This document provides an overview of basic landscape design principles and plant characteristics. It discusses key principles like unity, simplicity, balance, and repetition. It also outlines different plant characteristics such as size, form, color, texture and foliage type. Specifically, it covers different plant sizes from large trees to ground covers. Plant forms include spreading, columnar, pyramidal and weeping. Color and texture are discussed in terms of their visual impact. Foliage types of deciduous and evergreen are also outlined. The conclusion states that understanding these elements can help create more interesting and meaningful landscape designs.

1. BASIC LANDSCAPE DESIGN

2. Basic principle of Landscape Design
• As a landscape designer we should have at the
very least a basic understanding of the
principles of landscape design when we
creating our own landscape design.
• These principles will help you generate ideas
and increase your creativity.
• It just guideline to create your new design
idea.

3. Principle of Landscape Design
• Unity
• Simplicity
• Balance
• Colour
• Line
• Propotion
• Repetition
PLANT
CHARACTERISTIC

4. PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC
• PLANT SIZE
• PLANT FORM
• PLANT COLOUR
• PLANT TEXTURE
• FOLIAGE TYPE

5. PLANT SIZE
• LARGE & INTERMEDIATE TREES
• SMALL TREES & ORNAMENTAL
• TALL SHRUBS
• INTERMEDIATE SHRUBS
• LOW SHRUBS
• GROUND COVERS
PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC

7. PLANT FORM
• FASTIGIATE
• COLUMNAR
• SPREADING / HORIZONTAL
• ROUND / GLOBULAR
• PYRAMIDAL
• WEEPING
• PICTURESQUE
PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC

9. PLANT COLOUR
• MOST NOTABLE VISUAL CHARACTERISTIC
• EFFECT DIRECTLY ON FEELING & MOOD OF AN
OUTDOOR SPACE
• USED TO REINFORCE FUNCTION OF PLANT
SIZE & FORM
PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC

12. PLANT TEXTURE
• COARSE
• MEDIUM TEXTURE
• FINE TEXTURE
PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC

14. FOLIAGE TYPE
• DECIDUOUS
• EVERGREEN
PLANT CHARACTHERISTIC

15. DECIDUOUS TREES
• It loses its leaves in certain time and regains
them in certain period.
• Generally the leaves are thin, flat and found in
numerous shapes or sizes.
• One significant function is to emphasize the
season.

17. EVERGREEN
• The plant that retain its leaves throughout the
year
• The leaves are permanently green, static &
stable.
• One of the choice to provide permanent,
nonchanging screening, and privacy control
throughout the year.

18. Conclusion
• All this element are basic to the landscape
design
• This elements that making landscape more
interesting & meaningful from the visual &
functional perspectives. Not just aesthetic.