18. Pool Sketch
Field and specimen.
Over my 3-week holiday, I read the book Residential Landscape Architecture, Design Process for the Private Residence. One lesson learned is the notion of clustering plants to create cohesion in the landscape. I took a pass at revising the landscape plan around the pool patio with this lesson in mind. Previously, I gravitated towards including many different plants that I like in this prime garden area. The end result was probably too mixed. In my new sketch, I have tried to stay disciplined with many field plants — to provide background and cohesion — and a few, select specimen plants. I am still not sure of which specific plants I want, but I now have a better idea of where to locate feature versus background.
Updated landscaping sketch at pool
Proposed landscaping sketch dated July 13, 2023:
Proposed Field Plants
Small Acer Vine Maple
Pepper Bush
Hinoki Grass
1ft low ground cover — TBD
3ft tall shrub — TBD
Proposed Specimen Plants
Fragrant Mountain Snow Bell
Witch Hazel — not sure about this one
Japanese Stewartia
For my next step I will draft this in the Revit model and attempt to make some selections for the ground cover and small evergreen shrubs.