Preface
I. Introduction
II. Garden Designs
III. Principles of Garden Lay-out
IV. Designing a Garden
V. Different Features of a Garden
Preface
With the increasing population on this earth very few space is left for recreation and aesthetic purposes. Garden is one of the place where people go and interact with natural beauty which gives them a pleasant feeling. Laying out of garden also needs lot of efforts to give it a natural look. This booklet describes designing of garden in detail.
Dr. K.T. Chandy, Agricultural & Environmental Education
I. Introduction
The
subject of garden planning is so diverse and complicated
that it is very difficult to represent all ideas of
completeness in a limited space. To plan and survey
the land to construct a house, an expert advice of an
architect or a civil engineer is essential. In modem
living, consciousness of interior decoration, including
furniture, wood work, wall furnishings, carpets, painting,
etc. need careful setting and the service of specialists.
In order to achieve a rewarding result, a garden should
be designed carefully as it is a semi-permanent feature
and frequent change in design is not possible. Garden
design combines the aesthetic beauty, artistry,
knowledge on growth and development of plants and the
principles of garden maintenance in different seasons.ll. Garden Designs
A garden may be defined as place for growing plants and exhibiting various forms of plant life which are consciously directed for ornamental or practical use or both. Now-a-days, we often use the terms like landscape gardening, landscape architecture, landscape design, etc. Arrangement of trees, shrubs, climbers and various other plants together with the building, paths, drives, artificial and natural features for the use of humanity is termed as landscape gardening. Landscape architecture is the art of arranging land and landscape for human use, convenience and enjoyment. Design is the determination of the character of an object to serve a certain purpose known in advance. Design may be of two types i.e. aesthetic and economic. Aesthetic design is purely attractive and pleasing in appearance, while economic design is meant to serve some practical and utilitarian purpose. In most of the cases, landscape architecture should satisfy in its design for both the purposes.
Before discussing the principles of gardening in detail. it will be worthwhile to make some useful suggestion. The first and foremost thing is not to imitate other garden which has earned a prize in a competition. One has to develop one's own design giving due consideration to the local conditions. One more mistake which is commonly made is planting many more specimens than a garden can accommodate. It causes overcrowding in the garden. In a landscape garden any difference in the level has to be taken advantage of but in a perfectly flat and it will be costly to create artificial undulations. In each garden, there should be at least one feature or if there is a second feature, these two should harmonize with each other. Before planning a design one must be sure for what purpose the garden is to be made whether for the purpose of utility or beauty or both.
