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Principles of garden designing - Flower gardeningFlower garden designing techniques how to design a flower garden Designing a flower garden (contd) Features of a flower garden Different gardens - water garden, bog garden and wild garden Features of garden - terrace garden, kichen garden, children garden Features of garden - greenhouse, summer house, steps etc Features of garden - fences, garden gates, arches and walls Features of garden - furnitures, bridges, seats, bird baths and sundials Features of garden - floral clocks, japanese lanterns, fountains etc. Agri and Envt article spotlight How to build greenhouseArticle on greenhouse technology and explains how to build a greenhouse, Size of the Greenhouse, Structural Details, Sit... Latest agricultural articlesBiomass briquetting and utilization Features of garden - floral clocks, japanese lanterns, fountains etc. Features of garden - furnitures, bridges, seats, bird baths and sundials Features of garden - fences, garden gates, arches and walls Features of garden - greenhouse, summer house, steps etc features of garden - terrace garden, kitchen garden, children garden Different gardens - water garden, bog garden and wild garden Features of a flower garden Designing a flower garden (contd) How to design a flower garden You are reading on Flower garden designing techniques (Principles of garden design). Different Features of a Garden - garden gates, fences, arches and walls etc.Different features of flower garden explained here. Fences for utility and beautyFence provides clearly defined boundary line, screening, security and allows the gardener to make the best use of the land. The materials may vary from split rails to the most sophisticated modem plastic or plywood sheet. The immediate surrounding and architecture of the house is important in deciding the design of the fence. Sometimes, fences support climbers and shrubs which assure considerable privacy. Combination of stone walls and the common steep wires look extremely interesting. When the ground is undulated and the line of fence arranged to fit the contour, some strong but simple form of continuous railing would make a good and cheap fence. Stone walls may be seen in so many ways to correspond with the surroundings. As a cheap fence round a cottage garden, there are few forms which look good in carpenter made lattice from bamboo slits. Whatever may be the material this should be made with good taste, ability and expert craftsmanship. Simplicity in design, charming and attractive appearance of fences are desirable. Hedges of different kinds and forms are also used for this purpose, which gives lasting pleasure, variety of hue and harmony with the surroundings. Garden gatesA gate with its attractive and simple design in garden welcomes the visitor and is a point of attraction. It should be ornamental as well as functional. Its design must blend well with the architecture of the house the fence or area surrounding them and should be at least one metre wide. Arches and pergolaArches are generally used in garden to form a sort of screen or connecting link between one part of garden to another. They may be of different shapes and sizes with a variety of design. Its proper place is astride a path and its avowed purpose is to support climbing plants. Pagodas are a very pretty feature in a garden. A series of rustic arches embowered with climbers are termed as pergola. A path shaded by pergola is as much a necessity against the heat of the sun as a welcome visual feature. This may also be used to cover a path leading for one part of the garden to another. The materials of making a pergola are brick, stone, timber or bamboo poles. Arches and pergolas are to be erected in such a place of the garden that their design and existence harmonize with the entire planning of the garden. Climbers on the pergola should create interest at all seasons of the year. Garden wallsWalls around a garden have almost infinite possibilities and variation in design, material and utility, and are usually constructed by using bricks, stones, flints and concrete blocks. They add beauty to the garden if designed properly. The architecture of the house and immediate surrounding of the place is also important in deciding on the architecture of the wall. It is usually desirable to have some planting on or near the wall which otherwise looks bare. Next : features of garden - furnitures, bridges, seats, bird baths and sundials Previous : features of garden - greenhouse, summer house, steps etc |
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