I paid a local landscape design professional to create a landscape design plan for our property that sits on one acre in Zone 8.

In this beginner-friendly step by step guide, you’ll learn how to design a garden layout and plant for peace & privacy so you can get your dream garden.

The Weekend Project Guide bundles the 5 weekend project landscape plans from our Ultimate Planning Guide and offers two bonus plans, as well. With beautifully illustrated plans, design advice, and plant lists, it's the perfect way to kickstart your weekend garden projects with a vision and the confidence you need to make a big impact in a small amount of time.

Though I officially learned planting design in college, I didn't begin my real education until I began creating my own garden. These are a collection of tips I've learned over the last twenty years in both capacities. If you'd like more information on some of these tips please check out these posts: Drawing Tree Forms Make Your Garden Pop with Texture Texture in the Garden I hope to expand on additional tips in the future...so keep a look out for those. I'd love to hear your planting design…

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Planning a vegetable garden but all you have room for is a 10 x 10 space? You might be surprised by what you can grow. Here are sample garden plans for your smaller garden