The coloristics of wood plants in landscape design

The coloristics of tree plantations gives an idea of the color perception both of a single tree, and the group as a whole. Knowing the individual characteristics of changing the color of foliage of each species, you can arrange groups on the basis of a smooth transition from tone to tone, built on the contrast of colors or with the introduction of an accent. In summer such result can be achieved using varieties of trees and shrubs with atypical coloring of foliage. In ordinary plants, the effect will be noticeable in the late summer or early autumn, when the green foliage changes to red, orange, yellow. The objective is to analyze the discoloration of leaves of trees and shrubs during the growing season. The target of research were plants growing in the Central Federal District of Russia, the Oryol region, the wood and shrub groups, individual plants and their parts. The causes of discoloration of leaves of trees and shrubs were analyzed. The examples of using knowledge of coloristics in landscape design are considered. The monitoring of specific stands selected for work was carried out during the time of the experiment. In the final version of the project the color creates a completeness, gives the landscape its naturalness, helps to highlight a certain part in the overall perception of the territory, attracts insects and birds to the garden, gives the site owners a certain mood, adds decorativeness to the landscape picture. A landscape designer needs to know the basics and laws of coloristics in order to use the color features of plants in their compositions skillfully; to avoid variegated color combinations and arbitrary selection of plants in a colorful way; to avoid confluent monotony, do not abuse the frequency of monotonous masses. These elements are better to use as interchangeable among the strong and contrasting colorful points.