Thinking Vertically In The Landscape 7/23/21

Think Vertically in the Landscape

Introduction: Welcome everyone 

• Ian Wagan – Landscape Architect Since 2013 with Chalet since 2009
• Lead Landscape Architect

Why Vertical Elements in the Garden?

• Control Exposure/Views – Climate, Privacy, and Structure
  • Placement of trees or structures to control wind/sun exposure
  • Placement of elements to screen views from outside/within the property
  • Placement of vertical elements to reinforce movement, sightlines, and repetition

Outdoor rooms – Floor, Wall, Ceiling

• Floor: typically paving, groundcover, low plant material
• Ceiling: typically tree canopy or structure
• Walls: typically plants or structures
  • Plant material that tends to grow more vertically rather than spreading horizontally
    • Fastigiate Trees (Hornbeam, Oak, Maples, Beech)
    • Grasses (KF Grass, Maiden Grass, Switchgrass
    • Hedging Plants (Arborvitae, Privet, Viburnum dentatum)
    • Containers/Wall Gardens
  • Vertical Garden Structures/Elements
    • Garden Walls/Seat Walls
    • Fire Place
    • Outdoor Kitchen
    • Piers/Pillars
    • Pergolas/Arbors
    • Fencing/Screen Panels
    • Water Feature(s)/Fountains
    • Containers
    • Lighting
  • Structures and Plants to either Focus, Frame, or Screen
    • Framing views throughout the garden or Creating Focal Points
    • Screening unwanted views without eating into the garden footprint

Visual Examples Walkthrough

Plant Material:

• Vegosen (City)
• Ervin
• Larkin/Haramaras
• 1600 Hinman

Structures:

• Krebs
• Vegosen
• Barton
• Lojkovic