Landscape Design Consulting - Blog

The word landscape is ambiguous, and can mistakingly infer that landscape architects provide installation and maintenance services. In reality, landscape architects design outdoor spaces with the same rigorous methodology that architects apply to habitable structures. Landscape Design Consulting specializes in the design of integrated landscape systems - for constraint-driven projects - through the lens of a systems analyst from thirty-thousand feet, blending art and science

A topographic survey - to a landscape architect - is analogous to an MRI for a doctor,  and reveals critical information that may otherwise be hidden or unknown such as zoning conditions, physical site characteristics, and other concerns. Surveys are specific to the interest for which they are created, and not typically transferrable across projects. In some cases, surveys may require coordination with other consultants like a soil scientist to map wetlands.

Zoning refers to general regulations that apply to all properties. Examples include setback distances from property lines to various man - made features like houses and swimming pools, allowable impervious surface coverage (as a percentage of a lot), and height restrictions for buildings, fences, and walls. Zoning is a system of checks and balances that help to level the playing field, keep things fair, and prevent activities on one property from adversely affecting neighbori