Arc exam

Question 1

Screens and barriers

Answer 1

Rows of trees or shrubs that make a wall for beneficial purposes

Question 2

Visual Screens

Answer 2

Dense vegetation that can create privacy or block out ugly views, can create atmosphere.

Question 3

Hedges and Windbreaks

Answer 3

Protect People from Windchill.
Shelter Animals
Hide buildings
Has attractive features for your garden.
Enhance wildlife habitats

Question 4

Evergreens vs Deciduous

Answer 4

Evergreens create Screens,
Deciduous can give a visual buffer, and shade.

Question 5

Combination of Both Foundation Plants

Answer 5

They are plants planted closest to your house, used for interest in front of your home.

Question 6

Hedges vs Screens

Answer 6

Screens are Taller, Hedges are smaller and more formal.

Question 7

Hedges

Answer 7

Shrubs planted in a row, used to define outdoor living areas, give a sense of privacy, and delineate boundaries and or pathways.

Question 8

Accent Plants

Answer 8

Like the centrepiece of a table it attracts attention, they have something interesting about them whether it be shape, foliage, flowers or fruit. Use these for focal points

Question 9

Focal Point

Answer 9

Focal points can be: Ponds, Waterfalls, Sounds of cascading water, visual & audible, Create an emotional Setting, Animals.

You want to develop a focal point and a path you want eyes to travel.

The centre of intrest

Question 10

Anchor Plants

Answer 10

Installed in the corners of your home, it is meant to tie the home into a surrounding landscape. They are tall and neat.

Question 11

Filler Plants

Answer 11

Are needed to fill the bare spots after the staple plants have been designed, they can add needed color, or texture.

Question 12

Energy Conservation (Environmental Planting)

Answer 12

Trees give us cooling shade, block cold winds, attract birds and wildlife, purify air, prevent soil erosion, clean the water, add grace to homes and communities.

Planting trees in the right places conserves energy and bills, while also fighting global warming.

Question 13

Shade

Answer 13

Reduces solar heat gain and AC costs.

Shade and evaporation can reduce air temp as much as 9 degrees

Shading a AC unit can make it 10% better

Question 14

Design Considerations for: Sustainable Development

Answer 14

Maximum sun-warming effects in the winter
Maximum Shade during the summer
Deflect winter winds away from buildings
Funnel summer breezes towards the home.

Question 15

Why landscape with energy efficiency in mind?

Answer 15

Landscape plants can play a large part in controlling energy indoors.

It can cut summer and winter energy costs.
Protect your home from winds.
Control noise & air pollution
Increase the value of your home.

Question 16

Plants Selection and Functions

Answer 16

Trees improve noise pollution, freshen up the atmosphere, serve as windbreaks, and give privacy, shade, shelter and division.

They also solve landscape problems by framing, green surface floors, and back and foreground.

Question 17

Thorns

Answer 17

Keeps people out
Delineates/Steers people
Effective barrier

Question 18

Topiary Shrubs

Answer 18

Clearly defined shaped Plants

Question 19

Landscaping To conserve energy

Answer 19

Planting trees in the right places conserves energy and bills, while also fighting global warming.

Can cut summer and winter energy costs.

Question 20

Specimen Plant

Answer 20

Plants that are grown by themselves, they serve as focal points.