PLANTS AND PLANTING SYMBOLS GRAPHICS SHEET

These are the plants I chose for the border I designed for the plants and planting graphics sheet. I was particularly interested in creating late summer - autumn interest as well as providing winter structure.

Acer griseum

Fagus sylvatica (hedge)

Buxus sempervirens (cubes)

Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna'

 

Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'

 Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'

Geranium renardii

Iris 'Lightning Streak'

Pachysandra terminalis

Deschampsia cepitosa

Stipa gigantea

 

ULF NORDFJELL

Ulf Nordfjell
Landscape Architect
Sweden
http://www.nordfjellcollection.se/ 

Swedish garden designer Ulf Nordfjell is one of my biggest design heroes. When describing his garden design style, he states:

 "...Swedish nature is always present in my design and I like to use natural materials, but the structure of my parks and gardens is always modern, with very strong design elements". 

For me the combination of clean, modern hard landscaping in materials like wood and stone combined with looser more naturalistic planting creates gardens that are beautiful, strong balanced and functional.

I will reference his work a lot when working on this current project. The garden design styles I have chosen (woodland/japanese/minimalist) will need careful consideration when getting the right balance of materials and landscaping. Nordfjell seems to always be conscious of not letting one element dominate the others and of leaving space where it is needed. 
 

 

  

 

BAD PICTURE / GOOD PLAN

Looking beyond the poor photography,  I think this is a really good plan.  It's easily accessible, the graphics are bold and the composition works well as a whole. The only thing I would change, would be to centralise the key and title.

NEO BANKSIDE

NEO BANKSIDE
London, UK
Gillespies (www.gillespies.co.uk)

 DETAILS:
http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/neo-bankside-london-uk-gillespies/#.UvVNpl5pU7A

"At NEO Bankside, Gillespies has designed a series of innovative green spaces that spearhead this movement. The completed designs take cues from natural woodlands and glades, and transpose them to the city. The layout contains large tracts of native plants set within groves of alder and birch trees, providing a ‘bank’ of flowers, seeds and nesting material that will encourage a range of wildlife to the space. Beehives have also been installed, enabling pollination of the plants and helping to safeguard this threatened species.
An orchard of fruiting trees and a herb garden give residents access to produce, encouraging active participation in the management of the gardens. The colour and fragrance of the herb garden adds to sensory delight of the garden areas.
Large forest trees shading cool lawns give residents peaceful spaces in which to withdraw from the world outside. With its diverse and rich range of planting, NEO Bankside’s outdoor spaces uplift the senses, and give residents an opportunity to rest, recreate and retreat from city life.”
We studied the mix and composition of each space carefully. We responded to the challenges created by the particular arrangement of the tall buildings in terms of wind, light and shade in order to ensure that the outdoor spaces have visual-interest throughout the year"

 

 

WOODLAND PLANS

Some plans for Woodland Gardens: