Earth-Kind®

Environmental Stewardship Programs for the Urban Landscape

LANDSCAPE DESIGN

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Wise plant selection, careful soil preparation, proper after planting care, and efficient irrigation practices are all ____________ elements of a well thought out Earth Kind landscape.
1. Important
2. Optional
3. Essential
4. B & C
The starting point for every successful Earth Kind landscape is a good ___________.
1. Landscape designer
2. Soil
3. Plan
4. A & B
The process involved in drawing up a landscape design will
1. Help you understand, organize, and develop the site for the best use and enjoyment
2. Create a visual relationship between the house/ business and the site
3. Reduce the overall maintenance level that will be required
4. All of the above
A ____________ plan (a scale drawing) includes all the major features of the property, including the house, property lines, easements, existing walks, drives, fences, trees, etc.
1. Working
2. Detail
3. Base
4. Contractors
Study your site to determine where _____________________.
1. Shade and wind protection are needed
2. Street traffic patterns intersect
3. Plants should be moved
4. The soil line is on the foundation
Main areas for development may include a __________________________.
1. Children’s play area
2. Work or service area
3. Outdoor entertaining area
4. All of the above
When considering how to develop the site, try to preserve as much ___________ as possible.
1. Rock
2. Turfgrass
3. Grade change
4. Existing vegetation
__________________ are naturally adapted to the site conditions and should be incorporated into the design wherever possible.
1. Most trees
2. Native Plants
3. All grasses
4. Introduced species
Keep in mind that a landscape is not just a group of plants arranged in a certain way. Design is a _____________ process.
1. Timely
2. Costly
3. Problem-solving
4. Painstaking
A well designed landscape can assist in ___________________.
1. Reducing the volume of irrigation water used
2. Reduce the volume of fertilizers and pesticides required
3. Reduce energy consumption/costs
4. All of the above