What are the major areas of a What are the major areas of a residential landscape?residential landscape?

I. The outside property can be I. The outside property can be divided into:divided into:

A. A. Public areaPublic area– The front door of the home should be The front door of the home should be

treated as a treated as a focal pointfocal point B. B. Outdoor living areaOutdoor living area

– This area is usually located in the rear of This area is usually located in the rear of the home, out of view from the public and the home, out of view from the public and is often called the is often called the private areprivate area.a.

C. C. Service areaService area

This design is showing the public, private and service areas.Provided by Interstate Publishers, Inc.

What happens in each of the main What happens in each of the main areas of a landscaped residential areas of a landscaped residential

site?site?

II. A landscape is divided into main II. A landscape is divided into main areas because each area has a areas because each area has a specific purpose. specific purpose.

A. The Public AreaA. The Public Area The public area surrounds the front The public area surrounds the front

door and includes such activities as door and includes such activities as greeting guests and leading people to greeting guests and leading people to the front door.the front door.

B. Outdoor Living AreaB. Outdoor Living Area

The outdoor living area is in the rear of The outdoor living area is in the rear of the property and includes such activities the property and includes such activities as playing ball, barbecuing, entertaining as playing ball, barbecuing, entertaining on decks or patios, and sunbathing.on decks or patios, and sunbathing.

C. Service AreaC. Service Area

The service area is located in an area The service area is located in an area out of site from the rest of the yard; out of site from the rest of the yard; possibly close to the kitchen or garage, possibly close to the kitchen or garage, and would include such activities as and would include such activities as hanging laundry, placement of garbage hanging laundry, placement of garbage cans or compost heap, the dog run, and cans or compost heap, the dog run, and the vegetable garden.the vegetable garden.

How does one create How does one create “rooms” in the outdoor “rooms” in the outdoor

landscape?landscape?

III. Just as an indoor room has theseIII. Just as an indoor room has these three things, outdoor rooms can be three things, outdoor rooms can be

created through the use of plant created through the use of plant material, fences, and surfacing material, fences, and surfacing

materialsmaterials..

A.A. EnclosuresEnclosures

B. Outdoor FloorB. Outdoor Floor

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C. Outdoor CeilingC. Outdoor Ceiling

Overhead tree branches generally provide an outdoor ceiling in a landscape