Landscape Designing

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

Lesson 11:Garden Adornments And Structures

Sundials

• In olden days, Sundial in garden was used to know the time. Now a days it is an object in a garden for interest and curiosity.
• A sundial can be used as a focal point in the garden.
• It can form a centre-piece of a formal flower bed, and can be placed in the centre or at the end of the lawn or at the junction or termination of a path.
• A sundial is also a good feature in a sunken garden.
• The sundial should be positioned in a place where the shadow from a tree or building does not fall for a long duration, otherwise the feature becomes meaningless
• There should be free access to the base of the column, so that one can closely observe the dial.
• The column of the sundial should be fixed firmly in the ground and is generally made of bricks, tiles, stones or a combination of these without a mortar coating to look more artistic.
• The top is generally square where the sundial with the compass is fixed.
• In developed countries, metal sundial plates with compass are used.
• Live sundials made of living plants complete with the figures, compass etc., in the form of topiary are also common.


• InIndia sundial made of stone or concrete with the digits carved on the cement or the stone are used.
• Before fixing the dial the movement of the sun is observed and then the dial is screwed to the base.