Naturen som färg- och formkälla vid växtkomposition. En undersökning av gestaltningsprocessen

Abstract

It is difficult to find ideas for new plant compositions and landscaping designs. The nature and the wilderness can be a sort of inspiration for new design ideas. The aim of this work is to show how a biotope´s aesthetic attributes value can be documented, processed, categorized, and then transferred to the plant composition and design for a horticultural environment. One way to demonstrate this is to describe and evaluate the complex work process. Therefore, a second aim was to investigate, document and describe the design process from the starting point (biotope) to three garden designs. The biotope I started from was the mire, where a part of a marsh was investigated and documented. This includes a color and form analysis of the place. The work resulted in two catalogs which includes the colors and form of the mire and have been the basis for the three designs. The catalogs have colors and form categorized by Johannes Itten´s color contrasts and contrasts of form. The designs are meant for three fictitious gardens with different size and different habitats.