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Good day to all. I hope you are doing well and are ready to tackle this week. We have lots to accomplish in this class as well as CST Testing. So, be on your game! Let's jump right into it. Start off by adding the new plant to you Plants to Know Keynotes. I hope you are getting excited about plants as we will be starting our planting plans this week.
 * Tuesday: //Alstroemeria ssp//**. (Peruvian lily)

Here is a breakdown of a planting plan. I love Duncan Heather's videos, and so I will share this one with you. It gives you an idea of the process and how planting plans come to be through the eyes of a designer. [|Creating a Planting Plan]

So, today you will focus on a 2-D planting plan in either SketchUp or on paper. You will keep your circles or shapes sized relative to the types of plants you are using in your garden design. This will allow you and the client to see the density of the planting plan at maturity (minus the trees of course). Be sure to code your planting plan according to numbers and sizes of plants the contractor would have to purchase in order to build your design.

Here are some great websites to use to look up plants. [|Sunset Guide] [|Plant Ideas] [|Las Palitas Nursery]