FLA 504Assignment on

Submitted by : Gohil preeti A. M.sc (Horti.)2nd sem Floriculture & Landscape Archi.

Department of Horticulture JAU, Junagadh

Date of submission : 1st March 2017

Water Scaping

Landscaping and Gardening

Water Scaping

What is water Scaping

The primary focus is on plants, but they will sometimes also house ornamental fish, in which

case the feature will be a fish pond.

Water scaping that is concerned with growing plants adapted to pools and ponds.

Although water gardens can be almost any size or depth, they are typically small and relatively

shallow, generally less than twenty inches in depth.

This is because most aquatic plants are depth sensitive and require a specific water depth in

order to thrive.

Water scaping, also known as aquatic

gardens, are a type of man-made water feature.

They can be defined as any interior or

exterior landscape or architectural element whose primary purpose

is to house, display, or propagate a particular species or variety

of aquatic plant.

Water scaping, and water features in general, have been a part of public and private gardens since ancient Persian gardens and Chinese gardens.

Water features have been present and well represented in every era and in every culture that

has included gardens in their landscape and architectural environments.

from rivers and springs into the water garden, from which it exited into agricultural fields or

natural watercourses.

Historically, water features were used to enable plant and fish production both for food purposes and for ornamental aesthetics.

Though the term "water scaping" is normally used to describe a particular type of natural or man-made water feature that is used for a relatively specific purpose, there are many other types, styles and designs of water feature.

Descripstion

When the aquatic flora and fauna are balanced, an aquatic

ecosystem is created that will support sustainable water

quality and clarity.

Elements such as fountains, statues, waterfalls, boulders,

underwater lighting, lining treatments, edging details,

watercourses, and in-water and bankside planting can add

visual interest and help to integrate the water garden with the

local landscape and environment.

Types of Water Features

A water feature can be as simple as a small reflecting pool or as

elaborate as a waterfall cascading into a fish pond with a fountain.

With so many options to choose from, it is helpful to recognize the

four basic categories of water features;

• ponds,

• fountains,

• waterfalls and

• streams.

FISH PONDS:

• Fish can be added to almost any type of water feature as long as certain life

sustaining criteria are met. Gold fish and Koi are common favorites. They add a

splash of colour in motion.

Koi Pond

PONDS:

The four basic types of ponds are, reflecting pools,

ornamental pools, water gardens and fish ponds. Each

of these may be any size, shape or depth.

FOUNTAINS:

• An almost limitless variety of shapes and sizes of fountains may be

added to your water feature.

• The sound of water tumbling and splashing on itself combined with a

refreshing mist carried by the breeze is truly invigorating.

Fountain/Formal Fountain

Disappearing Fountain

Tabletop Fountain

Wall Fountain

Spitter Fountain

Bubbler Fountain

Formal Fountain Disappearing Fountain Tabletop Fountain

Wall Fountain Spitter Fountain Bubbler Fountain

• Like fountains, waterfalls add sound, motion

and vitality to your water feature. Often created

with natural stone slabs or boulders, waterfalls

bring a vertical dimension. Waterfalls capture

your interest from a distance as they dance and

flow.

WATERFALLS:

Stream gardens

• On a constructed stream, placing rocks in the path of the

water makes small patterns, rapids and waterfalls.

• The rocks distueb the waterflow, causing splashing and

bubbles that can make pleasant sounds and micro-habitats

for plants, fish, and wildlife. Well-placed rocks can create

splashing water that adds oxygen to prevent hypoxia: the

more bubbles, the more dissolved oxygen in the water.

• Fountain scapes are small decorative water features such as tabletop

fountains, container water gardens, stand-alone fountains, bubbling

urns, spitters, and fountains that incorporate an in-ground reservoir.

Ecosystem Ponds are small or large ponds that include a balance of

aeration, filtration, plants, fish, rock, and gravel. All components must

be present in order to be considered an ecosystem since all

components interact to keep the pond naturally balanced, thereby

minimizing maintenance.

• Advanced Ponds can take the form of a Pondless® Waterfall or

Ecosystem Pond. These large, water features are often found in

commercial applications such as an office complex; a residential

subdivision, shopping center, and more!

Pondless waterfall Small waterfall with Pond

Pondless Waterfalls are simply a re-circulating waterfall and/or stream

without the presence of a pond. You can enjoy the sight and sound of

running water without the maintenance of a pond.

Iveagh Gardens, Dublin Stream Garden Trengwainton

Singapore Botanic Gardens Scrape Burn, Dawyck Botanic Gardens

Stepping stones, Tollymore

Natural Water Feature Man-made Water Feature Disappearing Water Feature

Bog GardenRain Garden

Aquatic Container Garden

Tabletop Fountain Wall FountainSpitter Fountain

Bubbler Fountain

Water FallsLotus pool

Shallow Pool Formal Pool

Aquatic flora• Water garden plants are divided into Three main categories: submerged,

marginal, and floating.

• Submerged plants are those that live almost completely under the water,

sometimes with leaves or flowers that grow to the surface such as with the

water lily.

• These plants are placed in a pond or container usually 1–2 ft (0.30–0.61 m)

below the water surface.

• Some of these plants are called oxygenators because they create oxygen for

the fish that live in a pond. Examples of submerged plants are:

– Water lily (Hardy and Tropical)

– Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum)

• Marginal plants are those that live with their roots under the water but the rest of

the plant above the surface.

• These are usually placed so that the top of the pot is at or barely below the water

level. Examples of these are:

– Iris or Flag (Iris spp.)

– Water-crowfoot (Ranunculus fluitans)

– Bulrush (Scirpus lacustris)

– Cattail (Typha latifolia)

– Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

– Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)

– Lotus (Nelumbo spp.)

– Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

• Floating plants are those that are not anchored to the soil at all, but are free-

floating on the surface.

• In water gardening, these are often used as a provider of shade to reduce algae

growth in a pond.

• These are often extremely fast growing/multiplying. Examples of these are:

– Mosquito ferns (Azolla spp.)

– Water-spangle (Salvinia spp.)

– Water-clover (Marsilea vestita)

– Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

– Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)

• Some areas of the United States do not allow certain of these plants to be sold or

kept, as they have become invasive species in warmer areas of the country, such

as Florida and California.

• Best water garden in the world

Longstock Park, HampshirePark of the Leckford Estate, Longstock Park’s extensive water garden was created in the 1940s, comprising seven acres of garden, with over 40 different types of water lily throughout the two acres of lakes

Stanway House and Fountain, GloucestershireThis 18th-century garden was probably designed by British landscape gardener Charles Bridgeman, and is home to the highest fountain in Britain, at 300 ft

Westbury Court, GloucestershireThe only restored Dutch-style water garden in the country, Westbury Court was originally laid between 1696 and 1705

The Peto Water Garden at Buscot Park, OxfordshireDesigned by Harold Peto, the water garden at Buscot was laid out in 1904 for the 1st Lord Faringdon, and is surrounded by box hedges, statues and terracotta jars

Wrest Park, BedfordshireThe Long Water at Wrest Park was created as part of the formal woodland garden in the 1680s and forms the main axis of the grounds of Wrest Park

Longstock Park, HampshirePark of the Leckford Estate, Longstock Park’s extensive water garden was created in the 1940s, comprising seven acres of garden, with over 40 different types of water lily throughout the two acres of lakes

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