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Rock Gardens and Street Furniture | Elements of Landscape Architecture
As we have already discussed the “What Landscape Architecture is?” and the “Importance of Landscape Architecture“, we will directly move on to our main topic of discussion on the Elements of Landscape Architecture….
In this article, we are going to list out various landscape elements and discuss Rock Gardens and Street Furniture in detail.
Chandigarh's Rock Garden
Here are some of the elements of Landscape Design:
Natural Elements
Artificial Elements
- Pavements
- Sculptures and Water Bodies
- Planting
- Fences, Drainage and Lighting
- Rock Gardens and Street Furniture
Elements of Garden Design | Landform
Garden design is a major part of Landscape Architecture. Study of the landform helps us in site planning and Landscape design.
Topography and slopes determine, framing, screening of views, plant growth with which the former is achieved. siting of built surfaces and artefacts in landscape. However, the topography and the associated slopes when based on geology and soil characteristics assist in economic and sustainable landscape design.
Castle lake garden
All of landscape design ultimately depends on soil and water retention. At large or small scale, the shape of the earth indicates geological forces at work or of modern landuse, hints at the work of our ancestors or of ancient people.