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Chapter 8: LANDSCAPING
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. The focal point of a design also can be called the point of emphasis.
2. Perennial plants live for only one growing season and never return.
3. The leaves of evergreen plants change color in the fall.
4. The stems and branches of herbaceous ornamental plants contain wood tissue.
5. Before beginning the design process, the landscape architect or designer should
visit the project site to inventory and analyze its existing conditions.
6. Mulching plants will insulate them from the cold and protect them from drying out
in the heat.
7. Fall is the best time to prune plants.
8. Fruit trees and flowering shrubs make excellent indoor plants.
9. A planting plan is a simple drawing with labels, details of how the materials should
be planted, and a planting schedule.
10. Designers and contractors should always use the common names of plants to
avoid confusion in finding them.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Before beginning the landscape design phase, it is very important to complete a
2. Identify the item that does not belong in the list below. A planting plan must
include the
3. A(n) ___ creates landscape designs including planting plans and hardscape plans,
but also may design where and how roads, outdoor structures, fountains, and
water drainage systems will be built.
4. Once the landscape design and plans are complete, they will be given to a ___, who
will begin construction of the design.
5. The process of removing selected branches of trees and shrubs is called
6. Planting designs that generally have a more formal, traditional appearance are
7. In the landscape maintenance business, the most time and money is spent
annually on
8. Most professional pruning occurs in the
9. Woody landscape plants that lose all of their leaves at one time during the fall are
10. To avoid damaging other plants when installing a landscape design, it is
important to first plant
DISCUSSION
1. Explain what is meant by landscaping.
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2. What are the five basic landscaping design principles?
3. How is unity expressed?
4. What is a landscaping plan?
5. What is meant by landscape maintenance?