In this article, I will provide an approach to financial planning and marketing specific to the landscape design field that can assist your new company acquiring, booking, and maintaining a reliable customer list for future design and installation projects.
In this article and the next several ones to come, I will be reviewing how to draw a wide array of trees and detailing the specific ways you can use them within a landscape plan, whether it is specimen tree, a grouping of conifers, or just a simple flowering shrub. Today, we will be focusing on drawing one of the basics – ornamental deciduous trees.
Students often ask me if there are any free landscape design apps that work well for professionals. in showcasing their landscape designs. Over the past several years, I tested many free landscape design apps on various projects. In this article, I will review the pros and cons of the market’s five main free landscape design applications.
In this article, I am going to provide a step-by-step guide on how to create a stunning website for your landscape design business from scratch. Even if you’ve never created one before, these steps should provide you everything you need to know to get started putting your business website together.
In this article we will review the proper ways to use a circle template. The circle template is an essential tool for landscape architects and designers for drafting trees, shrubs, furnishings and for making nicely rounded corners or turning radii for plans.
This article will provide the a step by step guide to registering your business, checking licensing requirements, and calculating startup costs for your new landscape design business.
In this article, I will cover three ways that you can add beauty to your backyard while still being authentic to the fundamental principles of the Zen gardening.
In this article, we will cover an essential component of building a successful landscape design business – conducting an effective and thorough analysis of your competitors. I truly believe competitor analysis to be more important than both industry and consumer analysis, which is why I am dedicating an entire article on the topic.
In this article, I will review 3 exercises that I have seen improve the sketching ability of students and designers over time. With practice and commitment, these exercises should assist you in developing better drawing habits for conceptual and real outdoor spaces.
In this article, we will cover one of the most important parts of starting a new business – analyzing the industry for trends, understanding your potential client base, and how to best position your landscape design company to meet consumer needs.
