5.2 Vertical landscaping materials Flashcards
1
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Types of vertical elements
Protection, Privacy, Security, Decortive, Focal Point, Divide Levels and Spaces
A
Walls Fences Screen Pergolas Furniture Statuary
2
Q
Timber
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Relatively easy too construct informal/woodland/rustic setting but can also be made more elaborate design to fit formal gardens requires treating or painting can be coloured to suit design Lattice designs can filter wind
renewable material if sourced from FSC scheme
3
Q
Brick
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Long lasting requires skill to construct available in many colours, patterns work well in both traditional and contemporary gardens can be reclaimed material
4
Q
Dry stone wall
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Very highly skilled construction
5
Q
Stone
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Can be finished or left unfinished for rough look
Can suit formal and informal
can source local material to add to cohesion and unity
softer stone stone weathers well
6
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Natural materials
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Stone - walls, furniture, statues
Timber - pergolas, fences
Bamboo - screens, fences
Corylus, Salix hurdles - screens, fences
Treated Pinus, Quercus - pergola, furniture
Marble - saturary, wall dressing, fountains
7
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Manmade materials
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Bricks, blocks - Walls, Pergolas Plastics, PVC composite - fences screen - glass, plastics Iron, Steel - pergolas, arches, fencing Resins, plastics - furniture Bronze - statuary, fountains
