Open AccessUsing principles of landscape design in farm planting
Author(s) -
Marion MacKay
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
grassland research and practice series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2463-4751
pISSN - 0110-8581
DOI - 10.33584/rps.10.2003.2979
Subject(s) - sowing , agricultural engineering , landscape design , space (punctuation) , computer science , agroforestry , geography , environmental resource management , environmental science , engineering , agronomy , biology , operating system
Farm planting can be improved visually by using principles of landscape design to organise both site layout and planting. Principles of site layout include unity, patterning, and manipulation of mass and space, views, focal points and circulation. Planting design should make best use of the visual characters of plants namely line, form, colour and texture. Individual areas of planting are organised using principles of planting composition, while over the whole site principles of balance and sequential development are used. Planting should make best use of interesting plant species and seasonal effects.