A tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most specie, they give a mass effect and beautiful look to the localities. The cultivation of tree is called arboriculture. The place where trees are grown either for landscaping or for scientific study is known as arboretum

1. COMPONENTS OF GARDEN (TREES, SHRUBS,
SHRUBBERY, CLIMBERS AND CREEPERS,
FLOWER BEDS AND BORDERS, ORNAMENTAL
HEDGES, EDGES, DRIVES, ROADS, WALK AND
PATHS)

2. INTRODUCTION
• Gardening is the practice of growing and
cultivating plants as part of horticulture.
• This includes trees, shrubs and
shrubberies, climbers and creepers, flower
beds and borders, ornamental hedges,
edges, drives, roads, walks and paths etc.

3. TREES
• A tree is a perennial plant with an elongated
stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves
in most specie, they give a mass effect and
beautiful look to the localities.
• The cultivation of tree is called arboriculture.
• The place where trees are grown either for
landscaping or for scientific study is known as
arboretum.

5. SELECTION OF TREES
• Various forms of ornamental trees are:
 Columnar/erect tree: is good for planting in narrow side
yards. They are good on either sides of an entrance.
E.g.: Polyalthia pendula [false ashoka]
 Global /oval shaped tree: have almost clipped
appearance & add formal touch to the landscape. Eg.
Thuja occientalis [northern white-cedar or eastern
arborvitae]

7. • Vase shaped trees: look beautiful with their grey
branches. Many of the deciduous trees are vase-
shaped. Eg: Pithecolobium saman [rain tree].
• Pyramid shaped trees: look better when planned in such
a way as to provide a distinct view from the lawns. Eg:
Araucaria bidwillii [monkey’s puzzle tree]
• Weeping/pendulous trees: have drooping branches &
flower spikes are always a favorite in a house garden.
Make charming features on lawn edge. Eg: Cassia
fistula [golden rain tree, canafistula]

9. SHRUBS AND SHRUBBERY
• Shrubs play a major role in landscape. Shrubs
are much branched woody perennials & has
several branches arising from the base.
• Shrubs are smaller than trees and require less
space than trees. They look like bushes in
garden.
• In natural designs, shrubs are planted usually in
the corners of gardens.

10. • In informal gardens, the shrubs are not at all
trimmed, but in formal gardens, they are trimmed
at regular intervals to a particular height.
• They form a boarder on the sides of footpath.
Usually only one species is grown to form a
boarder.
• Shrubs are not grown for shade. Structurally,
they provide bulk & mass in the landscape.

11. • According to the size, shrubs may be
classified into three:
o Small
o Medium
o Large

12. • Small and medium sized shrubs are suitable to
traditional uses.
• Large species fit best in commercial landscapes.
• e.g. Calliandra species
Gardenia jasminoides
Nerium indicum etc.

14. SHRUBBERY
In formal gardens, the shrub
boarder is created with more than
two kinds of shrubs. Such a
shrubby growth is called
shrubbery.

16. CLIMBERS
• A climber is an annual or perennial herb or
shrub with special structures to climb over
a support.
• A good supporter is necessary to enable
the climber to crawl up the pillar or any
other structure to reach & spread uniformly.

17. CREEPERS
• Creeping plants or "creepers" are generally considered to be small,
viny plants that grow close to the ground (they are sometimes referred
to as "procumbent," as well).
• In cases where their vines are long enough and you wish to have them
climb a structure, they need to be artificially guided and secured to a
support (trained), if they are to achieve any significant height (in this
sense they differ from "climbers," which represent another class of
vine).
• For example, you could tie the vines to the structure loosely with
twine. Even some plants that tend naturally to grow more upright often
need such help.

19. FLOWER BED
• Dense growth of herbaceous annuals producing beautiful
flowers in a small compartment is called flower bed.
• It look like flower carpet over the ground.
• The flower beds are made along the foundation of buildings or
sides of paths.
• In large gardens they are grown in outward stretches of lawns.
• Eg; Ipomoea, Kochia, Petunia, Zinnia etc

21. BORDERS
• Narrow flower beds with more length and width are called
borders.
• Heterogeneous plants are grown in borders.
• Eg: Phlox, Viola etc.
• If herbaceous plants are grown they are called herbaceous
border.
• If shrubs are grown as border then it is known as shrub border.
• If two or more species make up the border then it is known as
mixed border.

23. ORNAMENTAL HEDGES
• A "hedge" is a wall composed of plants. Some
are purely decorative, while others serve
primarily a practical function. Hedge plants used
decoratively are often trimmed to precise sizes
and shapes and
include evergreen and deciduous shrubs. Such
shrubs may also serve the practical function of
affording a property some security.

24. • Plants in hedges are frequently pruned to maintain a
height of 50-100cm.
• They helps to keep the trespassing animals away.
• It helps in partitioning two compounds or a huge garden
into small sectors.
• Hedges do not need special attention but proper
watering, occasional weeding & timely trimming are
essential to maintain a well set hedge.
• Eg: Thevetia nerifolia, Divi divi, Casuarina, Polyalthia
etc.

26. EDGES
• Edges are used for dividing individual beds from one another or
around the beds side of the paths, for giving lining to a lawn or
for separating beds from foot path.
• Edges can be made of living and non living components
• Non living edges are made up of brick, stone, cement blocks,
pebbles, shells, bamboo posts etc.
• The charm of a live edge with herbaceous plants and
shrubberies trimmed neatly to a suitable design is incomparable.

28. DRIVES, ROADS, WALK AND PATHS
• All these should occupy in minimum space and not be too many
in number.
• They serves to link one part of the garden with other part of the
garden.
• Paths may be made up of pebble, brick, concrete or be paved.
• Paving can be done by flat stones or concrete slab or brick
• The interspace can be planted with ground spreads.

29. • Drives and paths are prime features of any
garden.
• Providing access and parking, drives can be
constructed from a wide variety of materials
including permeable paving blocks, gravel,
ground reinforcement mesh or unit.
• There are different kinds of paths like stone
path, cement path etc.

30. DRIVES

31. PATHS

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