Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # DrawnToGarden From Concept to Reality, a Garden Designer's Journey ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://drawntogarden.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Perspective Drawing Webinar Jan 12 & 14, 2021](https://drawntogarden.com/perspective-drawing-webinar-jan-12-14-2021/) - Learn the secrets and shortcuts I use to draw vibrant garden and landscape perspective drawings during this two part webinar sponsored by the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD). https://www.apldwa.org/events Level 1: January 12th, 2021 @ 1p PST Level 2: January 14th, 2021 @ 1p PST No experience necessary! You don't have to be a - [Garden Drawing Details](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-drawing-details/) - I'm working on refining some of my sketches from my coloring book to either be used in a new coloring book edition, or as prints. In this example I was aiming to draw with more controlled lines, and also a variety of line-weights. I also added areas of pure black shading so that shapes would - [Axonometric Garden Drawing](https://drawntogarden.com/axonometric-garden-drawing/) - Learn how to draw an axonometric projection from your landscape plan. - [How to Draw Plants](https://drawntogarden.com/how-to-draw-plants/) - Learn how to draw plants quickly with this tutorial. Save - [Garden Creation: No-Lawn Front Yard](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-creation-no-lawn-front-yard/) - This yard was basically a blank slate from a designer's point of view. It had an unattractive concrete block retaining wall, several monotone boxwood shrubs plopped in after a contractor had flipped the house, and a struggling lawn. The retaining wall wasn't really necessary, it only retained 18-24" which could easily be smoothed out - [Coloring Book now on Amazon!](https://drawntogarden.com/coloring-book-now-on-amazon/) - Finally! The Drawn to Garden Coloring Book is now available on Amazon! This comes after several months of drawing to add 20 more illustrations to the original coloring book, previously sold exclusively through this website. Now featuring a total 40 illustrations, this coloring book is replete with lush and inviting garden scenes. Though the cover - [Garden Creation: How to draw a Perspective Sketch](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-creation-how-to-draw-a-perspective-sketch/) - I wanted to share my process of creating a garden design sketch, which is part of the initial schematic design phase. I start by drawing over a photo of the site. I choose the most descriptive photo, one that provides the most informative, unobstructed view of the site. In this case, it was a - [Garden Creation: Seasonal Colors Garden](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-creation-seasonal-colors-garden/) - Front yards are often characterized by flat lawns or grand entrance paths. This client preferred neither a lawn nor anything ostentatious. What they did want was a yard full of ornamental grasses, low maintenance perennials, small trees and a composition that would incorporate the existing boulders. There was already some mounding from previous - [Book Review: The Bee Friendly Garden](https://drawntogarden.com/book-review-the-bee-friendly-garden/) - [Plant Profile: Ribes sanguineum](https://drawntogarden.com/plant-profile-ribes-sanguineum/) - Ribes Sanguineum 'King Edward VII' (Flowering Currant) is one of my all around favorite plants to use in shady areas. It has an airy quality that allows you to see past it to the surrounding vegetation, which is something I'm always looking for when creating a sense of mystery in a garden. The flowers - [Garden Creation: Townhouse Serenity](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-creation-townhouse-serenity/) - Sometimes the long, narrow yards that surround townhouses can be a challenge, in this case, it was an opportunity to play with the division of space. I wanted to see how a such a space could be divided so that it didn't feel like a bowling ball lane, but rather a series of rooms - [Garden Inspiration: Antigua, Guatemala](https://drawntogarden.com/garden-inspiration-antigua-guatemala/) - A couple weeks ago, I returned from a trip to Guatemala, where my father was born and raised. It was my second time there- my first trip was ten years ago- and this time I saw it through new eyes. I was hyper-aware of all the plant life, gardens, and parks, especially now that I - [Plant Profile: Helleborus 'Pink Frost'](https://drawntogarden.com/plant-profile-helleborus-pink-frost/) - Helleborus 'Pink Frost' is one of my favorite hellebores. I like it because it's foliage is durable and has a slight jade tinge. It's flower is a mixture of pink, green and white, and starts appearing in mid-late winter. All hellebores are evergreen (USDA Zones 5-9) and they are known to be deer resistant and - [Book Review: No Mow Yards](https://drawntogarden.com/book-review-no-mow-yards/) - Over the holidays I picked up the book “Beautiful No-Mow Yards” by Evelyn J. Hadden (2012) at the library. This has been a hot topic for quite a while. Overall, the book is quite intriguing with lots of photos (all I care about ) and specific plant recommendations. There are some things about it, - [Book Review: Planting a New Perspective](https://drawntogarden.com/33/) - I checked out Piet Oudolf’s and Noel Kingsbury’s new book “Planting a New Perspective” recently. Oudolf’s planting designs are growing all around the western hemisphere, most recognizable to Americans at the High Line in New York. I was lucky to visit the High Line during two different seasons and see the amount of change ## Pages - [Coloring Book!](https://drawntogarden.com/coloring-book-2/) - Sample pages Now available for purchase on Amazon! Color your way into another world with these captivating garden illustrations drawn by Erin Lau. Each scene provides depth, layers, textures and a sense of mystery to make you feel like you can step into each lush sanctuary and explore. Inspired by gardens real and imaginary, from - [Welcome](https://drawntogarden.com/welcome/) - Welcome to Drawn to Garden, a blog dedicated to seeing how gardens come to life- from a sketch on paper, to plants in the ground. In this blog I'm also going to explore how gardens evolve over time, how they might need to be tweaked or augmented, including my own garden! We bought our property - [Drawing Gallery](https://drawntogarden.com/drawing-gallery/) - [Our Garden](https://drawntogarden.com/our-garden/) - Here is a preview of an upcoming series of posts documenting the first year of working in our garden. Pictured above, is the back yard before and after. You can see we were able to start with a fairly blank slate. Several native cherry trees, a meadow-like lawn space, a motley fence and a spruce - [About](https://drawntogarden.com/about/) - Erin Lau is a Landscape Designer and avid sketcher. Erin considers landscape design from an artistic, architectural and ecological perspective. Bringing together her background in architecture, landscape architecture, illustration and gardening, Erin approaches each design with a unique eye for detail and deep understanding of the design process. 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