How To Design With Plants - Plant Design 

I'm a landscape design student, and these videos have been so great for furthering and reinforcing my knowledge.

I've watched a few different videos after hitting a wall trying to hire someone to design a small yard for my duplex. I've done quite well with the hardscape but hit a wall with putting the plants together and down onto paper. I liked your conceptual approach and the pictures of different styles. Also hadn't thought of having side by side plan view and elevation drawings to try different plants. Very helpful so thank you.

This is wonderful, Jeff. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. That combination of Mexican Sage and Sunset Gold Breath-of-Heaven was one of my favorites too. I love all three of the colors in the photo together!

I found your video to be very informative. We are wanting to replace a lot of grass with drought tolerant / natural plantings but did not know how to start the process. Your video provides a clear step-by-step approach. Working from the large concepts (screening, focal points, etc.) to the details (specific plant choices, numbers, neighboring plants) makes perfect sense once I heard it. Just need to keep focused and true to the process! Your suggestions on resources is very helpful, too. Thanks a lot!

Jeff, I measured my yard, twice, and went to see my County extension agent. The County pairs with Washing State University to create what they call Spokanescape. This is an effort to promote water conservation. Less lawns and more drought-resistant plants and trees. The agent showed me plants, trees, and ground cover that has been planted around public buildings, and thrives on drip-irrigation.

Jeff you are outstanding!!, I love how you explain the process sample fast and so easy to understand. Thank you for your time and knowledge

Thank you for all the advice your give!

Amazing!!! Thank you!!

It's really great you are offering this informative series. I am well read in plant design but I still enjoyed the concise, step by step methodology presented here. I don't think this approach is to lengthy for someone making a serious investment in their landscape. I would like to hear examples of some of the unforeseen problems that arise and how to avoid or solve them. Thanks for sharing!

thanks jeff, i'm an aspiring landscape architect (with no formal landscaping education) and this video is integral to my understanding of plant selection and arrangement. If u can make a list for everyone on your top 10 landscape/design books or whatever that would be great as I do need a good jumping point to start really getting in depth with landscape architecture.. thanks for all the good work

Thank you for sharing your expertise. I watched the video multiple times and I learned a lot.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

All your videos are helpful. Please consider doing a video on how to provide winter structure in a bed that is mostly plants placed to encourage pollinators, such as broadleaf evergreens that look good in winter, but also blend well with long flowering perennials.

Inspirational. More please. Especially for enthusiastic diys.

Great video. Liked, subscribed and shared on LATV. Thank you Jeff.

Hi Jeff, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge through these wonderful videos! I run a gardening business in the Bay Area. My plant knowledge is strong and I'm a fairly artistic person, but I really struggle with planting design. It takes me ages and I'm always a little unhappy with the end result. I wonder whether you could share any more tips on how you go about arranging the plants in your designs (on paper). I.e focal point placements, Evergreens and structural plants vs ground covers and herbaceous material etc. Do you keep to a tried and true list of plants that you pull your palettes from or do you introduce new plants all the time? I'm also assuming also you have to choose plants that clients or their maintenance crews will understand how to maintain? many thanks!

Really insightful - thank you!!

Excellent video. Thank you so much!

This is great! Would be interesting to see you go through some of your favorite designs and provide commentary and maybe some designs you dont like and how they could improve

Thank you for sharing. this is a great video

Very helpful. Ma Nature reclaimed my previous landscaping at my rural home and I am designing for a new landscape as I will have the funds to get the bones in all at once, something I've never had before. I have developed a good design for the hardscape and the planting beds with curvilinear flow. Now to plan out the plants for xeriscape gardens. I'm so not familiar with what plants to use and some of the native plants will have to be ordered. So I really appreciate that you are so generously share your professional knowledge. It's very informative presented in a useful way.

Really awesome footage thank you!

Great video on your process. As a follow up, I would like to know how you plan out the irrigation to support these plants. Thanks!

Wonderful Jeff.. Your approach is very interesting.

THANKS YOU VERY MUCH MASTER!!!!

I have a blank canvass to plan, with very few existing trees. This video has been useful as a start. Another video I watched from another person mentioned rhythm and flow. I would love if you could address those with examples.

Thank you for this content

The video was very informative and helpful. A lovely effort. Please make a video on contours in landscapes. How to make levels in the landscapes and the technicalities

Really helpful and informative Jeff. How do you go about dealing with slopes and levels, in terms of gardens where the garden slopes away from the house and angles left (or right) too.

Thank you for sharing. I enjoy watching your videos and continue to learn from them. Each residential site combined with the client's desired functions brings about challenges. I too would like to hear of some of your challenges. Also, approximately how long does it take for you to complete a project?

I want to learn! I live in the Caribbean

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. You mentioned a name of a book called Grasses, where can I get it please?

Is there a simple CAD program online? I have been gardening for years and now I'm retired and want to redo part of my front yard. I can do all the steps you have listed except the CAD. I only need CAD because my HOA is bad and not gardeners. Their taste runs to a lawn, a tree and some foundation plants. The CAD looks so much more professional than my hand sketches and might tip them into allowing a bit more creativity.

Lovely

Wonderful

Jeff, how might you address hiding a neighbors fence if the property has a 5ft utility easement within (our) property line? Would you plant in the easement with the understanding that the trees/plants could be ripped out if the utilities need to be accessed?

hi jeff, i'd be interested to know if you include your client in your plant choice decisions == and what you show the client during your presentation besides the CAD drawing.

Did u say 30 years !!? Are you open to consulting over distance / remote?

I am looking for a career change. How does one start into the garden/landscape design when they have zero experience but a passion for gardening? Seminars or conferences for exposure? What would you recommend?

Hello Jeff! I just discovered your youtube channel and just subscribed! We are wanting to plant trees in the left corner of our home and thinking of bald cypress - 3 of them. Do you think that is too much/too big? We are here in Central Texas. Do you know someone local that we can contact here and that you would recommend?