Issue 02 2022/2023 Landscape Design Scientific Name Plant Characteristics Plant Care Requirements 15 SOFT SCAPE landscape design www.flora.com Plants
SOFT SCAPE MARCH 2023 Softscape refers to the live horticultural elements of a landscape. Softscaping can include flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, flower beds, and duties like weed/nuisance management, grading, planting, mowing, trimming, aerating, spraying, and digging for everything from plants and shrubs to flower beds. Wheel barrows and manual tools like rakes, shovels, picks, and gas power tools are commonly used. This is a term that has been popularized in recent pop culture (2006 onwards) on television shows such as Home & Garden Television. The purpose of softscape is to lend character to the landscaping, create an aura, ambience, and reflect the sensibilities of the inhabitants. The term softscape stands in contrast to hardscape, which represents inanimate objects of a landscape such as pavers, stones, rocks, planter boxes, arbors, water feature as well as structures of wood and natural stone and concrete, like retaining walls, patios, fences and decks, pergolas, and stairs. 01
ACKNOW LEDGMENT FIRST OF ALL, BY THE NAME OF ALLAH, I FEEL SO GRATEFUL OF HIS BLESSING THAT I FINALLY SUCCESS TO FINISHED PREPARING FLORA MAGAZINE ISSUE 02 SESSION 1 2022/2023 FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN DCA 40212 I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND THANKING TO EVERYONE THAT HELPED AND PROVIDE ME THE RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH OUT WHILE MAKING THIS FLORA MAGAZINE. A SPECIAL GRATITUDE I GIVE TO MY LECTURERS DR. JULIA BINTI MD. TUKIRAN AND PUAN MASITAH BINTI HASSAN WHOSE COURAGE ME TO COMPLETE THIS MAGAZINE. Issue 02 Farrah Nabihah Farah Nabihah _farrbihah nurnaurabihah [email protected] 2022/2023 Author's talk 02
Table of contents 04 01 Soft scape 02 Acknowledgment 03 - 04 Contents 05 Types & characteristics of softscape 06 Introduction 07 Background
Table of contents 03 0.1 TRISTELLATEIA AUSTRALASIAEA.RICH 0.2 PLUMERIAALBAL. 0.3 THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA 0.4 HIBISCUS ROSA-SINESNSIS 0.5 COCOS NUCIFERAL. 0.6 POLYSCIAS SCUTELLARIA'BALFOURI 0.7 IXORACHINENSIS LAM. 0.8 LIVISTONACHINENSIS 0.9 CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM 0.10 ALTERNANTHERABRASILIANAL. KUNTZE 0.11 ADONIDIA MERRILLIII(BECC.)BECC. 0.12 DRACAENA REFLEXA'SONGOF INDIA' 0.13 DYPSIS LUTESCENS
have a hard stick height more than 4 meters tree TYPES & CHARACTERISTICS OF SOFTSCAPE Have different heights No branching Plam has a stem and a height between 4 to 0.5 meters shrub plants with long, flexible, climbing stems that are rooted in the ground, and usually have long dangling branches. CLIMBER 05
I N T R U D U C T I O N Plumeria alba L. Hibiscus rosa-sinesnsis Cocos nucifera L. Dracaena reflexa Dypsis lutescens Thunbergia grandiflora Tristellateia australasiae A.Rich Polyscias scutellaria 'Balfourii' Codiaeum variegatum Alternanthera brasiliana L. Kuntze ilicium decipiens Adonidia merrilliii Livistona chinensis Ixora chinensis Lam. S I TE P L AN NOT TO SC A LE 06
BACKGROUND Details Politeknik Sultan Haji AhmadShah is whare I find and study the trees that are around block U8 Jabatan Kejuruteraan Awam. 07
PLANT I D E N T I F I C A T I O N CATEGORY CHARACTERISTIC PLANT CARE REQUIRMENT L A N D S C A P E D E SIG N p l a n t o f l i fe
CLIMBER CATEGORY Session 02 2022/2023 FLOWER LEAVES IT IS A LIANA, UP TO 10 M TALL OR MORE ITS OPPOSITE, STALKED LEAVES HAVE SOMEWHAT PAPERY LEAF BLADES THAT ARE OBLONG-EGG-SHAPED, AND 6- 12 BY 4-7 CM. ITS BRIGHT YELLOW-PETALLED FLOWERS ARE 2-2.5 CM WIDE, BORNE ON FLOWERING SHOOTS THAT ARE 10-30 CM LONG. CHARACTERISTIC FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : MOIST SOILS, WELLDRAINED SOILS, SALINE SOILS CARE REQUIREMENT TRISTELLATEIA SCIENTIFIC NAME AUSTRALASIAE A.RICH 0.1
FLOWER LEAVES 0.2 PLUMERIA ALBA L. SCIENTIFIC NAME IT IS A SHRUBBY OR SMALL PLANT WITH A VASE-SHAPED CANOPY IT'S LEAVES ARE STRAP-LIKE, CLUTERED AT THE END OF BRANCHES. IT'S FLOWER ARE VERY FRAGRANT, WHITE WITH A SMALL YELLOW CENTER. CHARACTERISTIC TREE CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : WELL DRAINED-SOIL, FERTILE LOAMY SOILS CARE REQUIREMENT
CLIMBER CATEGORY Session 02 2022/2023 FLOWER LEAVES PLANTS MAY GROW TO ABOUT 20 METERS IN HEIGHT HAVE A LONG ROOT SYSTEM WITH A DEEP TAP ROOT THE STALKED, OPPOSITE LEAVES, WHICH HAVE A ROUGH SURFACE, ARE QUITE VARIABLE IN SHAPE THEY MAY BE TRIANGULAR OR OVATE AND THE MARGINS MAY BE TOOTHED OR ENTIRE LENGTH IS UP TO 200 MM AND WIDTH IS UP TO 60 MM CHARACTERISTIC FULL SUN AVERAGE WATER REQUIREMENTS SOIL TYPE : CHALK, LOAM AND SAND SOIL PH : ACID ALKALINE, NEUTRAL CARE REQUIREMENT THUNBERGIA GRANDIFLORA SCIENTIFIC NAME 0.3
FLOWER LEAVES 0.4 HIBISCUS ROSA-SINESNSIS SCIENTIFIC NAME SIZE RANGES FROM AS SMALL AS 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER TO NEARLY 10 INCHES CAN REACH 4-10 FEET TALL 3-6 FEET WIDE CAREFREE BUT DO REQUIRE SOME FERTILIZER CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN AND LIGHT SHADE MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : WELL DRAINED-SOIL, FERTILE LOAMY SOILS CARE REQUIREMENTS
SESSION 02 2022/2023 COCOS NUCIFERA L. SCIENTIFIC NAME HEIGHT : 50.00 TO 10.00 FEET PREFERS SUNNY CONDITIONS, WITH SANDY MEDIUM ADAPT TO A WIDE RANGE OF SOIL TYPES AND CAN TOLERATE SLIGHT ACIDITY AND ALKALINE A RELATIVELY FAST-GROWING, SOLITARY, SLENDER, UNARMED PALM WHICH CHARACTERISTICALLY FRONT THE COAST IN TROPICAL REGIONS AND IS THE ALLUSION OF LUSH, TROPICAL PARADISES WITH SANDY BEACHES CHARACTERISTIC TREE CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : MOIST SOILS, WELLDRAINED SOILS, SALINE SOILS CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.5 L E A V E S F R UIT
POLYSCIAS SCUTELLARIA 'BALFOURII' SCIENTIFIC NAME MAXIMUM HEIGHT 2M TO 4.5M MAXIMUM PLANT SPREAD 1.8M INDOOR PLANT ORNAMENTAL LEAVES CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN/ SEMI SHADE MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : MOIST SOILS, WELLDRAINED SOILS, SALINE SOILS CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.6 FRUIT
SESSION 02 2022/2023 IXORA CHINENSIS LAM. SCIENTIFIC NAME GROW UP TO FEET BRIGHTLY COLOURED BLOOM TUBULAR FLOWERS GROW IN DENSE ROUNDED CLUSTERS AND CAN BLOOM YEAR-ROUND IN THE RIGHT CONDITIONS CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER FOR EVERY 2 WEEK FERTILIZATION ONCE EVERY 2-3 MONTHS DURING THE GROWING SEASON SOIL pH : ACIDIC, NEUTRAL CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.7 L E A V E S F L O W E R
LIVISTONA CHINENSIS SCIENTIFIC NAME HEIGHT : 3M-9M SPREAD : 3M-4.5M MATURE FOLIAGE COLOUR : GREEN MATURE FOLIAGE : BLACK CHARACTERISTIC PALM CATEGORY FULL SUN/ PARTIAL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : CLAY, LOAM, SAND SOIL pH : NEUTRAL, ACID, ALKALINE CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.8 LEAVES FRUIT
CODIAEUM VARIEGATUM SCIENTIFIC NAME CAN GROW UP 3 METERS TALL TALL AND HAS LARGE, THICK, LEATHERY, SHINY EVERGREEN LEAVES, ALTERNATELY ARRANGED 5-30 CM ORNAMENTAL LEAVES CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : MOIST SOILS, WELLDRAINED SOILS, SALINE SOILS CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.9 LEAVES FLOWER
ALTERNANTHERA BRASILIANA L. KUNTZE SCIENTIFIC NAME GROWTH FORM PERENNIAL HERB UP TO 0.9 M TALL FOLIAGE RETENTION : EVERGREEN MATURE FOLIAGE TEXTURE : CRINKLED/ TWISTED MATURE FOLIAGE COLOUR: PUPLE/ PINK CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN/ SEMI SHADE MODERATE WATER LIGHTLY TRIM THE PLANT TO ENCOURAGE A COMPACT HABIT, OR TO KEEP THE PLANT TO A PARTICULAR SIZE CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.10 FLOWER LEAVES
ADONIDIA MERRILLIII (BECC.) BECC. SCIENTIFIC NAME COASTAL PLANT INDOOR PLANT MAXIMUM HEIGHT : 5M TO 15M MAXIMUM PLANT SPREAD : 3.5M MATURE FOLIAGE TEXTURE : SMOOTH MATURE FOLIAGE COLOUR : GREEN CHARACTERISTIC PALM CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : SALINE SOILS, POOR INFERTILE SOILS SOIL PH : ALKALINE HIGH PH SOILS CARE REQUIREMENTS LEAVES FRUIT 0.11
DRACAENA REFLEXA 'SONG OF INDIA' SCIENTIFIC NAME ORNAMENTAL LEAVES FOLIAGE : SIMPLE LEAVES, MEASURING ABOUT 10-15 CM PROPAGATION RETENTION : EVERGREEN MATURE FOLIAGE COLOUR : GREEN, YELLOW/ GOLDEN CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY PARTIAL SUN EXPOSE MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : MOIST BUT WELL DRAINED SOIL PH : NEUTRAL PH CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.12 FLOWER LEAVES
DYPSIS LUTESCENS SCIENTIFIC NAME PLANT DIVISION : ANGIOSPERMS ( FLOWERING SEED PLANTS ) OUTDOOR HEIGHT : 12-30 FEET INDOOR HEIGHT : 8 FEET MAXIMUM PLANT SPREAD : 5M FLOWER : INFLORESCENCES YELLOW LEAF AREA INDEX : 4.0M CHARACTERISTIC PALM CATEGORY FILTERED SUNLIGHT MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : WELL-DRAINED SOILS SOIL PH : SLIGHTLY ACIDIC SOIL/ NEUTRAL PH CARE REQUIREMENTS LEAVES FLOWER 0.13
FILICIUM DECIPIENS SCIENTIFIC NAME ORNAMENTAL TREE PLANT DIVISION : ANGIOSPERMS ( FLOWERING SEED PLANTS ) MAXIMUM HEIGHT : 30 M FOLIAGE : LEAVES ARE GLOSSY, ALTERNATELY ARRANGED, WITH 5-10 PAIRS OF LEAFLETS. CHARACTERISTIC TREE CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL TYPE : WELL-DRAINED SOIL, RICH SOIL SOIL PH : NEUTRAL, ACID, ALKALINE CARE REQUIREMENTS LEAVES FLOWER 0.14
DRACAENA MARGINATA TRICOLOR SCIENTIFIC NAME MATURE SIZE : 15-20 FEET TALL PROPAGATION METHOD : STEM CUTTING FLOWER COLOUR ; WHITE TOXICIDY : TOXIC TO DOG, TOXIC TO CAT CHARACTERISTIC SHRUB CATEGORY FULL SUN MODERATE WATER SOIL PH : NEUTRAL TO ACIDIC SOIL SOIL TYPE : LOAMY, WELLDRAINED PREFER WARMER TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 70 AND 80 DEGREES LOW NEED FOR FERTILIZER CARE REQUIREMENTS 0.15 LEAVES
ISSUE 02 SESSION 1 2022/2023 PLANT CARE Not only pleasant visually, but they are also surely tasty. So, don't forget to put them on your daily diet. Stay healthy and stay safe, happy people! THERE IS SO MANY TIPS TO TAKE CARE YOUR FAVOURITE PLANT. LET'S CHECK THEM OUT. 01. FEEL THE SOIL TO KNOW HOW OFTEN TO WATER YOUR PLANTS. FOR POTTED PLANTS A HOME, YOU MAY BE UNSURE OF HOW OFTEN TO WATER THEM. FOR MOST PLANTS, THE GOLDEN RULE IS TO SEE IF THE FIRST NEEDS WATER. IF THERE ARE LEAVES THAT HAVE SHRIVELED DRY/DISCOLORED, OR ARE THE PLANT MIGHT NEED A LITTLE EXTRA THAN A REGULAR ROUTINE. 02. IT'S BETTER TO UNDERWATER YOUR PLANTS THAN OVERWATER THEM A PLANT CAN RECOVER FASTER FROM BEING DEPRIVED OF WATER THAN ONE GIVEN EXCESS WATER. TO RESCUE AN OVERWATERED PLANT, YOU MAY NEED TO REPORT THE PLANT AND REMOVE ANY UNHEALTHY ROOTS AND OVERWATERED SOIL BEFORE MOVING THE PLANT INTO A NEW POT. 04. DONT REPORT YOUR PLANTS BY PULLING THEM! PULLING A PLANT OUT WILL NOT ONLY RUIN THE STEMS, LEAVES, AND BLOSSOMS BUT WILL ALSO TEAR ROOTS. DAMAGED ROOTS NEED TO HEAL BEFORE THEY CAN FULLY TAKE IN NUTRIENTS, SO PULLING YOUR PLANT OUT OF ITS POT IS NEVER A GOOD PLAN. 03. TRY OUT A DIY SELF-WATERING PLANTER HIRING A PLANT SITTER MAY BE DIFFICULT IF YOU'RE CRUNCHED FOR TIME OR BUDGET, BUT DON'T FEAR FOR YOUR PLANTS' LIVES - THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO WATER YOUR PLANT WHILE YOU'RE AWAY. SOME METHOD INCLUDE RECYCLING GLASS AND PLASTIC BOTTLES OR CREATING YOUR OWN DRIP SYSTEM. 0.16
SUMMARY WHILE MAKING THIS FLORA MAGAZINE, I GAINED A LOT OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE. HUMANS AND PLANTS ARE BOTH LIVING CREATURES. THEY BOTH GROW FROM SMALL SEEDS. THEY BOTH NEED LOVE AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT TO GROW. THEY ARE BOTH PHYSICALLY RECEPTIVE TO THEIR SURROUNDINGS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES IN THE WORLD, WE ALL KNOW THAT. AND EACH PLANT REQUIRES DIFFERENT GROOMING AND PLANTING NEEDS IN ORDER TO GROW ABUNDANTLY. YOU CAN'T PLANT A SUNFLOWER INDOORS AND EXPECT IT TO TURN INTO THE RADIANT GOLDEN THAT IT IS. JUST LIKE YOU CAN'T PLANT A SUCCULENT AND FEED IT WATER EVERYDAY AND EXPECT IT TO SURVIVE. EVERY SINGLE FLOWER, TREE OR BUSH REQUIRES THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL CARE. JUST LIKE PEOPLE. 0.17
PUBLICATION BY LANDSCAPE DESIGN DCA 40212