This course takes the whole process design of a northern residential courtyard garden project as an example. Key teaching: the whole process of design, from design analysis to spatial function analysis, regional road planning, to vertical design, detailed design (structures, plant configuration, decorative pieces). Through some problems found in the construction process and later maintenance of the courtyard garden, it helps students avoid similar problems in the design process of the courtyard garden as early as possible, or solve similar problems in the process of construction and maintenance.