This document provides details on a proposed landscape project to construct a meditation garden. It includes an introduction describing the site and purpose of the garden. Site analysis and concept, master, and planting plans are presented. Elements to be included are stone, pebbles, sand, water features, and various plant species. A maintenance plan and bill of quantities with cost estimates are also provided. The conclusion states that the meditation garden will provide stress relief for the university community and enhance Taylors University's landscape architecture.

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FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE
GROUP MEMBERS
DARSHIINI VIG (LEADER)
ILHAMI IBRAHIM
NURINA AIDA
MUSTAQIM CHOO
TAN WEN HAO
DANIEL CHOW KOK THENG
TITLE
LANDSCAPE PROJECT
SUBMISSION DATE
8TH
AUGUST 2014
TUTOR
MS. NORMAH SULAIMAN

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CONTENT
PAGE NUMBER
INTRODUCTION 3-4
SITE ANALYSIS 5
SITE PLAN 6
CONCEPT PLAN 7
ELEMENTS OF THE SITE 8-10
MASTER PLAN 11
PLANTING PLAN 12-14
MAINTENANCE PLAN 15
COSTING PLAN (BILL OF QUANTITY) 16
CONCLUSION 17

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INTRODUCTION
In this particular project, we are divided into groups of six. We are tasked to choose a
10mx10m site within Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus compound. We are to study
the site and come up with a landscape planning for the selected area. Besides than
planning, we need to include the site analysis, concept, master plan, planting plan,
maintenance plan and also costing (bill of quantity.
We are proposing to construct a Meditation Garden for the selected site. This
construction is located in Block E, level 2 where the open space is. This site is facing the
staff parking zone and also the basketball court.
Pictures in the next page illustrates our site.

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SITE ANALYSIS
The site is located on the second floor of Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus’s Block E.
It is facing the staff parking and the basketball court of the university. The site
OUR SITE

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occasionally receives a lot of wind coming from the south of the site. From the south
side of the site, the sun rises from the east and sets at the west of the site. Therefore, the
site gets more than enough sunlight during the day for the plants to get enough
sunlight for the photosynthesis process to commence.
From east to the west direction, the site has a perfect 180 degree view of the car park,
basketball court and also the lake. Besides than that, the only built form that exists
around that site is the high rises which includes the commercial block and academic
block in the campus (Taylor’s University Lakeside).
SITE PLAN

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CONCEPT PLAN
A meditation garden implies a sense of seclusion and personal space. Naturally a place
where one can relax, reflect, unwind, ponder new ideas, and contemplate in peace and
quiet.
These gardens often contain elements, plants, or oddities that are placed to stir the
senses and imagination into thought. The sound and visual of moving water, decor of
interest, something to think about. And in private gardens these elements are most
times personal.
With that in mind, it's easy to understand why the following pictures show so many
themes and varieties for this one type of garden. These gardens are as varied as the
personalities that create them and are named what they are simply because that's what
their creators created them to be.
There is no right or wrong way to make a meditation garden; the whole goal is to make
a garden that both calms and inspires you and when you open your eyes, inspires you
even more. Try to see this garden as an “outdoor room”. It’s a place where you’ll go to
relax, rest, and recline, so it will need to have features in it that you find comfortable,
comforting, and secure from prying eyes.

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ELEMENTS OF THE SITE PLANNING
Stone
Great stones and boulders are viewed in
the Japanese garden as islands. Stone
exists in dozens of other applications, from
bridges to stepping pads. The role of
stone cannot be over-emphasized because
it is the structural basis of the hardscape
design.
Pebbles
Pebbles in the Asian garden are most often
river-rounded and cobble-like from pea
size to as large as a potato. They are used
to create fields on the ground, offer a base
plane for art, and to outline stepping stone
pathways.

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Sand and fine gravel
In Asian gardens without ponds or streams, sand and finer gravels are used to create a
metaphor for water. Whether composed as a dry streambed, or in the great uniform
seas that are raked to create a flowing or rippled effect, this is a most common way to
cover areas of ground and to serve as the basis for organizing planting.
Water
Ponds, streams and waterfalls are beautiful elements in the meditative garden. Created
in a natural style with rocks and plants
often found at water’s edge.

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Greens
Green plants add lush backdrops for brilliant herbs and flowers. Plant ferns and foxglove
in your meditation garden for shade and for a cooling sensibility. Imagine perennial
green fern fronds reaching up and out, reminiscent of a forest floor. Plant biennial
foxglove toward the back of the garden, taking advantage of the plant's imposing -- 4
to 5 feet -- shade and thimble-shaped pastel flowers.
Zen Deck
A platform that is used for meditation
purposes. Made up of bamboo which makes

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it to be firm that it is always so easy to walk on and sit to meditate.
MASTER PLAN
SHANTI

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PLANTING PLAN
HERBS
SHRUBS
SHRUBS

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PLANTING SPECIES
PLANT NAME CHARACTERISTICS
1. Anise Hyssop
(Agastache
FoeniculuM)
Hyssop is easily grown from seed, either by starting
indoors as you would tomatoes or by sprinkling outside
in spring or fall. Fall-planted seed will remain dormant
and then sprout in the spring; this is the way mature
plants sow their seed.
2. Tea olive tree
(Osmanthus
Fragrans)
Tea olive is also a versatile plant that can make a great
backdrop for other plants. It looks good as a specimen
plant, and its glossy, evergreen leaves and dense growth
habit make it well suited for screens and hedges. The
plants typically flower at several times throughout the
year, with some bloom cycles heavier than others.
Flowers of the species type are creamy white, while
improved cultivars offer yellow or orange flowers
(Osmanthus fragrans 'Butter Yellow', O. fragrans 'Apricot
Gold', and O. fragrans f. aurantiacus).
3. Mint Plant (Mentha) Fast-growing, spreading plants, so you must give them a
place to spread without getting in the way, or plant
them in a pot. Mint sends out runners that spread above
and just below the ground, quickly forming large, lush
green patches. In the right place it makes a pretty
seasonal ground cover. You can also contain mint in
tight places such as between pavers of a walkway where
your feet will brush against the leaves to release its
fragrance.

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4. Lotus flower
(Nelumbo Nucifera)
Symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility,
wealth, richness, knowledge and serenity. The Pink Lotus
is the National Flower of India. Nelumbo nucifera is
known by a number of common names, including
Sacred lotus, Indian lotus and Sacred water-lily. The
Lotus plant is an aquatic perennial, native to southern
Asia and Australia and most commonly cultivated in
water gardens. The plant has its roots firmly in the mud
and sends out long stems to which their leaves are
attached. The leaves are sometimes, and Lotus flowers
always, raised above the water surface. The beautiful
and fragrant Lotus flower opens in the morning and
petals fall in the afternoon.
5. Croton Petra
(Codiaeum
Variegatum)
Grown successfully as a house plant or outdoors in a
tropical landscape. It is brightly colored gree, gold,
yellow, rust and red foliage. Grown outdoor that it can
attain to height of 5 – 6 feet , but when grown indoors,
it can be remained as a small potted plant.
6. Corn Plant
(Dracaena Fragrans)
Top purifying ornamental plants as declared by the
national aeronautics and space administration. This
plant is widely used in any meditative plants everywhere.

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MAINTENANCE PLAN
Maintenance ` Quantity Per
Month
Cost
(RM)
Cost Per Month
(RM)
3 Gardeners 12 50.00 1,800.00
1 Supervisor 12 55.00 660.00
Fertilizers 1 100.00 100.00
Pest Control 2 150.00 300.00
Replacing Dead
Plants
4 100.00 400.00
Changing water for
the pond
4 65.00 260.00
Total Per Month 3,520.00

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BILL OF QUANTITY

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CONCLUSION
In this project, it is beneficial to know a lot about landscapes on how to
make it a better place for the convenience of the people. Likewise, this
proposal of constructing a meditative garden is very useful as anybody can
always come to this garden to relax thenselves in order to distress
themselves.
Building this meditative garden in Taylors University Lakeside Campus will
be a great outcome because not only we will be well known for the
education standards of excellence but also the university will be also well
known for its outstanding landscape architecture places within the campus.