Planting Design Folio | Garden of Hidden Perspectives

GARDEN OF HIDDEN PERSPECTIVES ABPL90173 ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGN 2017 WINTER TERM IRIS WAI TUNG FONG 636813

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CONTENT STATEMENT OF CONCEPT

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SITE ANALYSIS

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CONCEPT PLAN CONTOUR PLAN

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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

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DEVELOPED DESIGN | PLAN DEVELOPED DESIGN | SECTIONS

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PLANT LIST

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

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DESIGN CONCEPT PERSPECTIVES VIEW ENFRAMEMENT This site enjoys spectacular views but they are wasted... because it is not well-framed. Thus this concept is all about enframing the views.

Plantings are used as visual cues, highlighting and concealing the views. This is assisted by the redesign of the path and modification of landform, which manipulates people’s view angles, and visually creates an isolated viewing stage and elevates the site respectively.

Plants with fine-textured foliage will be used dominantly in this concept.

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eucalyptus > aboriginal significance [Billibellar yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walk]

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RAWLINSON TRACK F O R T R AC K A N D F I E L D, S O CC E R + OT H E R S

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OT HE R O BS E RVATION

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LINE OF SIGHT

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ACC E S S P O I N T + EN TR A N CES

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T E RT I ARY M O V E MEN T

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This site is one of the more challenging sites for garden making in the University.

Sitting on a small hill among the sports fields, it sets up a harsh environment for plants given its compacted soil and exposed land surface.

What makes the site even worse is the shadow casted by the existing River Red Gums, which either leaves the future plants unsheltered from the hot sun in the summers, or overshadows the plants in the cold winters.

However, these conditions do not render the site an unsuitable location for a garden.

Regarding the elevated position of the site, people can enjoy a spectacular view which allow them to view the city and part of the University.

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2A SITE ANALYSIS

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E u c alypt u s c am aldu le n s is 18m x 18m

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provides more room with a deeper soil layer for the shrubs to grow

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contours shift outward to create a gentler slope

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contours shift inward to create a more consistent slope

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M e lale u c a arm illaris 5m x 6m E u c alypt u s c am aldu le n s is 20 m x 25 m

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the ground is elevated to manipulate peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement

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contours shift inward to create a more consistent slope

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river gum

river gum

ORMOND COLLEGE

blue sky

blue sky

redmond barry

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open shrub

shrub

open shrub

city

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path

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river gum

river gum

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tall, soft, fine-textured mixing heights obscures the sportsfield

display+edging prevent crossing /

fine-textured gentle vertical form mixing heights obscures the stage

distinctive but still fine-textured edging + display soften the edges of path

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L EG EN D EXISTING CONTOURS (0.2M)

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PROPOSED CONTOURS (0.2M)

E u c a l ypt us c a m a l du l e nsi s 1 8m x 1 8m

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colleges

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EXISTING TREES

blue sky

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oval

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ADDITIONAL MODIFICATION PL A NT I N G Z O N E S

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B - Mixed, Backdrop

C - Waist-Height, Low Cover Dominant D - Display + Edging Dominant

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denser shrub conceals the building obscures the poles

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Zones of Feeling

open shrub

river gum

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Boundar y of 1:100 Plan

tall, soft, fine-textured mixing heights obscures the fence blends with the oval melaleuca

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open shrub

dense shrub matches with the melaleuca conceals the buildings

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M e l a l e uc a a rm i l l ari s 5m x 6m E u c a l ypt us c a m a l du l e nsi s 20 m x 25m

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A1 - shrub mass, hedging / moist, full sun to part shade / 4-7m A2 - shrub mass, concealing, hedging / moist, shade / 4-7m A3 - shrub mass, accent / dr y, shade / 3-6m A4 - visual cue, open mass / dr y, shade, hardy / 3-7m A5 - visual cue, open mass / dr y, shade, hardy / 3-7m A6 - visual cue, accent / part shade, exposed / 2-3m B1 - border, backdrop / some moist, shade / 2-3m B2 - shrub mass, screening / some moist, shade / 2-3m B3 - transition, backdrop, visual cue / dr y, shade, hardy / 1.5-2m B4 - transition, visual cue / dr y, part shade, hardy/ 1.5-2m B5 - transition / dr y, full sun to part shade, exposed / 2-4m B6 - transition / dr y, shade, exposed, hardy / 2-4m B7 - transition, visual cue / dr y, full sun to part shade, exposed / 1.5-2m C1 - border / moist, full to part shade / 1-1.5m C2 - border, edging / moist, shade / 1-1.5m C3 - entrance, transition, backdrop / moist, shade / 1-1.5m C4 - display, edging / dr y, shade, hardy / 1-1.5m C5 - entrance, display / some moist, shade, hardy /1-1.5m C6 - border, screening / dr y, full sun to part shade / 1-2m C7 - screening, hedging / dr y, full sun to part shade, exposed / 1.5m C8 - entrance, display / some moist, part shade, exposed / 1-1.5m

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C9 - display, border / some moist, part shade, exposed / 1-2m C10 - transition, border / dr y, shade, exposed, hardy / 1-1.5m C11 - border, visual cue / some moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 0.6-1m C12 - transition, border / some moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 1-1.5m C13 - transition, border / dr y, full sun, exposed / 1-2m C14 - border / some moist, full sun, exposed / 1-2m C15 - border, entrance, screening / some moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 1-1.5m C16 - transition / some moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 1-1.5m C17 - border, screening / some moist, part shade, exposed / 0.6-1m D1 - entrance, display, edging / moist, full sun / 0.5-1m D2 - entrance, display, edging / moist, part shade / 0.5-1m D3 - display, edging / dr y, shade / 0.5-1m D4 - entrance, display, edging / moist, shade, hardy / 0.5-1m D5 - entrance, display, edging / some moist, part shade, exposed / 0.5-1m D6 - entrance, display, edging / moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 0.5-1m D7 - display, edging / dr y, shade, hardy / 0.5-1m D8 - entrance, display, edging / moist, full sun to part shade, exposed / 0.5-1m D9 - entrance, display, edging / moist, full sun, exposed / 0.5-1m D10 - entrance, display, edging / moist, part shade, exposed / 0.5-1m D11 - display, edging / some moist, part shade / 0.5-1m /

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A - shrub mass, screening and hedging, coarser texture, slightly different from the rest, need to unify with A2 B - shrub mass, coarser texture, dark palette, a relatively confined feeling compared to C and D C - grassland-like feeling but coarser that D in texture, stronger form than D, mixing texture, slightly darker palette D - grassland-like feeling, gentle and soft, fluffy and air y, ver y fine-textured, light palette E - secret-garden, being relatively hidden among the planting groups, slightly visually obscured, mixing texture, light to slightly dark palette

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DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THE THREE GROUPS

STRUCTURE

SUPPORTING

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With the parameters set up for each zones, I decided to develop the concept further by disintegrating each zones into finer elements and categorizing them into three main groups, which are structures, supporting and temporar y. The existing eucalyptus are identified as visual pillars, which ser ve as the starting point of my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;plant matchingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; process. All this helps me visualising the planting group in a more detailed manner.

ZOOM-IN For the developed design, I choose the secret garden, one of the pillars and its adjacent borders as my focus area.

The main consideration of the main structural group is, first, if they can grow under the massive eucalyptus, and second, if they can create a contrast to the adjacent fine-textured borders.

For the two borders, I want one of them to be grassland-like in order to create the air y and feather y feeling.

For the other border, it will be the ground for Lamiaceae and acacias as both of them are highly recognizable (plus they enjoy a higher preference in my palette).

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S2-24(6) S2-21(4)

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PLANT LIST

Visual Pillar #1

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TREE Existing Elements Eucalyptus camaldulensis*

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SHRUB Primar y Group - Structural Elements Arbutus unedo* Banksia serrata* Cotoneaster salicifolius* Myoporum floribundum* Pittosporum spinescens* Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Irene Patterson’* Pomaderris aspera Tristaniopsis laurina ‘Luscious’

S1-1 S1-2 S1-3 S1-4 S1-5 S1-6 S1-7 S1-8 S1-9 S1-10

Secondar y Group - Supporting Elements to Structures 1.5-2 x 2-4 Acacia acinacea* 2-3 x 1.5-2 Acacia aphylla* 1-3 x 2-3 Acacia lineata* 4-5 x 4-5 Acacia podalyriifolia* 2-6 x 3-5 Acacia verticillata* 4x3 Arbutus unedo* 4-8 x 2.5-4 Juniperus communis* 0.6 x 1.5-2 Juniperus sabina* 5-10 x 5-7 Melaleuca armillaris* 4-5 x 2-4 Melaleuca nesophila*

S2-1 S2-2 S2-3 S2-4 S2-5 S2-6 S2-7 S2-8 S2-9 S2-10 S2-11 S2-12 S2-13 S2-14 S2-15 S2-16 S2-17 S2-18 S2-19 S2-20 S2-21 S2-22 S2-23 S2-24 S2-25 S2-26 S2-27

LOW COVER Secondar y Group - General Supporting Elements 1 Actinotus helianthi* Austrostipa mollis* Austrostipa ramosissia Austrostipa verticillata* Carex testacea* Chorilaena quercifolia Cymbopogon ambiguus* Doryanthes palmeri* Dymondia margaretae* Elegia capensis* Festuca glauca* Ficinia nodosa* Gahnia aspera* Lasiopetalum macrophyllum# Maireana turbinata* Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’* Phebalium squamulosum subsp. squamulosum*# Plectranthus argentatus* Poa labillardierei* Rosmarinus officinalis ‘ Tuscan Blue’*# Rytidosperma pallidum Rytidosperma racemosum Ruscus hypoglossum*# Stipa gigantea Themeda triandra* Todea barbara* Westringia fruticosa*#

0.5-1.5 x 0.4 0.6-1.5 x 0.6 2.5 x 1 2 x 1-2 0.3-0.6 x 0.3-0.6 2-3 x 2-3 0.3-2 x 1 2-3 x 2-4 0.02-0.07 x 0.3-0.6 2-2.5 x 3-5 0.15 x 0.3 0.75-1.5 x 2 0.5-1 x 1-1.5 1-2 x 1-2 0.6 x 1.2 2x2 1-3 x 1-3 0.8-1 x 1.5 0.5-1.2 x 0.5-0.8 0.3-0.5 x 1-2 1.2 x 1 0.5 x 0.2 0.45 x 6 1.5-2.5 x 0.7-1.2 0.45-1.5 x 0.4-0.75 1-2.5 x 4 2 x 4-5

S3-1 S3-2 S3-3 S3-4 S3-5 S3-6

Secondar y Group - General Supporting Elements 2 Calendula officinalis* Chrysanthemum pacificum* Chrysocephalum semipapposum* Mentha australis* Nepeta racemosa* Xerochrysum bracteatum*

0.6 x 0.3 0.3-0.6 x 0.6-1.2 0.4-1 x 0.5-2.5 0.2-0.8 x 0.3-1 0.1-0.5 x 0.1-0.5 0.3 x 0.6-0.75

S4-1 S4-2

Secondar y Group - Under Eucalyptus Lomandra confertifolia subsp. leptostachya* Lomandra longifolia ‘ Tanika’

0.25-0.7 x 0.7 0.5-0.6 x 0.65

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Tertiar y Group - Display Focused Edges Agave beauleriana ‘Grey Ghost’* Agave geminiflora* Brachyscome multifida* Euphorbia rigida* Iris unguicularis* Limonium perezii* Velthemia bracteata* Viola hederacea*

2-2.5 x 2.5-3 0.6-0.9 x 0.6-0.9 0.2 x 0.75 0.2 x 1 0.3-0.5 x 1-2 0.6 x 0.75 0.3-0.5 x 0.3-0.5 0.05 x 0.6-1

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

DIMENSION - H x W (m) 20-45 x 15-20

Main Border

4x3 5-15 x 5-10 3x3 1.5-3 x 2-4 8 x 2-4 3x1 4-8 x 2 5-20 x 1-5

* = Species from Plant Palette # = Shrub but used among Low Covers

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SECTION AA

1:100@A3

Accent Edges

SECTION BB

Border Directly visible from the Oval

Benches

Grass Hedges

Extension of Pillar

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BIBLIOGRAPHY Bull, Marilyn (2001) Flora of Melbourne: A guide to the indigenous plants of the Greater Melbourne Area, Hyland House Publishing, Australia.

Fong, Iris (2017) Plant Palette, self-work.

Melbourne School of Environment (2017) Burnley Plant Guide Online, viewed 23 July 2017, <https://bpg.unimelb.edu.au/index.jsp> Thompson, Paul (2012) Australian Planting Design, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.