For both our Complete Landscape Design and Quick Landscape Design services we are able to keep costs low by putting you in charge of gathering and providing all project information for the designer.

You will need to provide:

• Name and address of the project site, your address if different from project site, your phone number and email address.

• A brief description of your project.

• A sketch of the project area with measurements.

• Photos of the project area.

The following guidelines will help you to provide clear and complete information.

Sketch with measurements:

Start by sketching an outline of the project area including house, garage, porch, sidewalk and driveway, if applicable. Please indicate any wall and window bay bump-outs on the house.

Measure each length of wall; width and depth of bump-outs, porch, steps, sidewalk and driveway and mark these measurements on the corresponding area of your sketch. Measurements should be rounded to the nearest foot. If you are not sure what measurements to take, please email a few photos with your questions.

For any existing planting beds, measure length of beds as well as depth in narrowest and widest points. For beds with many curves and bump-outs, please give plenty of measurements to help us render these accurately. We will need not only the widest and narrowest points but the distance from these points to the end of the bed or building.

Any immovable existing elements that are in or near the design area, such as well head, septic, structures, walls, large rocks, etc., must be located in your sketch with dimensions (HxWxL) and measurements from other elements in several directions so that we can locate them accurately in the plan. Indicate water/hose access points on
the house/garage with measurements to nearest building corner so that we can avoid blocking access with new landscaping. Utility meter on buildings that are in the design area should be located with measurements as well.

If you wish to avoid “blocking” views from windows, please provide measurements to the center point of the window from the nearest corner of house, the width of window, and height from ground to sill.

If possible, note on your sketch which areas are sunny and which are full or part shade.

Photos:

Take clear, bright photos of the area to be designed from several angles as well as directly in front. Take several photos from farther back that include the entire home so the designer can balance the design with the shape and height of the structure.

If there are beds with many curves and bump-outs, it is helpful to get elevated photos looking down at the beds, though it’s not mandatory.

The more accurate the information you provide, the more accurate your design plan will be.

Materials may be submitted via email to kareng@daytonnursery.com. While you may drop off materials at the garden center, photos are best submitted digitally.

If you’d rather have Dayton’s staff do all the measuring and photography of your design area, please contact your designer to discuss a site visit and related fee.