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You don’t need to be a drafting whiz or have a software program to make your garden plans. Good old-fashioned pencil, paper, and a few simple and inexpensive tools work just fine. And there is no learning curve. Using graph paper and the tools necessary to draft out your garden (as Figure 2-4 shows an example plan). Draw your plan of your site to scale, say ¼” for each foot. Plot every feature you find on your site, both natural and those you or your predecessors have put in place. Use a measuring tape to get at least approximate measurements. You may want to indicate areas of sun and shade.

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FIGURE 2-4: You can draft your garden plan, but here are some tools that can help.

If you want, you can also use photography to help sketch out your plans, Photograph panoramic sequences of every part of your property, as well as external features (such as views) you may want to enhance or hide.