Your Name

Date:

Address:

City:

State:

Zip:

Phone:

E-mail:

Area to be addressed, if known:

What kind of lifestyle do you lead?

Do you travel frequently?

If you travel, do you have someone that can take care of your landscape? Especially if new plantings will need to be watered.

What do you like to do outdoors?

Do you entertain outside often?

If yes, usually how many people?

Do you need a place to grill?

Do you need a place for children to play?

What age children and what sort of space do they need?

Do you need space for pets?

Are there other aspects of your lifestyles that we should take into  account?

Do you want a landscape or need a landscape?

Why do you want a garden?

Do you like to garden? Please explain which parts you like or don’t like.

Do you like a formal or more natural style yard or a combination of both  styles?

Is your taste traditional or contemporary? Hot colors - Red, orange, yellow.  Pastels - Blue, pink, white...

Your spouse’s?

What are your favorite colors?

Your spouse’s?

	Are there other outdoor activities for which provisions should be  made?

	Do you have small, medium or large problems with deer, rabbits and/or woodchucks?

	Are there other outdoor activities for which provisions should be  made?

	On the list below what is important to you on a scale of 1 - 10--1 being least  important and 10 being most important.

Low maintenance Color All season color Winter interest Seasonal appeal Unique or special plants Fragrance Other

	Are there times of the year you always travel? If yes, when are  they?

		What feelings and impressions are you hoping for your landscape to create for yourself and others? (i.e. for you - privacy, expanse, suspense,  relaxed, excited)
		Do you currently have an irrigation system or are you contemplating one?
		How long do you plan to live here?
		Are there particular plants you would like us to try to include in your  plan? Special Trees? Shrubs? Herbaceous?
		Do you want to do any of your own installation?
		Are you aware of any problems in your landscape? Like shade, sun, wind,  tree roots, areas that do not drain well or any trees or shrubs that have died in the last couple of years (where)?

	Are there any underground lines, invisible fence, etc. of which we should know?

Are there types of gardens or features you want to be sure are included? For example, water features, perennial garden, japanese garden, herb garden,  container garden, cutting garden, vegetable garden, outdoor room, stone walls, patio, storage  ares for wood piles, garbage cans, tools and hoses, composting  area...

Where will the landscape and/or gardens be viewed?

What is the interior like that frames this view or views? Especially colors?

Do you have a budget withing which you wish to work?

Do you have a date by which you want to start or be completed?

Do you have a plot plan which we can copy?

How did you hear about us? (Yellow pages, Cleveland Botanical Garden,  Garden Center--which one, friend, seminar, etc...)

Any other things that need to be considered?

Site Assessment Issues

Have you had the soild tested or amended recently? If you tested the soil, how long ago and do you have the results? If you amended the soild, what  did you amend it with, when and how deep?

What type of texture? Sand, Sandy loam, Loam, Clay loam, Silty loam, Silt?

Have you had the drainage tested? If yes, how quickly did it drain?

How is the aeration? Loose, firm, compacted?

What direction does the area face?

How many hours of direct sunlight does it get? Full Sun (6 hours or  more) half sun (4-6 hours), Shade (2-4 hours) or Dense Shade (0-2  hours)

What are the sunny hours?

From what areas are the most important views? (Note existing features or dominant plants, existing color schemes, existing texture, strong lines or focal  points.)

How will the plants be watered? Irrigation system?

Are there overhanging roofs that could result in dry areas or snow damage?

Are there existing plants that will result in root competition for water and whose roots could be damaged when planting?