Gazebo
Landscape terms
A park open structure whose roof rests on columns or a post. Intended to provide shade, protection from rain, and for relaxation, conversation, reading, and board games.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Geoplasty
Landscape terms
Vertical grading of areas to be landscaped with the aim of architectural and artistic transformation of the terrain.
Gloriette
Landscape terms
A small park structure in the form of an open colonnaded pavilion, usually situated on an elevation or terminating a vista. It first appeared in the second half of the 17th century in France.
Grotto
Landscape terms
An artificial park structure for resting in the shade, modeled after a natural grotto in rock or in formations of natural stones.
Groundcover plants
Landscape terms
These are predominantly low-growing wild perennials that spread by rooting shoots and are valued for their showy flowers and ornamental foliage. They are used for ornamental plantings, typically on sites with extreme growing conditions: on…
Group
Landscape terms
Woody or shrub plants planted close to one another that, according to the designer's intent, play a specific compositional role in forming the landscape of a garden or park; they are usually arranged along the edges of woodlands, on lawns …