Planning reviewer Flashcards
(41 cards)
Visual weight of the landscape is equal
Balance
Visual weight is balance
Symmetrical balance
Visual weight is balanced but does not mirror the image
Asymetrical balance
One item appears to dominate
Focalization of interest
Should be soothing to the eye, and not too busy
Simplicity
Repeating plant/form/color/texture throughout the entire landscape
Rhythm
What the eye follows
Line
Refers to the actual size of an objet or its size relative to another object.
Proportion
Size or scale of an object
Absolute proportion
Object’s perceived size in relationship to another object in space.
Applying concepts of sustainability, not hoarming the environment by choosing to use things that are sustainable
Green architecture
Increases compactness by reducing the surface area for the same volums
Form
Knowing this can help you make decision about crop rotation
Plant Family
Includes plants whose defining characteristic is the arrangement of their flowers in umbels.
Umbelliferae Family
Includes plants with leaves containing many small glands that secrete essential oils, making these llants highly fragrant.
Lamiaceae Family
Includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines that grow in temperate to tropical regions.
Solanaceae family
This family is very large, including nearly 13,000 species, mostly herbaceous plants but also some trees.
Asteraceae Family
This family is characterized by a siliquose fruit and four-sepaled flower, with four petals in a cross shape and six stamens, including two smaller ones.
Brassicaceae Family
Includes plants with leaves that are usually vertical and very long, as well as flowers with six colorful petals.
Liliaceae Family
Includes herbaceous and woody plants with alternate leaves and either simple or composite flowers, sually pinkish in color.
Rosaceae Family
Includes herbaceous plants (and few very rare shrubs), usually rampant or else clibing, using spiral tendrils.
Cucurbitaceae Family
Incldues plants without petals that often grow in soil rich in salts or nitrates
Chenopodiaceae Family
Commonly known as pulses, includes herbaceous plants, shrubs, trees, and vines.
Fabaceae Family
Formerly known as gramineae, includes nearly 12,000 species in over 700 genera. Most plants that we commonly call “grains” belong to this family.
Poaceae Family