Do

Don't

■  Include landscape thoughts from the start of the design process

■  Use landscape to integrate and enhance a good design

■  Use professional landscape architects

■  Plan ahead with planting where possible prior to construction

■  Consider options for off site planting if appropriate

■  Perpetuate mediocrity through mimicking bad design in existing buildings

■  Treat landscape design as an afterthought

■  Do not use landscaping as a sticking plaster on something that is fundamentally bad