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 An exterior appendage to a building forming a

 Porch
covered approach or vestibule in a doorway

 A porch having a roof supported by columns often

 Portico leading ta the entrance of a building

 A porch roof projecting over a driveway at the

 Port Cochere entrance to a building and sheltering those in and out
of their vehicles
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 Terrace  An open paved area connected to a house or building and

serving as an outdoor living area

 Veranda  A large open porch and is usually roofed.

 Lanai  A veranda esp. a fully furnished one used as a living room

 Balcony  Is a platform projecting from a wall of a building supported

by columns or support brackets usually enclosed by
balustrade and above ground floor
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Carpet Bedding
 The practice of forming beds of low-growing foliage
plants, all of an even height, in patterns that
resemble a carpet both in intricacy of design and in
uniformity of surface. Designs can vary from
geometrical shapes to images and lettered
inscriptions.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Carpet Bedding
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Lawn
 A land area covered by grass, usually mown. It
creates a green ground plane whose shape and
design complements or contrasts with other features.
Lawns form recreational rooms for croquet,
volleyball, baseball, lawn tennis, etc.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Lawn
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Terrace
 A raised level of earth, sometimes retained by stone
or concrete, with a surface of stone, brick, turf, pea
gravel, ground cover, or a combination thereof.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Terrace
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 Meadow
 A richly grassed area for mowing or pasture. It can
be composed of open and undulating grasses,
wildflowers, or wild prairie plants. It functions as a
transitional floor between garden and countryside,
provides a setting for specimen trees, and creates the
impression of spaciousness.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Meadow
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 Parterre
 Originally from the Italian verb partire, to divide;
later the French term parterre evolved, literally
translated as on the ground. It is a flat terrace,
usually adjacent to or near a building, in which
foliage patterns are created from plants, flowers, or
gravel. Parterres emphasize the ground plane or
serve as a picture for viewing, especially from above.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Parterre
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Pathways
 An ornamental, compositional and functional
component of a garden. Straight, wide, rectilinear
pathways give a garden a controlled and orderly
character. Curved, meandering paths suggest
mystery, discovery, or contemplation. Narrow paths
are likely to cause visitors to speed up their pace and
bring them closer to the plantings; wide paths allow
them to slow down and admire overall views.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Pathways
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 Tapis Vert
 Literally translates as “green cloth.” It is a swath of
lawn, usually rectilinear in shape, used to strengthen
a visual axis or focus attention on an object. It can
define an edge, serve as a form of contrast between
the smooth texture of the ground plane and the
surrounding plant materials, or function as an
element of transition between buildings and the
natural landscape.
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 THE GARDEN FLOOR :

 Tapis Vert
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 THE CEILING :
 Arbor
 A leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches,
shrubs, or vines often intertwined on a latticework or
other architectural structure. The arbor can
announce an entrance, create a change of pace in the
garden by providing a resting place, or indicate a
transition from one space to another.
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 THE CEILING :
 Arbor
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 THE CEILING :
 Grove
 A grouping of trees either planted or occurring
naturally, usually of the same plant species and
organic in form. Groves for an enclosure or
connection between earth and sky and were often
considered by the ancients to be places of mystical
and intellectual power, a sacred place.
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 THE CEILING :
 Grove
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 THE CEILING :
 Pergola
 An Italian term that means arbor, bower or close
wall of boughs. The pergola is a structuring element
that extends the house or wall-like enclosures to the
garden or provides a place for sitting and enjoying a
borrowed view. It is a perfect structure for displaying
vines or sculpture or for dining alfresco.
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 THE CEILING :
 Pergola
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Espalier
 From the Italian word spalle, meaning shoulder or to
lean on. An espalier is a line of trees whose branches
are pruned and trained into formal patterns against a
wall, fence or support structure in order to make the
most of sunshine and space.
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Espalier
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Hedges
 Tall, short, narrow, wide, angular, or serpentine –a
hedge can form a wall as the backdrop for sculpture
or herbaceous plantings, create an edge, or
emphasize the outline of a design. A single plant may
appear as an object on the landscape, while several of
the same plant spaced at broad intervals suggest a
boundary but permit transparency and many planted
closely together create a solid hedge or wall.
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Hedges
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Palisade
 A row of closely planted trees or shrubs clipped into
a green wall. It creates an outdoor architectural
feature.
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Palisade
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Treillage
 A French term meaning trelliswork, a traditional
garden craft featuring latticework construction. It
generally implies a sophisticated lattice that is
architecturally significant.
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 GARDEN WALLS :
 Treillage
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 OPENINGS :
 Arbor
 An arbor announces an entrance and indicates a
transition to another space
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 OPENINGS :
 Arbor
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 OPENINGS :
 Arch
 An arch is a curved structure generally surmounting
and connecting two uprights.
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 OPENINGS :
 Arch
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 OPENINGS :
 Gate
 A gate is an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge that
controls the point of transition from inside to
outside.
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 OPENINGS :
 Gate
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 OPENINGS :
 Trellis
 A trellis can announce an entrance and provide a
window into another realm of the garden.
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 OPENINGS :
 Trellis
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Hedge
 A hedge is a row of closely planted shrubs or low-
growing trees forming a fence, wall or boundary. As a
hallway marker it directs movement through the
garden.
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Hedge
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Allee
 An allee is a walk bordered by trees or clipped hedges
in a garden, park or street. The spacing, scale, and
choice of plant materials control the visitor’s
experience of the allee. By linking landmarks,
entries, or gathering places, allees can control the
dynamics of the garden and the pacing of the
procession.
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Allee
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Border
 A border is a planting bed, usually linear in form,
made up of layers of plant material that one walks
beside. It shapes space, define an edge, provides
direction, or links two or more spaces.
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Border
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Pleached Walkway
 A pleached walkway is a row of closely planted trees
trained to form a continuous narrow wall or hedge.
The effect is accomplished by interlacing the
branches of the trees and keeping their sides
tightly pruned. A pleached walkway can be used
architecturally for circulation, as a boundary to
define a garden room, or as a transitional device
between garden areas.
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 GARDEN HALLWAY:
 Pleached Walkway
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 Angle of Repose
 is the steepest angle of descent or dip relative to the
horizontal plane to which a material can be piled
without slumping