Pattern making
• Sketches
• Layout designs

Project proposal:

• Format (e.g. A3 design plan)
• Style (formal, informal, asymmetrical)
• Title bloc
• Connection to the brief
• Inspiration
• Information panel
• Research
• Developmental work
• Hard landscaping materials

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1

  Use different sources to generate ideas relevant to a garden design project.

• 1.2

  Create a garden design project proposal.

Be able to plan a garden design project.

• Pattern making
• Different uses of Mood Boards through the design process
• Client brief
• Clarity of graphics / labeling
• Information panel
• Design layouts
• Hard landscaping materials
• Sketches
• Section elevation
• Selecting final ideas
• Sourcing materials / furniture
• Time management
• Budget

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1

  Plan the production of a garden design project.

Be able to create a garden design project in response to a proposal.

• Creating a garden design layout
• Sourcing materials
• Presentation plan layout
• Title bloc
• Developing alternative ideas
• Project management
• Creating an information panel template
• Creating a master plan using correct processes
• Keeping a research record
• Creating a Mood board

Safe working practices:

• Importance of health and safety
• Working safely with equipment
• Working safely online
• Maintaining a safe working environment

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1

  Use appropriate tools and techniques to create a garden design project in response to a proposal.

Present a Garden Design project.

Presentation formats:

• PowerPoint presentation
• Performance
• Group presentation
• Group critique
• Using visual aids
• Effective communication
• Meeting initial intentions

Assessment Criteria

• 4.1

  Use appropriate format to present a garden design project.

Be able to review a garden design project.

Review the production of a garden design project to include reflections on:

• how well you worked to create the project (strengths and areas for development in your way of working)
• the effectiveness of the project (how well it meets the purpose/brief)

Draw on:

• Peer feedback
• Self-assessment
• Feedback from those who worked with you

Suggest improvements to own work:

• More efficient or effective ways of working
• Time Management

Assessment Criteria

• 5.1

  Outline the strengths and areas for development of the garden design project.

• 5.2

  Suggest improvements to own work.