Learn to create beautiful planting designs with balance and interest and add curb appeal. Grasp the concepts of cohesion and proportion while maintaining your own parameters for space and budget. Learn about popular soft and hard scapes so that you can easily purchase your conceptual design from local do-it-yourself retailers. Gain knowledge of plants and understand the importance of plant selection. This class is great for the landscape hobbyist or the house flipper who is on a tight budget. Recommended by not required text: Landscaping: Principles & Practices. Ingles/Smith. 8th ed.