Landscaping Tips And Ideas
Radius Points - Watering
Issue 605 - Page 1
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Landscape Design and Gardening Newsletter
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06-05-03 Issue#302
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Written by Steve Boulden
Owner of S&S Designed Landscaping,LLC
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First, I would like to apologize in advance for any delay or
inconsistency in delivery of this newsletter. The spring and
summer months are way busy around here and may or may not keep
me from putting this out in a consistent manner.
Thanks for understanding.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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Landscape Tips - Creating a radius point
Garden Tips - Proper watering
And Another Thing - Tankless Water Heaters
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LANDSCAPE TIPS - Creating a radius point
On our last project, our client was very taken by the method we
used to create radius in her landscape. Actually, I think she
was more intrigued by it's simplicity.
So I figured that this may be of interest to you as well and may
be something that you can use in your design work.
If you're designing on paper or computer screen, it's important
to use exact scale such as 1 inch equals 8 feet or whatever. And
it's also important to use fixed radius when using circles and
curves in your design.
Design can and should be flexible. However, having fixed
starting points can save a lot of guess work and messed up
projects. From a landscapers point of view, there's no
difference in home and landscape designs. You need a good
blueprint.
But how do you get those circles and curves in your design from
the paper to the ground in exactly the same place, shape, and
size?
First, we design on paper or screen using a compass or radius
tool and keep track of exact distances and points. This will be
our reference when we get outside.
Once we're outside, we'll construct a large, simple compass using
a pivot point (screwdriver or stake), a string, and a marking
tool.
The rest of this example is online since we have some photos and
diagrams to explain the detail. Please be patient while this
page loads. Go to:
Creating Radius Points In Landscaping
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Garden Tips - Proper watering
Tankless Water Heaters
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Steve Boulden
S&S Designed Landscaping,LLC
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