Alex Whipp’s Client Organizer Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. A successful garden must be well designed, well installed, and well maintained. This questionnaire will reveal your needs and desires and will help me to understand the site. If you have downloaded this from my website, please print this into a hard copy. Please take some time to reflect on these questions and fully complete the questionnaire. Ideally I would like you to take this form into the space that is or will be your garden at the time of day you would naturally use this space. In that way you can experience how the light changes and you can more easily determine how best to answer these questions for you and your garden. All of the information will be confidential. When you are finished please submit the form below, and one of our landscape professionals will contact you.Please, contemplate your current garden space. What do you like most about it right now?How do you live in it? What would improve that experience?How do you feel when you are in your garden?How would you like to feel in your garden?What do you like LEAST about your garden right now? THE FUNCTIONAL ENVIRONMENTDESIGN FUNCTIONSPlease check each function that will apply to your use of the garden space.Outdoor DiningIndoor / Outdoor EntertainingChildrenPetsPlease check all garden activities that may apply:ReadingPlaying or Listening to MusicSunningSports (lawn or court)Meditation/ContemplationGardeningHobbiesGamesOtherConsider what areas of your garden are viewed from the inside of your house. Which views are the most important?Are there specific features that you would like to see from certain windows? Think about some ways that your outside garden can enhance the inside of your home when seen through the windows.DESIGN MOODPlease check all moods that apply:RelaxingFreedomLearning / GrowthUpliftingSocialStabilityEnergizingPrivacy / Secret GardenStrengthSoothingClarityInner peace / MeditationInspiringNourishingOtherYOUR ENVIRONMENT’S VITAL STATISTICSDo you consider your home to be a permanent residence or an interim home?Permanent ResidenceInterim HomeDo you want to screen features with plants or architecture?PlantsArchitectureBoth, Plants & ArchitectureWhat is the style and age of your home?Describe (if known) the location of underground utilities and any distinct drainage patterns or problems.Do you have measurements of design areas? Plot plans or surveys?Describe your property’s place in the surrounding topography. Are you surrounded by hills or flat lands, are you near a body of water? What is the geographic orientation and quantity of sun?How would you describe the character of your site?Are there existing features that you would like to remove?Are there features that you wish to renovate or paint?If your garden could help you to live better, describe what that would be like. HARDSCAPE - THE STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENTDESIGN THEMEWhat design theme do you prefer? Please circle one or more.Asian (strong symbolism, simplicity, use of stone elements, sand or gravel)English (colorful, mixed borders, perennials, topiary, eclectic, naturalistic)Northwest (asymmetrical, 12-month interest, native plants, mixed woody and perennial)Contemporary (single specimen plant, mass plantings, simple)Formal (symmetry, clipped hedges, lawns, seasonal container plantings)MOTIFCheck all the shapes that you prefer CurvesRectanglesRusticLinearNaturalTiered/SteppedOvalGeometricFormalInformalCirclesSquaresBUILDING MATERIALSCheck all that appeal to you as possibilities:FlagstoneSlateBrickMortared PavingRockConcreteCopperWoodBarkBouldersGravelMarbleSteelWrought IronSand Set PavingUTILITY STRUCTURESCheck all features that you would like to include:PathsGarbage/Recycling StorageCompost AreaFirewood StorageMaintenance ShedPotting ShedPet RunsLaundry/Air DryingFenceLANDSCAPE STRUCTURESCheck all features that you would like to include:DecksPatiosPathsSeating TrellisBenchesPlay GymPoolSculpturePicnic TableSports CourtJacuzziHot TubGazeboPergolaRetaining WallBarbecuePlantersArborSaunaStepsWater FeaturePrivacy PanelGreenhouseGateLighting - Low Voltage (12v)Lighting - Line Voltage (110v)INSTALLATION, CARE AND MAINTENANCEHow much time will be spent on maintenance each week by family members?Do you employ a gardening service?YesNoWho fertilizes/treats lawns and shrubs?Do you want an immediate landscape or are you willing to watch it grow and develop over time?Will you hire someone to install the landscape or do it yourself?Hire someoneDo it yourselfBoth BUDGET CONSIDERATIONSPlease indicate the budget figure that is closest to what you are willing to spend:Under $5,000$5,000 - $10,000$10,000 - $20,000$20,000 - $50,000Over $50,000Does your budget allow for complete renovation immediately or adaptation of the plan in stages? Please explain: IRRIGATIONOnce a landscape design has been installed, even with drought-tolerant plants, the vegetation needs to be watered consistently for two years. What is your form of irrigation? SOFTSCAPE - THE PLANTED ENVIRONMENTThe plants that you select for your garden can provide many things. Take a moment and consider the goals listed below. Place a check by each goal that you would like to achieve through your plants:low maintenance, drought tolerant landscapemake a statement or provide an image: what would that be?create a sanctuary or a place for solitudeorganically grow edible vegetables and/or herbsattract wildlifenoise/wind reductionprovide cut flowersprovide for exercise or therapycreate privacyAre there plants that you are particularly fond of?Are there plants that you dislike or are allergic to?What colors would you like to have around you in your garden?Are you interested in specialty garden areas, i.e. vegetables, roses or herbs?Would you like these integrated or in separate areas of your landscape?Check your favorite season(s):SpringEarly SummerLate SummerFallWinterWhen will you be using your garden?Early MorningMid-MorningNoonMid-AfternoonEarly EveningAfter DarkWeek DaysWeekendsPlease check one:Lawn is an important part of my garden.A well-maintained lawn is nice but I can’t/don’t want to take care of it.I dislike lawn.Please check one:I will garden organically.I appreciate the concept of organic gardening and don't know how to do it.I understand Integrated Pest Management (IPM).I will use chemicals. 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