TierramadreLandscape.com

I am starting a company to help people design and refresh their gardens and landscapes.  My services will include planning out their garden, helping them select plants at the nursery, and then helping them keep their yard green and healthy.  I'm thinking of a name with
"-- Scenes" or "-- Scapes" in it, but I'm open to any ideas.  I am near the coast and specialize in plants that do well there. I love the name Gardenscapes but it is already taken.  Thanks much!

Hi:
I am a landscaper and designer. I have had a business for over eight years. When you create the name of your business, think of your own personality and how it can reflect on your clients. You live near the coast and are in a sub - tropical or tropical setting. Coastal Gardening may be a thought as well of Garden Scences By The Sea, Tropical Paradise Through Gardening, Gardening With Tropical Plants, Creating Coastal Gardens, or Coastal Gardenscapes.

These are just a few that come to mind. Take some words that reflect your area and spend some time playing with the different words. Put some good thought about what your clients would like. This is what I did with my off line business as well as my on line business. I will link you to the tropics section of my website. Browse through as you may find something that may help you. Good luck to you and if I can be of any other help, let me know! Have a great day!
Kimberly

http://www.landscape-solutions-for-you.c om/Tropics.html

2008-03-04 10:44:55 by Gardening Gal in SD

Each group of perennial plants in a garden should have its own focal point, whether it be a piece of sculpture, a tall plant or a bright flower ...

thanks.
the website or forum about how to design lanscape garden will be great.

Better homes & garden has a free interactive landscape planing website. You'll have register to log on to their website (You don't need to buy anything or subscribe to their magazine).
"Plan-a-Garden lets you design anything from a patio-side container garden to your whole yard. Use your mouse to "drag-and-drop" more than 150 trees, shrubs, and flowers. Add dozens of structures like buildings, sheds, fences, decks -- even a pond."
P.S. You may also have to close their magazine ad. by clicking on the x
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jsp?storyid =/templatedata/bhg/story/data/planagarde nhome_03022002.xml
Garden Plans from Better Homes & Garden:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/plans/
Garden styles & Plans:
http://www.bhg.com/gardening/design/styl es/

Landscaping Plans from HGTV:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_landscaping_ design/

Lowe's Landscape & Garden planner
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg &p=Down_to_Earth/GardenPlanner/garde nplansplash.html&rn=none

3D Garden planner
http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-plann er-1.html (demo)
http://www.gardencomposer.com/demo-plann er-15.html

BBC Gardening- Virtual Design
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/design/vi rtualgarden_index.shtml

DIY Planner
http://www.curbly.com/DIY-Maven/posts/14 96-FREE-On-Line-Garden-Planner

Landscaping design:
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/articles/a rt_landscape-design.html

This site contains a gallery of forum users's own pics too:
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_cornus.html< br /> http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_donnalockman .html
http://justgardeners.com/hrsc/ourgardens /ourgarden_pages/ourgardens_jill.html

Garden Web's Landscape-design forum:
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/desi gn/

Top 10 Tips for Do-It-Yourself Landscaping:
http://landscaping.about.com/od/designex amples1/tp/do_it_yourself.htm

Good luck! Hope this helps.

2008-05-16 01:38:51 by Flying Pig

I've always enjoyed working outside with the earth and plants. I thought about becoming a Landscaper for awhile but now I'm into computers. Just tonight I saw at this College's website that I am thinking about going to, they have a major for Garden Design. Does that help with becoming a landscaper for a business like that?

Why not major in Horticulture with a minor in landscape design or architecture. That way you get the best of both worlds. You will learn about growing, living, plants and turf as well as learning how to apply this knowledge into designing it yourself before the installation. Of course you will need to have courses in botany as well as soil management or sciences and a course in entomology wouldn't hurt either. If you can graduate with at least a Bachelors you will have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge in the landscape field. In the meantime, during your summertime break, you can find seasonal work with a local landscape company. This will be a way for you to get your hands dirty and learn the trade first hand. A couple of seasons working with a good contractor, along with a degree, will get you well on your way to owning your own landscape company. Good luck!

**Billy Ray**

2007-10-15 18:41:52 by jeff_south_bend_78

I am both interested in studying horticulture and garden design. What would be a smarter thing to do: to get a degree in horticulture and then pursue some sort of specialisation in garden design or vice versa? To what an extent do these two things intertwine in real life?

I am in college right now for a degree in Horticulture. I want to do Landscape Design, and hope to go on to Landscape Architecture. As of right now, my community college only offers a degree in Horticulture, classes only for Landscape design. I am trying to get all my Gen Eds done before going for my Bachelor's Degree.
In Landscape design, you need to know the growth habits of the plants you are using in your design, how they will mature, the Latin names because that is how they are identified in the industry, soil requirements and many other things. Your horticulture classes will teach you that.

2008-08-28 01:49:11 by green fingers

Do need someone help him to design and install the garden,in Bay Area of Ca

Are you a garden designer looking to get clients?

If so, you may try flyers or an ad on Craigslist.

2008-01-05 21:03:38 by thomaschu0820