Agraf
Ландшафтные термины
Stylized plant motif used in the design of garden parterres of the 17th–18th centuries. It usually took the form of a bunch of branches, leaves, or petals radiating from a single point at the edge of the parterre.
Glossary of terms
A reference section with categories and short explanations.
Aqueduct
Ландшафтные термины
A conduit for delivering water from distant sources. As a decorative element in garden and park design, it was introduced into Romantic gardens in the second half of the 18th century.
Accent
Ландшафтные термины
In garden and park art, emphasis is placed on a detail (a group of trees, a tree, or a shrub) within the overall landscape composition. An accent element of the landscape can be a sculpture, a gazebo, or any other architectural form.
Alley
Ландшафтные термины
A vehicular or pedestrian road planted on both sides with trees, shrubs, or climbing plants
Ampelous plants
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Plants with twining or trailing stems. Grown in ampels (hanging pots, baskets, etc.). Used for decorating gazebos, trellises, canopies, etc.
Amphitheatre
Ландшафтные термины
In ancient Roman architecture, it was an entertainment structure with an elliptical plan. In the 17th–18th centuries they began to build them in parks as decorative structures for holding spectacles. In Baroque parks, the amphitheatre refe…
Amphora
Ландшафтные термины
A clay vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, intended for decorating parks. Used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for storing wine, oil, and grain.
Arrangement
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The placement of flowers and leaves in a bouquet, in vases, baskets, garlands, wreaths.
Arboretum
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A dendrological garden intended for the acclimatization of plants from various climatic zones.
Architectonics
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In ornamental dendrology, it denotes the structure of the crown; it is determined by its size, shape, the nature of branching of shoots and branches, and the beauty of their mutual arrangement.
Architectural garden
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A type of garden in which garden buildings, architecture, and other man-made structures predominate.
Asymmetry
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(ancient Greek α- — «without» and συμμετρια – «non-correspondence») – the absence or violation of symmetry; a principle of organizing elements of a composition that is based on dynamic equilibrium. The opposite principle – symmetry.
Assortment
Ландшафтные термины
A selection of various species of trees, shrubs, and flowers used for landscaping a particular area or site.
Aha (akh-akh)
Ландшафтные термины
The boundary of a garden or park that does not obstruct the view of the surrounding landscape; created using a deep ditch and a retaining wall. This technique was used in parks of the 18th–19th centuries.
Aerosolarium
Ландшафтные термины
An area equipped for air and sun baths.
Arboretum
Ландшафтные термины
A green area composed of various trees and shrubs. It is usually used for conducting scientific work on the acclimatization and introduction of woody plants, for forestry, and for the greening of populated areas.
Aviary
Ландшафтные термины
A small house for keeping birds. In parks it has not only a utilitarian but also a decorative function; it is usually located on the shore of a pond.