Ch. 20-21 - CPWD

Handbook of Landscape Chapter-1. Definitions (Source : NBC). 1. Avenue : A wide road or pathway lined with trees on either side. 2. Buffer : The use of landscape to curtail view, sound or dust with plants or earth berms, wall, or any such element. 3. Climber (Creeper/Vine) : A non-supporting plant, woody or herbaceous, which clings to a wall, trellis or other structures as it grows upward. 4. Columnar : A slender, upright plant form. 5. Egress : A way out, or exit. 6. Elevation : A contour line or notation of relative altitude, useful in plotting existing or proposed feature. 7. Exotic : A plant that is not native to the area in which it is planted. 8. Fencing : A barrier of plant or construction material used to set off the boundary of an area and to restrict visual or physical passage in or out of it. 9. Foliage : The collective leaves of a plant or plants. 10. Geo-textile : Any permeable textile (natural or synthetic) used with foundation, soil, rock, earth or any other geotechnical engineering-related material as an integral part of a human made project, structure or system.

Central Public Works Department 1 Handbook of Landscape Chapter-1 Definitions (Source : NBC) 1. Avenue: A wide road or pathway lined with trees on either side. 2. Buffer : The use of landscape to curtail view, sound or dust with plants or earth berms,

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