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LANDSCAPING
Instructors: Areej Al Kandari
Dina Hawash

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 WEEK 3
LECTURE B
22.9.2021

HEALTH, SAFETY AND

FUNCTIONALITY

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Plan for Today’s Lecture

Safety, Functionality, Health

ACCESSIBLE LANDSCAPE

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 The main areas of landscape design

There are three major areas in the landscape:

• The public area

• The private area

• and The service area

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 Safe Landscape

Designing a landscape for a For commercial properties, On residential properties, it’s all Safety should never be
customer’s functional and safety is always an issue about how the customer feels ignored no matter how small
personal safety can be done because there is more traffic. living there. or big the project is
without compromising its
appearance.

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 Safety
Security consideration in landscaping
should be part of any environmental
design project to promote safety and
cut down on crime
Although most residential landscape
design projects don’t require this
amount of security, there are some
basic safety rules for designers to follow
from the start:
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• Building codes and signs
• Unblocking view
• Proper installation of irrigation systems
• Directing users naturally toward the right
entranceway (plant-bordered walkways
or proper lighting in the evening.)
• Fenced in (children use or pets, pool)
• Light the way (where there is a change in
elevation or steps)
• Thorny, poisonous plants
• Safety for the designer
 Functional Landscape

Shade Trees: Cut Air Conditioning Costs

• efficient landscape design strategy

• can help to conserve natural
resources, as well as money
• tree can shade a building/cars/etc,
in the summer, helping to keep it
cool and save money on air
conditioning
• in winter the sun's rays will still be able
to warm up the building/ cars/ etc,

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 Functional Landscape

Windbreaks: Lower Heating Costs

• Creating a natural windbreak is an

effective solution to blocking the
path of prevailing winter winds.
• tends to slow down or even redirect
the wind
• helping to lower landscape heating
costs.

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 Functional Landscape

Natural Fences: Increase Landscape

Privacy

• evergreens also work well in creating

natural year-round privacy screening
for landscape.
• Using a mix of shrubs, trees and
grasses will create a more interesting
natural privacy barrier
• also add some wildlife habitat to the
landscape

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 Functional Landscape

Graywater Systems: Reuse Household

Water

• Graywater is gently used water from

showers, bathroom sinks or washing
machines.
• its a constant and consistent supply
of water.
• Graywater systems treat the water
with chlorine.
• The water can then be distributed to
the landscape to be used for drip
irrigation systems.

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 Functional Landscape

Drip Irrigation: Reduce Water Waste

• This methods provide plants with

smaller amounts of water during an
extended period of time.
• offers greater nourishment to the
plant's root zone.
• works to directly impact specific
plants, greatly reducing water waste.
• Using rain or graywater to irrigate
through this system is another way to
conserve

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 Functional Landscape
Mulch: Conserve Water and Promote
Plant Health

• Incorporating mulch into landscaping

can conserve water while providing
many other benefits
• the use of it can moderate soil
temperatures, reduce weeds and soil
erosion, and suppress some plant
diseases.
• When organic mulch (wood chips,
leaves, pine needles) breaks down, it
feeds the soil by adding nutrients to it
which makes the plants healthier

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 Accessible Landscape

All public spaces should be physically accessible to

everyone, regardless of their physical, cognitive, or
mental ability. Specific areas of public spaces shouldn't
be designed for people with specific disabilities; all
public spaces should work for everyone.

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 Functional Landscape

LOWDOWN ON RAMPS

• Different levels
• Changes in level are a common
hazard in gardens so consider
installing ramps.
• A ramp gradient of 1.15 is
recommended as a general guide.
• Both steps and ramps are easier to
use if there is a sturdy handrail
alongside.
• A handrail should begin at least a
meter before the first step up or the
start of a ramp.

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Paths

• A 1m wide path is recommended as

a minimum.
• Allow enough space for turning if you
use a wheelchair - a manual
wheelchair has a turning circle of
1.6m and a powered wheelchair
may need as much as 2.4m.
• all paths should be even, with a
surface that gives good grip.

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Plants

• choose plants that are easy to grow,

that don’t need much maintenance
and are suitable for the conditions in
your garden.
• Get rid of plants that cause problems
– rampant growers, plants that take
up too much space, plants that are
hazardous to, or that cast too much
shade.

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Furniture and tools

• Always choose safe power sources

for any power tools that you might
want to use.
• All electrical equipment should be
fitted with a residual circuit breaker.
• choose outdoor furniture that is
wheelchair friendly and seating units
that are accessible for all people
with special needs

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 References
https://www.lawnandlandscape.com/article/defensi
ve-designing--landscape-safety/
https://land8.com/safety-in-landscape-design-and-
implementation/
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/outdoor-
remodel/landscape-design-functional-landscaping-
pictures
https://www.carryongardening.org.uk/tips-on-
garden-design-for-all-disabled-gardeners.aspx

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