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SG14
Landscape Worksheet
Style: (Check one)
O Formal landscape
O Informal landscape
O English Country Garden
O Gulf Coast Tropical Landscape
O Minimalist
O Pocket Urban Garden
O Container Garden
O Patio/Portico/Porch
O Night Garden with Lighting
Size of your landscaping space:
O Large—more than 9,000 square feet
O Medium—5,000 to 8,999 square feet
O Small—less than 5,000 square feet
O Tiny—Footage around a condo or town
house; just a patio; just a balcony
Do you want a totally new landscape, or do
you want to work with existing plants?
O Totally new
O Work with existing plants
How many trees are on your property? _____
Topography. Is your property:
O Flat
O Sloped
O Terraced
O Mixed, with hills and flat ground
Why do you want a new or remodeled
landscape? (Check any or all that apply.)
O To improve my house’s street appeal
O To improve the safety of my yard for children
and/or pets
O To add a specialty garden, i.e. kitchen, flower or
meditation garden
O To have more outdoor space for entertaining
O To create space for an outdoor kitchen
O To add a water feature/fountain
O To accommodate a swimming pool
O To create a pleasant space to lounge outside
O To create a xeriscape that conserves water
What do you want the primary function
of your new landscape plan to be?
O Street appeal
O Place for entertaining
O Place for children and/or pets to play
O Place for lounging and relaxing
O Fence to block out neighbors’ views and
create privacy
Does your property have picturesque views
you want seen from the yard?
O Yes O No
Is the majority of your outdoor space:
O Shady
O Sunny
O Mixed shade and sun
How much maintenance are you willing to do?
O All. I’m an avid gardener.
O Some. I may prune the flowerbeds occasionally,
but will hire out lawnmowing.
O None. I want to hire others to maintain it.
Check the essentials your landscape will need:
O Automatic watering/sprinkler system
O Soil testing and preparation
O Outdoor lighting
O Storage
Specialty features you want:
O Outdoor kitchen
O Water feature/fountain
O Spa
O Swimming pool
O Outdoor shower
O Containers/pots/urns
O Fish pond
O Putting green
O Children’s play equipment
O Dog run
Structures you want:
O Open patio O Covered patio O Pergola
O Outdoor dining pavilion O Deck O Open porch
O Screened porch O Sunroom
Specialty gardens
O Kitchen garden
O Flower garden
O Meditation garden
The Hardscape: Check paving you desire (check
more than one if you want mixed textures in your
hardscape)
O Pavers O Tile O Brick O Concrete O Gravel
O Specialty gravel such as granite or marble chunks
O Decorative rocks
Describe your dream landscape
in 25 words or less
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Texas Home & Garden ShowGuide | February 13th-15th, 2009 | www.texashomeandgarden.com
Resources
The Arbor Gate
15635 FM 2920 Road
Tomball
281.351.8851
Belgard Hardscapes
www.belgard.biz
C&D Hardware
314 E. 11th St.
713.861.3551
Fischer Schalles Inc.
2306 Woodhead St.
713.520.1395
Frazier's Home
& Garden Décor
23200 Highway 6 @ 290
Hempstead
979.921.2906
Gail Hartz & Associates
1400 Anderson St.
713.661.4278
The Garden Gate
5122 Morningside Drive
713.528.2654
Glorious Gardens Inc.
12407 Deep Spring Lane
281.493.1670
Made in the Shade, LLC
281.330.8399
McKinnon Associates
1137 W. 26th St.
713.869.2797
Native Texas Landscape
281.687.7512
Smith & Hawken
3935 San Felipe Road
713.621.9395
Thompson + Hanson
3600 W. Alabama St.
713.661.9600
TLR Services Inc.
6721 Spring Cypress
281.370.8307
Windswept Landscape
Studios
713.263.7771