Introduction to HorticultureLandscape Management
Plant: Barberry
Term: Accent Plant
Japanese Barberry
• Shrub, deciduous • Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a • Height: 3’ to 6’ by Spread: 4’ to 6’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Purple – Grown for Foliage
not blooms• Has small red berries in fall• Grows very slowly• Looks like a red boxwood• Has small thorns
Accent Plant
• A plant that is more distinctive than many plants, but does not serve as a focal point like a specimen plant
• Often used to highlight a specimen plant
Landscape Design
• Why landscape?– Aesthetics– Privacy– Reduce erosion– Wind or noise block– Create recreation areas– Increase property value
Design Steps
1. Meet the customer2. Sketch a base plan3. Determine family needs4. Conduct a site analysis5. Sketch rough outline (goose egg)6. Establish bed patterns7. Locate trees8. Locate shrubs9. Select plants10.Trace plan to quality vellum11.Label Plan12.Price plan
Base Plan
Site Analysis
• Measure – Determine scale• Existing Plants• Orientation – Sunlight Path• Water• Slope• Uses
– Public Area – street front– Outdoor Living Area– Service Area
Site Plan – Goose Egg
Barrier
Barrier
Entertainment
Svc Area
Public AreaHammock/rest
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Plant Selection
• Mature Size
• Hardiness
• Exposure
• Color/Texture
• Speed of Growth
• Ease of Maintenance
Plan drafting
• Scale
• Symbols
• Buildings, Sidewalks, Driveways, roads
• Labeling
• Plant list
Plant List
Principles of Design
• Balance
• Proportion
• Focalization
• Rhythm & Line
• Unity
• Effect– Line, form, & texture
Balance
• Symetrical
• Asymetrical
• Out of Balance
Proportion
• Now they are too small to fill the space
• Soon they will be too big
• Poor plant selection
Unity
• Trees are nicely sized and placed
• No unity pull them together
Focalization
• Plant blocks house
• Focal point should accent the building not obstruct it
Corner Plantings
• Always in a landscape bed
• No more than 3 or 4 species
• Tall in back
• Short in front
• In curve is focal point
• Use odd number of plants
Foundation Plantings
• Plants along walls or foundations
• Taller plants near corners
• Shorter plants under windows
• Dwarf or low growing plants
Line plantings
• Creates walls of outdoor rooms
• Need variety in size & shape
• No more than 3 to 5 species
• Often used along property boundaries
Accent Plantings
• Area of particular beauty or interest
• Can be a single plant• Can be a grouping• Can contain fountains
or statues• Avoid placing in the
center of a lawn area