Group Visioning
A visioning event invites a group of people together to brainstorm ideas for a shared landscape, encouraging creative thinking, addressing prickly issues in positive ways, and establishing a common vision.
The event typically lasts around 2 hours and is organized by experienced meeting facilitators.
Benefits
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Establish a common vision that defines characteristics the landscape and activities that will happen in those areas.
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Understand the process and steps required to create a detailed master plan and implementation schedule.
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Understand how the activities of people, animals, and insects can play a role in managing the landscape.
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Process
Before the visioning event, it is important to get a high-level understanding of the event’s purpose, desired outcomes, and goals of the participants.
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Initial Visit
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We will walk the landscape to get an understanding of its major features, potential and challenges.
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During the visit, we will discuss how people might use the area and who will be invited to the visioning event.
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Any contentious issues will be noted for discussion.
Organization
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Shortly after the visit, a proposal and cost estimate are provided describing how to facilitate the brainstorming session.
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The proposal is refined until the process and desired outcomes are agreed upon.
Facilitation
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The event begins with by describing the purpose of the event and the ground rules.
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Information about ecological landscape design is shared along with inspiring images of the possibilities for the area.
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Two or more small groups are then formed to brainstorm and articulate ideas. Each group has a specific focus or the participants have common characteristics.
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Everyone reconvenes and each group summarizes their results for further discussion.
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Design
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After the visioning session, the Master Plan process is followed to create concept designs, a preliminary design, planting plans and plant lists.
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Plans are reviewed with the group and their feedback is used to refine the designs.
Price
$600 - $5,000
The price depends upon the size of the landscape, number of participants and desired level of summarization after the gathering.
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What You Receive
An electronic (PDF) document will be provided that includes...
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Thorough assessment of your landscape identifying major features, travel patterns, water flows and sunlight exposure.
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Documented results of the visioning session.
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2-3 concept designs and a final concept design.
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Preliminary design and perspective (3D) renderings showing outdoor rooms, bed locations, major features and major plants.
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Master plan detailing exact locations of overstory and understory plant species along with pathway, edging and surfacing recommendations that stay within your budget.
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Hardscape and layout plan showing exact measurements of all elements.
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Researched plant lists and seed mixes for pollinator habitat, ever-blooming gardens, high food yields, shade trees and visual screens.
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Establishment plan for each season over multiple years.
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Management and establishment ideas based upon your budget, gardening expertise, available time.
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List of deer-resistant plants.
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Local and online sources for plants, seeds and materials.
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Tool recommendations.
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Relevant publications.
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