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Lesson 4
EXTRA READING
You can supplement the learning experience of this lesson considerably by simply reading articles from garden magazines and this site, and studying how design detail has been applied by different designers in different situations.
This will help you to gain ideas that you can apply in the final plan, and more importantly, it will help you to perceive how your design is likely to look after it is implemented, and the plants have grown. Study the photos in the course; look over the articles on this site and pay particular attention to what we have written in the landscaping-oriented articles.
SET TASK
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Draw two final plans of your garden to scale:
- A plan showing your hard (non-living) components in detail (such as statuary, seats, walls, paving, water features etc).
- A planting plan showing the location of each plant (a cross with a number beside it) with a corresponding list of numbers and plant names written beside each number. It is best to use botanical names for plants.
ASSIGNMENT
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1. Why is it a good idea to develop a concept plan first, then later move onto a final plan?
2. At what point along a visual axis should a piece of statuary be located?
3. Which of the following features are appropriate to use in a garden for a young family with toddlers? Explain why or why not you would include each in the garden, and what (if any) modifications would be needed.
- a tiled courtyard
- a small fishpond
- a vegetable garden
- large deciduous trees
- a sandpit under a shady tree
- a cubby house at the bottom of the garden
- a rockery.
4. Which of the following components will increase overall annual maintenance in a small garden? (Choose either a or b from each pair)
a. A deciduous Prunus blireana
b. An evergreen Eucalyptus camaldulensis
a. A lily pond without fish
b. A lily pond with fish
a. A brick paved patio shaded by a tall tree
b. A brick paved area in full sun.
5. Discuss why each of the following points might be valid reasons for making a change in the final design:
• Using brick paving instead of glazed tiles on the tread of steps beside a swimming pool.
• Moving a seat away from a shaded spot, into the sun so that you can see the front gate, even though the climate is sub tropical.
• Placing a pergola on the northern side of the house instead of a verandah.
• Building a picket fence at the front of the property instead of a brick wall.
• Sealing the driveway with asphalt instead of concrete.
• Using native plants in preference to a cottage style garden.
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