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Landscape Design

What is it all about?
Plants can produce food for your family and add beauty to the earth’s landscape or your bedroom. Discover landscaping plants and design fundamentals to create a functional and beautiful environment year-round.
Grow in Your Project
Beginner
- Practice with lines and color in landscape design
- Plan a functional diagram, making decisions about what to include
- Experiment with a variety of designs for a single property
Intermediate
- Experiment with rectilinear design, arc tangent, and irregular design techniques
- Use geometry in a variety of designs for a single property
- Learn about plants used in landscape design
Advanced
- Explore careers related to landscape design
- Create a design for your own or a property you imagine
Member Resources
Free to Use
- Landscape Design Drawing Project (Oklahoma State University 4-H) – A series of 8 short videos teaching landscape design skills. A basemap to practice design on, design examples, and more are provided. (Grades 6-12)
Note: This site describes a competition hosted by Oklahoma State University (OSU) 4-H. Wisconsin 4-H youth are not eligible for OSU’s competition, and Wisconsin does not offer this competition.
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