A is for agronomy,the science and management of land, especially rural, agricultural land.
B is for base plan, an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features, used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
C is for conservation, the protection, improvement and use of natural resources according to principles that will assure the highest economic or social benefits for people and the environment now and in the future.
D is for design, the creative illustration, planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony, utility, value and beauty.
E is for ecology, a branch of biology dealing with the relationship between living things and their environmen
F is for foundation plant, A plant placed next to a building to hide the foundation or soften the hard architectural lines.
G is for grade, the slope of a plot of land. Grading is the mechanical process of moving earth changing the degree of rise or descent of the land in order to establish good drainage and otherwise suit the intent of a landscape design.
H is for hardscape, elements added to a natural landscape, such as paving stones, gravel, walkways, irrigation systems, roads, retaining walls, sculpture, street amenities, fountains, and other mechanical features.
I is for island bed, a flowerbed that you can walk around.
J is for jointed, a plant that possesses a stem with nodes.
K is for knot Garden, type of formal garden design in which lines of different colored or textured shrubs appear to weave in and out of each other
L is for Lobel, the name you need to know for landscape design.
M is for mulch, layer of organic or inorganic material placed around plants to hold in moisture and reduce weeds.
