Landscape Design 5
Planting Design
In this course, plants and plant groups are studied as basic design elements in the landscape. Instruction emphasizes the arrangement of plant materials for defining, sequencing, and articulating space. Ecological and cultural contexts are examined as determinants for sharply focused design concepts.
Instructor
Stephen Davis
Project Location
Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, UCLA Campus
Project 2: Slope Restoration
LD 5 – Slope Rehabilitation
Student: Christina Eldredge
A slope planting plan to control erosion, located in a coastal sage scrub habitat.
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Thousand Oaks Slope Restoration
Student: Chan K Nguyen
A residential hillside is re-planted almost exclusively with California natives, and restores habitat, controls erosion, and demonstrates how natives can be integrated into urban and suburban settings.
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Slope Restoration
Student: Jacqueline Wee
A restoration of a disturbed hillside with an emphasis on erosion control and expanding habitat for the local cactus wren.