Landscape Designing

LANDSCAPE DESIGNING FRMT 325 Cr. Hr. 3(1+2)

Lesson 10:Garden Features

Bridges

• Bridges are sometimes a necessary feature in a garden to cross a stream.
• They should be harmonious with the landscape in both the design and material used. Garden bridges should serve the practical purpose of getting people, or the eye of beholder, across a body of water, real or simulated.
• The shape, size and material of the bridge depends upon the type of water barrier it is to traverse.
• In a picturesque garden design ,rustic looking material is more appropriate than the formal one.
• They are made of stone, wood or concrete.
• Bridges should be set so that the sides are seen at an oblique angle from the main point of vantage, usually the verandah or terrace of the house.