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Planting design

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The document discusses principles of planting design, including: 1) Artistic composition is derived from physical plant properties like forms, textures, and colors. Horizontal and vertical shapes create different effects. 2) Physical plant properties like stems, leaves, bark, and buds determine texture. Texture appears finer from farther away. Warm and cool colors are used. 3) Unity is created through repetition, variety, emphasis, balance, sequence, and scale. Simplicity prevents monotony while variety adds interest. Elements are balanced on either side of axes. Sequence moves the eye through the landscape. Proper scale relates to human size.

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Principles of Planting Design
• Artistic composition derived from physical properties of plants • Plants can be viewed as mainly horizontal or vertical – Horizontal shapes are less dramatic than vertical shapes – Form: • Tree forms depend on branching patterns • Shrub forms result from growth habits (e.g. upright or creeping) Principles of Planting Design
• Physical properties of plants important in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Stems, leaves, bark, and buds determine texture of plant – Large or widely separated plant features create effect of coarseness – Texture: – Thick, tight foliage results in finer texture – Simple leaves appear coarser than compound leaves • Distance of view affects texture; farther you stand from plant, the finer its texture appears
• Physical properties of plants important in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Warm colors: yellows to reds – Bright, inviting and lively – Color: • Cool colors: greens to violets – Restful, receding, not as conspicuous • Foliage most often considered in landscape design, but flowers, bark and fruit also important
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Characters that provide unity in landscape design – simplicity – Landscapes need some characteristics to tie together different (functional) units and plants within a unit – variety – emphasis – balance – sequence – scale
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Created with repetition of form, texture, colors, or specific plant species • Must prevent monotony; variety is used to ‘control’ repetition – Simplicity (repetition)
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Variety • Varying forms, textures and shapes to prevent boredom
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Emphasis • Drawing attention to important features of landscape – Can draw attention to front door of residence by using plants that offer variety in color, texture or form near the door
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Balance • Symmetrical balance = elements on either side of an axis are identical (formal feel) • Asymmetrical balance = unlike elements of equal visual weight on each side of an axis (less formal) – achieved by balancing forms of unequal size (e.g. 1 tree balanced by 3 shrubs) – Color adds visual weight; brightly colored plant may need to be balanced with several plants of equal size but not brightly colored – Coarse textures are visually heavier than fine textures (more fine- textured plants needed to balance coarse-textured plants)
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Balance
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Sequence • Move viewer’s eyes over landscape in orderly fashion – Achieved by gradual progression of form, texture or color – Any plant that breaks gradual progression becomes a point of emphasis
• Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Scale • Relative scale or proportion of landscape affects viewer’s mood – Most landscapes should be proportional to human height or height of structure
Use of trees in landscape design • Form • Branching • Function • Visual aspects • Ecological values • Soil erosion • Habited for wild life • Wind & dust buffers
Use of trees in landscape design • Form –The general form of trees are broad, round, square, tapering, and columnar. –Tapering – Polyalthia logifolia Grevillea robusta
Use of trees in landscape design –Broad & round Mimusops elegi, Delonix regia
Use of trees in landscape design • Branching –Horizontal, weeping, angular, spreading, and arrow. –Weeping- Callistemon lanceolatus
Use of trees in landscape design • Function –To provide timber for commercial gain –To serve as a wind break or screen –To act as a noise baffle –To provide shade –To give scale to building –To provide color & form
Use of trees in landscape design • Visual aspects-Color & form , texture –Planted for contrasting shades –Used as a backdrop for something important –As a focal point –Used from an enclosure to accentuate the land form –To frame a building or to emphasis a specific view or focus onto feature
Use of trees in landscape design • Ecological values –In improvement of urban soil condition by intercepting rain. –Improvement in the functioning of hydrological cycle by retention of water and less evaporation. - Increase in the diversity and quantity of wild life by providing range of habitats. - To moderate the extremes of urban microclimate.
Use of trees in landscape design • Soil erosion –Trees protect soil from being eroded as it prevents the rain from falling directly on the ground and moist of the moisture to be absorbed gradually into the soil. • Habitat for wild life -Trees provide living spaces and food for small animals birds and insects.
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Planting design

  • 2. • Artistic composition derived from physical properties of plants • Plants can be viewed as mainly horizontal or vertical – Horizontal shapes are less dramatic than vertical shapes – Form: • Tree forms depend on branching patterns • Shrub forms result from growth habits (e.g. upright or creeping) Principles of Planting Design
  • 3. • Physical properties of plants important in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Stems, leaves, bark, and buds determine texture of plant – Large or widely separated plant features create effect of coarseness – Texture: – Thick, tight foliage results in finer texture – Simple leaves appear coarser than compound leaves • Distance of view affects texture; farther you stand from plant, the finer its texture appears
  • 4. • Physical properties of plants important in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Warm colors: yellows to reds – Bright, inviting and lively – Color: • Cool colors: greens to violets – Restful, receding, not as conspicuous • Foliage most often considered in landscape design, but flowers, bark and fruit also important
  • 5. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Characters that provide unity in landscape design – simplicity – Landscapes need some characteristics to tie together different (functional) units and plants within a unit – variety – emphasis – balance – sequence – scale
  • 6. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design • Created with repetition of form, texture, colors, or specific plant species • Must prevent monotony; variety is used to ‘control’ repetition – Simplicity (repetition)
  • 7. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Variety • Varying forms, textures and shapes to prevent boredom
  • 8. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Emphasis • Drawing attention to important features of landscape – Can draw attention to front door of residence by using plants that offer variety in color, texture or form near the door
  • 9. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Balance • Symmetrical balance = elements on either side of an axis are identical (formal feel) • Asymmetrical balance = unlike elements of equal visual weight on each side of an axis (less formal) – achieved by balancing forms of unequal size (e.g. 1 tree balanced by 3 shrubs) – Color adds visual weight; brightly colored plant may need to be balanced with several plants of equal size but not brightly colored – Coarse textures are visually heavier than fine textures (more fine- textured plants needed to balance coarse-textured plants)
  • 10. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Balance
  • 11. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Sequence • Move viewer’s eyes over landscape in orderly fashion – Achieved by gradual progression of form, texture or color – Any plant that breaks gradual progression becomes a point of emphasis
  • 12. • Unity in landscape design Principles of Planting Design – Scale • Relative scale or proportion of landscape affects viewer’s mood – Most landscapes should be proportional to human height or height of structure
  • 13. Use of trees in landscape design • Form • Branching • Function • Visual aspects • Ecological values • Soil erosion • Habited for wild life • Wind & dust buffers
  • 14. Use of trees in landscape design • Form –The general form of trees are broad, round, square, tapering, and columnar. –Tapering – Polyalthia logifolia Grevillea robusta
  • 15. Use of trees in landscape design –Broad & round Mimusops elegi, Delonix regia
  • 16. Use of trees in landscape design • Branching –Horizontal, weeping, angular, spreading, and arrow. –Weeping- Callistemon lanceolatus
  • 17. Use of trees in landscape design • Function –To provide timber for commercial gain –To serve as a wind break or screen –To act as a noise baffle –To provide shade –To give scale to building –To provide color & form
  • 18. Use of trees in landscape design • Visual aspects-Color & form , texture –Planted for contrasting shades –Used as a backdrop for something important –As a focal point –Used from an enclosure to accentuate the land form –To frame a building or to emphasis a specific view or focus onto feature
  • 19. Use of trees in landscape design • Ecological values –In improvement of urban soil condition by intercepting rain. –Improvement in the functioning of hydrological cycle by retention of water and less evaporation. - Increase in the diversity and quantity of wild life by providing range of habitats. - To moderate the extremes of urban microclimate.
  • 20. Use of trees in landscape design • Soil erosion –Trees protect soil from being eroded as it prevents the rain from falling directly on the ground and moist of the moisture to be absorbed gradually into the soil. • Habitat for wild life -Trees provide living spaces and food for small animals birds and insects.