In the next issue of Fine Gardening, we'll move into the studio for an inside look at what happens at the drawing table.
Writers start with a blank sheet of paper.
Artists with a clear canvas. So, it reasons, a landscape designer should begin with a bare lot. But that's rarely the case. Even on a new construction site, you have differing light conditions, changes in grade, varied soil conditions, and usually at least a few plants. And it's for precisely these reasons that a landscape designer must be part horticulturist, part construction manager, and part creative genius.