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The uses of hardscape elements
This document discusses hardscape and softscape elements in landscaping. It defines hardscape as inorganic elements like stone, wood, and concrete used in landscaping. Softscape refers to plants used in landscaping like trees, shrubs, ground covers, and flowers. The document provides examples of different hardscape materials and structures and describes how various softscape elements like trees, shrubs, climbers, and ground covers can be used in landscaping for purposes like screening, framing views, and providing shade or seasonal interest.
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- 1. The use ofhardscape & softscape elements By: Surashmie Kaalmegh Faculty in Interior Design LAD College
- 2. Hardscape, or "hardscaping" Consistsof the inanimate elements of landscaping, especially any masonry work wood work. stone walls, concrete or brick patios, tile paths, wooden decks and wooden arbors But by extension, anything used in landscaping that is not part of the softscape can be considered a hardscape element, including accents such as water fountains and, yes, even pink flamingoes
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- 5. Hardscape is seenas a raw or fabricated form , but mostly structural , a material Stone & its forms Wood & its forms Metals & its forms PVC Fibre Glass & its forms Bamboo & its forms Fabric / thatch Sculptures Furnitures Structures Accessories Fixtures Containers Bases / floors Covers / roofs or walls
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- 20. Structures ,containers, walls,decks furniture etc
- 22. Softscapes Trees Shrubs Climbers Ground covers Water plants Plants Grass Cactii Palms Succulents Ferns Bulbs & corms Roses Lawns Seasonals esp. plants Annuals - All three Shrubs , climbers, plants Perrenials- All three
- 23. Trees There are 3main categories of trees. Ornamental Trees Evergreen Trees Shade Trees Some of their attributes and the specific ways to use them in a landscape is important for a Designer. They have specific characteristics : physical : which are form, branches, leaves, trunk, bark flowers, fruits, seeds growth : the method in which the tree grows in a given environment
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- 25. Trees ornamental trees- flowering trees or have some other special feature, such as interesting bark. usually, these trees are smaller than shade trees. There are so many wonderful uses for ornamental trees. Specimen Driveway Emphasis Fragrance Privacy Screening Shade Windbreaks Background for other plants.
- 26. Trees as screens Usingtrees as living screens can easily enhance living and working spaces. Before selecting trees for screening, first determine the screen's purpose, whether functional or environmental. Screening can be used to define an area, modify or hide a view create privacy, block wind, dust, salt and snow, control noise, filter light, and direct traffic flow.
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- 31. Important factors in selectingtrees for screening Size at maturity Form & shape Foliage density Branch arrangement Site conditions Special characteristics Type of screening Mass tree planting Mix planting Container planting
- 32. Climbers Definition: Climbersare plants that climb on their own. Some climbers, such as wisteria plants are "twining" vines; Other climbers climb by using tendrils , twiners, scrambling ,adhesive pads, clinging stem roots are the methods. Climbers are often suported with structures upon which to climb.
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- 37. Groundcovers Groundcovers are low-lyingplants, usually chosen with aesthetic considerations in mind and requiring minimal maintenance. If groundcovers are projected to cover large expanses of ground on the landscape, the initial cost will be much greater than for sowing grass seed; but groundcovers may save money in the long run, as expenses such as tune-ups for lawn mowers will be eliminated. "Groundcovers" and "cover crops" are different groups of plants, despite some overlap. Cover crops are sometimes used as "living mulches," in which function they serve a role not unlike groundcovers. But cover crops are often tilled into the soil not long after being planted, simply to supply the soil with amendments, whereas groundcovers may inhabit a stretch of land for many years.
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