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    Water plays an important role in landscape design and has many uses and benefits. It provides aesthetic value by adding visual interest through its movement and reflections. It also adds sound and sensory enjoyment. Water can be implemented in landscapes in various forms like ponds, fountains, waterfalls and streams. These different water features each have their own characteristics and uses in design. Ponds come in types like reflecting pools, ornamental pools, water gardens and fish ponds. Fountains, waterfalls and streams also contribute dynamic visual and auditory elements when incorporated into landscape design.

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    Water plays an important role in landscape design and has many uses and benefits. It provides aesthetic value by adding visual interest through its movement and reflections. It also adds sound and sensory enjoyment. Water can be implemented in landscapes in various forms like ponds, fountains, waterfalls and streams. These different water features each have their own characteristics and uses in design. Ponds come in types like reflecting pools, ornamental pools, water gardens and fish ponds. Fountains, waterfalls and streams also contribute dynamic visual and auditory elements when incorporated into landscape design.

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    Water plays an important role in landscape design and has many uses and benefits. It provides aesthetic value by adding visual interest through its movement and reflections. It also adds sound and sensory enjoyment. Water can be implemented in landscapes in various forms like ponds, fountains, waterfalls and streams. These different water features each have their own characteristics and uses in design. Ponds come in types like reflecting pools, ornamental pools, water gardens and fish ponds. Fountains, waterfalls and streams also contribute dynamic visual and auditory elements when incorporated into landscape design.

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    Water plays an important role in landscape design and has many uses and benefits. It provides aesthetic value by adding visual interest through its movement and reflections. It also adds sound and sensory enjoyment. Water can be implemented in landscapes in various forms like ponds, fountains, waterfalls and streams. These different water features each have their own characteristics and uses in design. Ponds come in types like reflecting pools, ornamental pools, water gardens and fish ponds. Fountains, waterfalls and streams also contribute dynamic visual and auditory elements when incorporated into landscape design.

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    Role of Water in Landscape

    Introduction
     Water has been used by landscape architects as a key aesthetic factor.
     It was implemented for breaking the monotony caused by the solid
    materials used by architects or artists.
     It’s a neutral architectural element which cannot be clearly classified
    as natural or built.
     Its significance in visual and non-visual landscapes depends on the
    perception of the observer.
    Water is a multidimensional object of research which appears in various
    fields:
    1. Environmentally : A natural resource for living
    2. Socially : A sensitive basis for developing human activities
    3. Financially : It influences tourism, agriculture, fisheries, etc.
    4. Culturally : Related to folklore, mythology, art and religion
    5. Aesthetically : Represented as a beauty element of nature.
    Role of water in landscape aesthetics-
    Water has a very special quality as an element in landscape design. Water
    add sound, movement and enjoyment into the landscape.

    Water related landscape values-


    1. Sound of water or water birds
    2. Movement of rivers, waterfall or waves
    3. Colours of water and coasts
    4. Reflection on water surface
    5. Possibility of expanding biotopes of certain species
    6. Water creates a sculpture effects
    Various water features in landscape architecture
    A water feature can be as simple as a small reflecting pool or as
    elaborate as a waterfall cascading into a fish pond with a fountain. With
    so many options to choose from, it is helpful to recognize the four basic
    categories of water features; ponds, fountains, waterfalls and
    streams.
    Ponds:
    The four basic types of ponds are, reflecting pools, ornamental pools,
    water gardens and fish ponds. Each of these may be any size, shape
    or depth.
    1. Reflecting Pools- Reflecting pools are designed to be decorative
    features usually in a garden as a central feature. They often have
    formal, geometric shapes with walking surfaces that overhang their
    edges all the way around. For added artistic beauty these water
    features are normally located near a decorative landscape feature that
    is vividly reflected in the glassy surface of the water.

    2. Ornamental Pools- Ornamental pools are generally located near a


    deck or patio. They are designed around an ornamental piece like a
    spouting statue a vertically cascading fountain or a bell fountain.
    3. Water Gardens- Water gardens are living water features, replete with
    aquatic plant life that is full of vibrant colours and textures. Plants,
    both inside and outside the perimeter of the pond create a lush natural
    setting.

    4. Fish Ponds- Fish can be added to almost any type of water feature as
    long as certain life sustaining criteria are met. Gold fish and Koi are
    common favorites. They add a splash of colour in motion.

    Fountains:
    An almost limitless variety of shapes and sizes of fountains may be added
    to your water feature. The sound of water tumbling and splashing on itself
    combined with a refreshing mist carried by the breeze is truly
    invigorating.

    Waterfalls:
    Like fountains, waterfalls add sound, motion and vitality to your water
    feature. Often created with natural stone slabs or boulders, waterfalls
    bring a vertical dimension. Waterfalls capture your interest from a
    distance as they dance and flow.

    Streams:
    Streams are ideal for meandering along paths, walkways or even pool
    decks. Acting as natural filters, streams are often designed to flow into
    waterfalls and cascade into a pond to help sustain the entire ecosystem of
    a water feature.

    Cascading:
    Cascading is phenomenon of falling water from a sources and reaching to
    destination passing through many steps.
     It is a form of falling water.
     Can be natural of artificial type.
     Can be created in steps or other geometrical forms.

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