SpokaneScape Design - Cathy Spokas

WHAT IS SPOKANESCAPE?

spokane•scape (spō can skāpʼ) n. 1. The practice of reducing lawn area and adding native or waterwise plants to create an aesthetically pleasing design. 2. The city of Spokane provides a reward for compliance. 3. Promotes best practice in irrigation.

FOUR-STEP DESIGN PROCESS

• Know Your Site.

• Know. Your. Needs!

• Make it Your Own.

• Make it a Reality!

1) Property Line

2) House

3) Hardscape

4) Existing Plant Materials

SCOUT STEPS

3. Click “SCOUT Property Information Map”

4. Click the Map icon to change your view

SCOUT STEPS

5. This is the “Imagery” view

6. Click “Measure” to find your yard’s area

Make sure “Area” is selected

v Property Lines

SCOUT STEPS

7. Change measurement to “Sq Feet”

8. Click around your yard border to find area

KNOW. YOUR. NEEDS!

BUBBLE DIAGRAM

MAKE IT YOUR OWN!

ENGLISH COTTAGE DESIGN

JAPANESE GARDEN DESIGN

CONTEMPORARY GARDEN DESIGN

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

INSPIRATION

INSPIRATION: Demo Gardens

INSPIRATION: Virtual Tour

1. Go to SpokaneScape.org

2. Click “Virtual Tour”

INSPIRATION: Virtual Tour

3. Click “View Full Map”

4. Peruse SpokaneScapes from 2018 to 2023!

INSPIRATION: Virtual Tour

ONE THREE FIVE

PIET OUDOLF

MAKE IT A REALITY.

MAKE IT YOUR OWN!

Excitement Palette!

Romance Palette!

Yellow Palette!

“The garden in winter is an emotional experience. You think in terms of decay and disappearing and coming back. You feel the life cycle of nature.”

Piet Oudolf