During the Renaissance and the 1880s in United States formal garden landscaping was popular. The basis of the formal garden landscape is on geometric shapes that has boundaries defined by stone walkways, walls, hedges, fences, fountains, and statuary. Today formal garden landscape still exist in Botanical gardens and large estate. For limited space usually in urban areas the modern/domestic garden landscape are used. The types of garden landscapes are Organic, Herb, Roof, Vegetable, Rock, Water, Flower, and Public gardens.
Organic garden landscape nowadays is highly emphasize because it does not use artificial pesticides and fertilizers that can harm living things. In this garden landscape it only use biological fertilizers and pesticides to keep plants healthy.
The Herb garden landscape is found in medieval gardens and botanical gardens. The plants found in this garden landscapes are those with medicinal purposes like parsley, fennel, thyme, marjoram, dill, and rosemary which can be used also in flavoring foods.
Roof garden landscape are found in urban areas which have limited space. The plants are usually in small pots and containers.
The Vegetable garden landscape is the healthiest garden landscape. This garden landscape needs open and sunny location. It is important that there is rotation of crops to prevent disease transmission between the plants. Being knowledgeable on the season to which to plant a vegetable is vital.
The garden landscape mimics a rocky hillside or slope. This garden landscape should look like its a part of a hillside. The use of large boulders would make it look better. The arrangement of rocks must provide different levels of exposure to sun-tolerant plants like rock roses and shade-tolerant plant such as primulas.
In water garden landscape, the location, culture, and climate is important. In Europe and United States the formal water garden landscape if rectangular or circular pools while informal water garden landscape is irregularly shaped with profusion of water lilies. The water garden landscape in Japan has been preserved for centuries. The water garden landscape in temperate countries are grown under glass which is heated. This is the oldest form of garden landscape. In 2000 BC in Egypt there was record of cultivation of lilies.
Flower Garden Landscaping is perhaps what really caught our attention due to its colorful blooms. The vital components of this garden landscape is the blending and contrast of colors as well as the forms that are stressed in the design. It’s important to know which flowers can be planted in the garden.
The public garden landscape is the last garden landscape. The Japanese Garden in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is an example of a world-famous garden landscape.
There are many varieties of plants available now. So choose which garden landscape you want to have and enjoy.
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