4. Scene or Unseen

Interpretive Intent: Many times yards have undesirable views such as neighboring commercial property, busy streets, trashy neighboring lots, or other unattractive buildings and structures. The use of plant material as well as mounding can help to soften or block these undesirable views. Plants can be chosen which are dense, tall, compact, or evergreen to be used as screening material.

Exhibit Design: This exhibit is located at the southeast end of the garden, primarily to screen views into the maintenance and growing grounds for the Garden. No matter how hard we try, maintenance areas get cluttered. Layers of plant materials are displayed and used to block these views. Tall evergreen trees in the background, tall shrubs and low to medium plant material is used in the foreground to screen out any views permitted at the lower edges of the high shrubs and trees. Mounding of the exhibit area is also a technique used to screen lower views.

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