Landscape Design : INTRODUCTION

The type of balance preferred by most people is called which of the following?

• Symmetrical

• Asymmetrical

• Off balance

• Haphazard

. A single plant, plant group or other feature, which attracts the eye most in a space is the ____.

• Accent point

• Dominance

• Focal point

• Unity

A natural, informal appearance is best achieved with what kind of balance?

• Symmetrical

• Asymmetrical

• Off balance

• Haphazard

A designer must understand the ______ of plants.

• Environmental needs

• Tolerances

• Potential problems

• All of the above

What is a common area of employment for landscape designers?

• Full service garden center

• With landscape contractors

• With museums

• Both A and B

A landscape _____ is not necessarily licensed.

• Architect

• Designer

• Contractor

• Installer

Fine textiles tend to be more dominant and eye-catching than coarser textures. A. B.

• True

• False

Balance is a sense of oneness, in which everything in the design fits together as a whole with no extraneous or unrelated parts.

• True

• False

Texture is the perceived surface quality or amount of visible surface detail of an object or material.

• True

• False

By limiting variety, unity is strengthened and a more orderly appearance can be achieved.

• True

• False