PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENING AND GARDEN MAKING

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                                 PRINCIPLES OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENING AND GARDEN MAKING

 

Principles of garden making:

BALANCE:

The balance in landscape design is a visual equilibrium of different garden components. In the formal gardens, balance is achieved by positioning plants and other landscape objects at equal distance from a real or imaginary plane or axis. In the informal or naturalistic designs, balancing is achieved mainly by the neutralizing effect. For example, in a garden, if a big tree is there in one side, it can be balanced by positioning a small tree opposite to it and here balancing is achieved by contrasting effect.


PROPORTION:

It refers to the relative composition of the different components to the whole of the landscaping unit. In the other words, all the garden components should be in the right required proportion and one unit should not play a dominant or major role. For instance, if a garden has more area under lawn with a minimum area for other garden components such as tree, shrubs, annuals ect., then it is proportionate.



SCALE:

Scale is relative term. In a big lawn, if a very small water pool garden is created, the lawn will be dominating and rendering the pool, ineffective, owing to the differences in their dimensions. This can be overcome by adopting appropriate scale.


RHYTHM:

Rhythm generally refers to the measured cyclic repetition. In landscaping, rhythmic effect is created by

repeating colours, shape etc. at measured intervals. This helps to break the monotony of its flat surfaced

hedge.


 

HORMONY:

 

It refers to the pleasing effect obtained due to the proper arrangement and combination of the various

garden features. No part of the garden should detract the value of the others and one part should try to

merge with others so as to produce a hormony as whole.


  REFERENCE:

Introduction to horticulture 8th edition author N.Kumar

 

 

 

 

 

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