Principles of landscape plant planting

Landscape plants occupy a very important position in landscape design, and the configuration of plants affects the quality and function of the landscape. What is the principle of landscape plant planting?

Principles of landscape plant planting

1. Meet the nature and functional requirements of green space

The nature and function of garden green space determine the choice and planting form of plants. Garden green space has many functions, but when it comes to a certain green space, it always has its specific main functions. For example, the main function of street green space is to cover shade and organize traffic, so planting focuses on solving the problems of shade, traffic and beauty.

2. Meet the needs of landscape composition.

Regular garden layout, mostly in the form of regular configuration, planting for planting, row planting, central planting, flower beds, whole forms of flower beds, plant shaping and pruning. In the natural garden green space, asymmetric natural planting is adopted, which fully shows the natural posture of plants, such as isolated planting, cluster planting, group planting, woodland, flower cluster, flower border, flower belt and so on. There are many requirements for people to enjoy the plant scenery, but there are few or no omnipotent garden plants. Therefore, when plants are arranged, they should be collocated reasonably according to their ornamental characteristics, so as to show the comprehensive effect of plants in viewing shape, appreciating color, smelling and listening.

Different plant proportion arrangements affect the level, color, seasonal phase, space, transparent form of plant landscape and the stability of plant landscape. Therefore, in the tree configuration, the proportion of fast-growing trees and longevity trees, trees and shrubs, foliage and flowers, lawns and ground cover plants should be appropriate. In the plant planting design, the appropriate proportion of trees, flowers and plants should be determined according to different purposes and specific conditions. For example, the proportion of evergreen trees and conifers in memorial gardens can be larger, and there can be more flowers and trees in the courtyard.

3. Meet the requirements of plant ecology.

In order to meet the ecological requirements of plants and enable plants to grow normally, on the one hand, we should adjust measures to local conditions and basically unify the ecological habits of plants and the ecological conditions of the planting site. On the other hand, it is to create suitable ecological conditions for the normal growth of plants, only in this way can plants survive and grow normally.

4. Embody national style and local characteristics

There are many traditional plant configuration forms and planting preferences in Chinese gardens and local gardens, which have formed a certain configuration program. It should be applied flexibly in landscaping.

The planting of landscape plants needs to be carried out according to the local actual situation, according to local conditions, scientific management and allocation, in order to play a better effect.