Introduction to HorticultureLandscape Management

Plant: Barberry

Term: Accent Plant

Japanese Barberry

• Shrub, deciduous • Hardiness Zones: 4a to 8a • Height: 3’ to 6’ by Spread: 4’ to 6’ • Exposure: shade to full sun • Leaf Color: Green, Purple – Grown for Foliage

not blooms• Has small red berries in fall• Grows very slowly• Looks like a red boxwood• Has small thorns

Accent Plant

• A plant that is more distinctive than many plants, but does not serve as a focal point like a specimen plant

• Often used to highlight a specimen plant

Landscape Design

• Why landscape?– Aesthetics– Privacy– Reduce erosion– Wind or noise block– Create recreation areas– Increase property value

Design Steps

1. Meet the customer2. Sketch a base plan3. Determine family needs4. Conduct a site analysis5. Sketch rough outline (goose egg)6. Establish bed patterns7. Locate trees8. Locate shrubs9. Select plants10.Trace plan to quality vellum11.Label Plan12.Price plan

Base Plan

Site Analysis

• Measure – Determine scale• Existing Plants• Orientation – Sunlight Path• Water• Slope• Uses

– Public Area – street front– Outdoor Living Area– Service Area

Site Plan – Goose Egg

Barrier

Barrier

Entertainment

Svc Area

Public AreaHammock/rest

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Plant Selection

• Mature Size

• Hardiness

• Exposure

• Color/Texture

• Speed of Growth

• Ease of Maintenance

Plan drafting

• Scale

• Symbols

• Buildings, Sidewalks, Driveways, roads

• Labeling

• Plant list

Plant List

Principles of Design

• Balance

• Proportion

• Focalization

• Rhythm & Line

• Unity

• Effect– Line, form, & texture

Balance

• Symetrical

• Asymetrical

• Out of Balance

Proportion

• Now they are too small to fill the space

• Soon they will be too big

• Poor plant selection

Unity

• Trees are nicely sized and placed

• No unity pull them together

Focalization

• Plant blocks house

• Focal point should accent the building not obstruct it

Corner Plantings

• Always in a landscape bed

• No more than 3 or 4 species

• Tall in back

• Short in front

• In curve is focal point

• Use odd number of plants

Foundation Plantings

• Plants along walls or foundations

• Taller plants near corners

• Shorter plants under windows

• Dwarf or low growing plants

Line plantings

• Creates walls of outdoor rooms

• Need variety in size & shape

• No more than 3 to 5 species

• Often used along property boundaries

Accent Plantings

• Area of particular beauty or interest

• Can be a single plant• Can be a grouping• Can contain fountains

or statues• Avoid placing in the

center of a lawn area