Landscaping and Garden Design
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According to Humphrey Repton, a tree form with ______ lines and upright forms compliments buildings with broad, stable proportions and shallow roof angles.

rising

Planting designs above ______ level provide both a physical and visual barrier.

eye

Tall planting designs are used to ______ a vista or landmark.

frame

Below knee height planting designs can ______ taller spreading shrubs.

<p>edge</p> Signup and view all the answers

As a garden ages, some species die out and others will spread, resulting in the loss of ______ diversity.

<p>visual</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Oudolf, the two dominant twentieth century trends in planting design are ______ and ______.

<p>naturalistic, formalistic</p> Signup and view all the answers

Horseherb is a type of ______ planting.

<p>carpeting</p> Signup and view all the answers

A good source of inspiration for regional garden design in recently developed areas is ______.

<p>agriculture</p> Signup and view all the answers

Well-adapted below knee level plants can save maintenance costs if they are aggressive enough to outcompete ______.

<p>weeds</p> Signup and view all the answers

Two special populations that would especially benefit from a careful consideration of plant height in design are ______ and ______.

<p>children, dwarfs</p> Signup and view all the answers

Tall shrubs/ Ornamental Trees are better to ______, enclose, screen, and shelter.

<p>separate</p> Signup and view all the answers

The best plant size category to use if your goal was to emphasize the rolling nature of the topography of a site is ______.

<p>medium</p> Signup and view all the answers

Embracing change and spontaneity and accepting and embracing the outcomes of natural processes are examples of __________.

<p>passive maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

The three primary approaches to intermingled plant combinations are 1.______ MIX, 2.MODULAR REPETITION, and 3.SITE SPECIFIC DESIGNED INTERMINGLING.

<p>RANDOMIZED</p> Signup and view all the answers

Gertrude Jeckel used ______ to eliminate the ‘sell-by-date’ look of monocultures in a planting design.

<p>DRIFTS</p> Signup and view all the answers

A common device used by designers to impart a sense of order and intention to an otherwise wild looking planting is the use of ______ LINES.

<p>STRAIGHT</p> Signup and view all the answers

Oudolf asks us to study ______ for visual qualities in grassland.

<p>Diversity</p> Signup and view all the answers

Weeding, removal of aggressive species, cutting back dead growth and restoring proportions are examples of _____________.

<p>passive maintenance</p> Signup and view all the answers

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