Woody Plants in Landscape Planning and Landscape Design

Abstract

Vegetation is considered to be a significant element of the landscape. The greenery elements design landscape scenery and have productive and eco-stabilizing functions in the landscape area. Woody plants have a specific position within the greenery elements. They have bigger dimensions in comparison to the other plants, their organs usually have large surfaces and their biomass fills large parts of the overhead space and the soil. Trees and shrubs have great influence on the environment and living conditions of the other organisms. Short-term changes in ecosystems do not significantly impact their lifecycle and survival. Woody plants are long-lived organisms with different adaptability to changes of environmental conditions. The knowledge of the morphological characteristics, as well as biological and ecological qualities of woody plants is very important for their efficient utilization (Paganova, 2006; Paganova et al., 2010; Sjoman, 2012; Valladares et al., 2007).