Best practices for organising your quote library for maximum efficiency and professional presentation.
A well-organised category system is the foundation of an efficient landscape architecture practice. This guide shows you how to set up categories and tags that make sense for Australian landscape professionals and grow with your business.
Start with these proven categories that work for most Australian landscape architecture practices.
Feature, shade, screening, street trees
Feature, screening, hedge, foundation
Low growing, lawn alternatives, slope
Ornamental, turf, sedges, rushes
Paving, walls, fencing, structures
Systems, controllers, fittings
Soils, mulch, compost, aggregates
Installation, maintenance, design
Tags add context that makes items easier to find and helps AI understand relationships between items.
Begin with the core categories above, then customise based on your practice:
Build a consistent tag library that your team will actually use:
Ensure consistent application across your practice:
Customise your categories based on your practice's specialisations and client base.
Keep your category system effective as your practice grows and evolves.
Having 50+ categories makes organisation harder, not easier. Stick to 15-20 main categories with subcategories as needed.
"Trees", "Tree", and "TREES" are different categories to the system. Establish naming rules and stick to them.
Without proper training, team members create their own categories, leading to chaos and inconsistency.
Know when your category system is working effectively.