RE: Pre-Design Survey

Nancy,

Excellent questionnaire, may I steal it:)
I get the same requests.

I'd love to see anonymous 
answers you received to these questions.

Thanks,
Chris in Arid Austin
USDA Zn. 8b Sunset Zn. 30


> -----Original Message-----
> From: nancy@lighthousenet.com [n*@lighthousenet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 1:52 PM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: Re: Pre-Design Survey
> 
> 
> My parents were Brits so I've been hardwired to
> garden and am frequently asked landscape design
> questions by friends and their acquaintances.
> Sometimes they ask me to design their gardens.
> And sometimes I say yes, If, I have the time
> (and the inclination). But right up front I tell
> them that I do not do this as a profession and
> that I do not have any formal training and am
> not set up with insurance etc. like professional
> landscape design/architecture businesses are.
> 
> I'm not interested in working on garden designs
> that will require a lot of "propping up" with
> pesticides, herbicides, copious amounts of water
> and other costly and high maintenance items.
> So I devised this basic questionaire - adding or
> deleting parts as necessary.
> 
> It may seem a bit daunting but I hope it gets the
> garden owner thinking about things before they
> go hog-wild buying "color" at the nursery.
> 
> I would be most grateful if anyone would like to
> offer criticisms of this survey. Please reply to
> nancy@lighthousenet.com
> 
> ______________________________________
> 
>   I want your garden to thrive not barely survive
>   so please peruse these questions before
>   we talk about designing your garden.
> 
>  1. Where did you spend the first 6 years of your life?
>      Any gardening memories?
> 
>  2. What do you want this space to do for you?
>      How much time do you spend in the space?
>      Who else uses it?
> 
>  3. Do you plan to make any major changes to the structures
>      on your property such as remodeling or painting?
>      How would this impact your garden?
> 
>  4. Do you have any areas that need special consideration?
>      i.e. creating privacy, adding shade or sunny spots,
>      hiding a compost pile, redirecting traffic patterns.
> 
>  5. How much time and energy will you put into your garden?
>      Will you have  help?
>      How much and how often?
> 
>  6. Will you be using well, city or creek water?
>      Will the cost of water impact your garden budget?
> 
>  7. Are you familiar with "regional gardening"?
>      Are you familiar with Mediterranean gardening?
>      Are you familiar with gardening with "native" plants?
> 
>  8. What is the budget for your garden and it's infrastructure?
> 
>  9. Have you examined the landscape; topsoil, subsoil,
>      drainage from your property to adjoining places or
>      other geological factors shaped by the weather?
> 
> 10. Have you noticed deer, gophers, moles, voles, snails,
>       slugs, caterpillars, moths or other insects that will be
>       sharing your garden environment?  Can you live with
>       some damage (not complete destruction) caused by them?
> 
> 11.  What are some of the items on your garden wish list?
>        Any questions or concerns we should address at the outset?
> 
> 
> Additional thoughts:
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