What's the difference between landscape planning and landscape design?

Landscapers Explain: Landscape Design vs. Landscape Planning

Landscape planning, while it might sound like a term that simply means planning the design of your landscape, actually means something completely different. Landscape design is something most landscapers can do, but landscape planning requires a landscape architect, that's because landscape planning is a branch of landscape architecture that focuses on policies and strategies to create healthy, successful environments that protect natural resources and processes. For example, landscape planning might involve making use of pre-existing swamps and native shrubbery to create a landscape that is more self-sustaining and friendly for local wildlife. On the other hand, a landscape designer, if preferring to make an outdoor area more attractive than self-sustaining, might completely redesign the natural space by installing new plants and reshaping the swamp's natural look.

To further illustrate this difference, let us tell you about our own practices. Here at RainTek our landscaping Victoria BC service is tailored more towards landscape design, although we can do forms of landscape planning where needed, as we often use plants and materials native to Vancouver Island to make our landscapes more sustainable. If landscape planning is precisely what you need, however, there are many great landscape architects to choose from in Victoria BC, but we might still be the team they call when it comes to actually constructing and installing the planned landscape and its features, as we have experienced landscape designers in our company.

If after this explanation you're still unsure what the difference is, feel free to call us as we strive to be as helpful as we can to our fellow Victoria locals - (250) 896-3478.