Informartion redarding the garden features and their elements

1. ODISHA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE &
TECHNOLOGY
SUBMITTED BY:
RAYAPU.SAITHEJA
1st
Year, M.Sc. (Ag.), Floriculture
and Landscaping
College of Agriculture, OUAT,
BBSR
TOPIC:- GARDEN FEATURES AND ENRICHMENT, ITEMS,
ELEMENTS
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE BHUBANESHWAR
SUBMITTED To:-
Dr. Sashikala Beura
Professor &Head of Department of Floriculture Landscaping
and Architecture
Dr.Soudamini Karjee, Assistant Professor
Department of Floriculture Landscaping and Architecture

3. GARDEN FEATURES
The following GARDEN FEATURES are:-
1. Avenue planting
2. Topiary
3. Trophy
4. Carpet bed
5. Shrub and shrubbery
6. Arboretum
7. Flower be and border
8. Garden walls
9. Fencing
10. Steps

4. GARDEN FEATURES:-
11. Heges
12. Edging
13. Paths
14. Arches and Pergolas
15. Drywalls ,Garden drives and paths
16. Paved garden
17.Terrace and Terrace gardening
18. Lawn
20. Garden adornments

5. AVENUE PLANTING
An avenue is the row of trees grown on both sides of roads. Shade and beauty
are the sole criteria to be considered while selecting avenue trees. The trees
should also be selected according to the length and breadth of the road.

6. TOPIARY
• It is the art of developing the plant or training the plant into different forms
or shapes like animals, birds, arches, etc. The plant should be amenable for
repeated pruning and also flexible with more vegetative growth.
(eg)
• Hills – Cupressus macrocarpa, Pinus patula
• Plains – Casuarina sp., Caesalphinia coriari, Bougainvillea sp., Jaminum sp.

7. Trophy
• It is the arrangement of colourful potted plants in differ­
ent tiers around a
central object which may be a tree trunk, lamp post or a pillar.

8. CARPET BED
The art of growing ground cover plants closely and trimming them to a
design or alphabetical letters is called a carpet bed. Colourful foliage as
edge plants is found to be more suitable for this purpose. (eg.)
Alternenthera.
SHRUBS AND SHRUBBERY
Growing of shrubs in a group is called shrubbery. It is of two types (i) Pure
shrubbery (ii) Mixed shrubbery. Pure shrubbery refers to planting of entire
selected area with a single species and the opposite holds good for mixed
shrubbery.

9. Shrubs for showy or attractive flowers (e.g.) Hibiscus,
Ixora, Mussanda, Night queen, Euphorbia etc., Shrubs for fragrance
(e.g.) Jasmine, Rose, Nandiayavattai (Tabernaemontana), Pavalamalli
(Nyctanthes) etc. Shrubs for foliage (e.g.) Crotons, Polycias, Eranthemum,
graptophyllum, etc.
ARBORETUM
Growing of different species of trees in one place is called
‘Arboretum'. The trees form the main frame work of the garden. Group
of trees in one place will help to give depth to the garden. Trees are very
fascinating because of their graceful appearance and the abundance of
bloom. They are grown for their economic importance or aesthetic value
or both.

10. FLOWER BED ARBORETUM CARPET BED
Annuals and herbaceous perennials are grown in flower beds to
provide massing effect of different colours. Borders are continuous beds
of more length than width containing plants of one kind only.
FLOWER BEDS AND BORDERS

11. GARDEN WALLS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF FENCING

12. GARDEN
STEPS
GARDEN DRIVES
AND PATHS

13. PERGOLAS
ARCHES
LAWN "Heart of
the Garden"

14. TERRACE
GARDEN
DRY WALL

15. GARDEN ADORNMENT
• A garden adornament is defined as one of a number of items used to decorate
and enhance gardens, parks, or other landscapes.
• There are several garden adornments and accessories such as bird bath, sun
clock, fountains, garden seats, ornamental posts, pillars, etc., which make the
garden more enjoyable.

16. GARDEN SEATS
The garden-seats should not look out of place. They should be comfortable,
durable and artistic looking. Seats made out of wooden or fabric material are
comfortable to sit compared to those built in stone or iron. The wood used is to be
treated with a preservative and painted with moisture proof chemicals. Iron or
stone or concrete seats get easily heated in the summer months and become cool in
the winter months, thus making them uncomfortable to sit. Concrete or stone seats
are preferable in public parks as they are durable in nature.

17. ORNAMENTAL TUBS URNS AND VASES
The tub or the vase can be made of timber or preferably of brick, concrete or carved out of
stone, which can be kept permanently or temporarily. These can be positioned over
ornamental pillars, at the end of paved paths, near the gate or near the staircase of the main
entrance. Ornamental urns made of metal with carvings outside look beautiful in the
terrace, near the staircase or even inside the house.

18. BIRD BATH
It is a large, bowl-shaped container generally made of concrete, fixed over a pillar or column,
which is about 1m tall. Water is stored in the bowl for the birds to come and drink or bath in
it. Bird baths may be constructed at the quiet corner of the garden.

19. SUN DIALS
It can be used as a focal point in a garden, can form a center piece of a formal flower bed, and
can be placed in the centre or at the end of the lawn or at the junction or termination of path. It
is also a good feature in a sunken-garden. The sundial should be positioned in a place where the
shadow from a tree or building does not fall for a long duration.

20. FLORAL CLOCKS
 These are huge clocks generally operated by electricity, having huge hands
for showing the seconds, minutes and hours. The machinery of the clock is
concealed in an underground chamber with only the hands showing above
the ground against a dial of carpet bedding plants or flowerbeds. Instead of
live plants, the dial can be decorated with various coloured pebbles.

21. JAPANESE LANTERNS
These are highly sought-after garden ornaments. The lanterns should preferably
be carved in stone and should be low and decorative as the Japanese would
prefer. The column may be cylindrical or square faced with ornamental carvings.
Similarly, the fire box should also be carved in an ornamental manner. The roof
may be broad-roofed, commonly called “Snow View” or Yukimi, so called because
it gives a charming effect to the landscape when it is snow-bound.
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22. ORNAMENTAL STONES
 Ornamental stone pillars or pieces of rounded form or other abstract designs, if properly
placed, improves the look of any garden to a great extent. The stones can be placed near lily
pools, along or in the midst of streams and waterfalls. Large ornamental pieces can also be
placed at the doorway and other suitable places. The Japanese create most artistic stone
gardens with pieces of stones. First a large bed of crushed stone is made which is raked
artistically to create ripples to simulate sea, over which single large piece of stone or a group of
stones are placed artistically at intervals.

23. FOUNTAINS
 Unless there is water under pressure one cannot have any good fountain. Fountains are made to
work by circulating the same water contained in a pool. There are various designs of fountains.
There may be a straight upright water jet or a number of finer water jets conversing in the form
of an umbrella. Water jets can also be designed in the form of rainbows. The jets and pipes are
made of anti-corrosive material. To make the fountains more colourful during the nights,
coloured lights are provided under water, with water-proof fittings.With an automatic switch it
is possible to change the colours at regular intervals which further adds to the beauty of the
fountains.

24. STATUES
 Statues of animate or inanimate objects are also used in the garden to
improve the looks. The statues can be carved out of stone or made of
bronze.The concrete statues can be placed in the midst of a running stream or
a pool, at the inter-section of two roads, or at the end of a road or near the
doorway of the house. The statues should be of good taste and artistic value.

25. PLANT STANDS
 The plant stands are also very useful structures for decorating the gardens.
Plant stands are generally made of mild steel rods moulded in different fashions
with various-sized rings attached to hold the pots growing the plants. These can
be displayed in the terrace garden, at the entrance of the house, in the roof
garden or in any other advantageous position in the garden.