Form And Space In Garden Design
And i think it s actually very important they re beginning to make a distinction between the form and space.
Form and space in garden design. Grouping plants displays their shapes and creates various effects. Form is found in both hardscape and plants and it is typically the dominant visual element that spatially organizes the landscape and often determines the style of the garden. The form of structures plant beds and garden ornaments also.
Landscape plants should be arranged so as to conform to these principles. Shape is created by an outline that encloses a space and form is the three dimensional mass of that shape. A landscape without strong contrasting forms becomes as confusing as a melody without rhythm.
Proportion is the sense that the size of the individual components the landscape plants or groups of components in a landscape is consistent with. By looking at other finished outdoor spaces you can build a picture of how you d like your garden to look. So form refers to all the solid things that we can actually see touch and build.
So the space is the emptiness. Three principles of garden design apply to the overall feel of the landscape. Namely proportion transition and unity.
While the space is everything in between these forms.