English for Landscape Architecture and Design

 
 
 
 
 

 

М. М. Романова 

 

ENGLISH FOR LANDSCAPE 

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN 

 
 
 

Учебное пособие 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

Йошкар-Ола 

2017

УДК 81.111:71 (075.8) 
ББК  81.432.1:85.118.7  

Р 69 

 

 

Рецензенты: 

кандидат филологических наук, доцент ПГТУ А. В. Береснева; 
кандидат педагогических наук, доцент ПГТУ Н. Н. Щеглова 

 
 
 

Печатается по решению 

редакционно-издательского совета ПГТУ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Романова, М. М. 

Р 69   English for Landscape Architecture and Design: учебное пособие / 

М. М. Романова. – Йошкар-Ола: Поволжский государственный 
технологический университет, 2017. − 180 с. 
ISBN 978-5-8158-1935-1 
 

 Цель учебного пособия – научить студентов читать и понимать 

оригинальные тексты на английском языке по специальности, помочь в 
усвоении профессионально-ориентированной лексики, создать основу для 
развития навыков аудирования и говорения по изученной тематике. 

Для 
студентов 
бакалавриата, 
обучающихся 
по 
направлению 

подготовки 35.03.10 «Ландшафтная архитектура». 

 

                            УДК  81.111:71 (075.8) 

                                                                         ББК  81.432.1:85.118.7  

 
  ISBN 978-5-8158-1935-1 
© Романова М. М., 2017 
© Поволжский государственный 
технологический университет, 2017 

CONTENTS 

 

Предисловие ....................................................................................... 5 
 
Part I. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN ................. 6 

Unit 1. Landscape architecture ............................................................ 6 
Unit 2. Landscape architecture profession ........................................ 15 

Unit 3. History of landscape architecture .......................................... 24 

Unit 4. Famous landscape architects ................................................. 33 

Unit 5. Elements and principles of landscape design.........................42 
Unit 6. How has computerized design improved landscaping? ......... 56 

Unit 7. Landscaping materials ........................................................... 63 

Unit 8. What is horticulture? ............................................................. 73 

Unit 9. Care of ornamental plants in the landscape ........................... 83 

Unit 10. London parks and gardens ................................................... 91 

Unit 11. What is urban planning? ..................................................... 100 

Unit 12. Urban forests ..................................................................... 108 
 
Part II. TEXTS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING ................ 118 

Unit 1. What is landscaping? ........................................................... 118 

Unit 2. 10 great reasons to be a landscape architect ........................ 120 
Unit 3. A brief history of gardening ................................................ 124 

Unit 4. The most prominent landscape architects ............................ 133 

Unit 5. Where to look for landscaping ideas ................................... 138 

Unit 6. C.A.D. – using computer aided design in landscape  
plans ................................................................................................. 140 

Unit 7. The difference between hardscape and softscape ................ 142 

Unit 8. The use of horticulture in productive landscaping .............. 145 

Unit 9. How to landscape with ornamentals .................................... 148 

Unit 10. Famous parks in England .................................................. 151 

Unit 11. Urban horticulture ............................................................. 157 
Unit 12. The value of trees to a community .................................... 160 

Appendix I. Transcripts .................................................................. 163 

Appendix II. Russian-English dictionary of  
landscape architecture terms ............................................................ 174 
 
Bibliography .................................................................................... 179 
 
Internet resources ............................................................................. 180 
 
 

ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ 

 

Данное учебное пособие предназначено для студентов I курса, 

обучающихся 
по 
направлению 
подготовки 
35.03.10 

«Ландшафтная архитектура». Целью данной работы является 
профессионально-ориентированное обучение английскому языку 
и  развитие языковых навыков у студентов. 

Настоящее пособие включает двенадцать уроков, в которых 

предложены  материалы для аудиторной и самостоятельной 
работы, а также тексты для дополнительного чтения и 
приложения. Уроки разработаны на основе аутентичных текстов, 
содержание которых соответствует профессиональной тематике. 
Система упражнений к каждому уроку пособия направлена на 
обучение чтению и переводу текстов по специальности, 
формирование лексических и грамматических навыков, навыков 
аудирования, развитие коммуникативных навыков в сфере 
профессиональной деятельности.  

Раздел для дополнительного чтения содержит оригинальные 

тексты, расширяющие профессиональный кругозор студентов и 
предназначенные для совершенствования навыков перевода, а 
также вопросы к данным текстам.  

В 
приложениях 
приведены 
транскрипты 
текстов 
для 

аудирования 
и 
русско-английский 
словарь 
терминов 
по 

ландшафтной 
архитектуре, 
в 
котором 
представлена 

профессиональная лексика, извлеченная из текстов пособия. 

Учебное пособие призвано помочь студентам повысить свою 

компетенцию в сфере ландшафтной архитектуры и дизайна, 
овладеть 
профессиональной 
лексикой, 
приобрести 
навыки 

работы с текстами разной сложности. 
 
 

PART I 

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE  

AND DESIGN 

 

Unit 1 

 
1. Read the following international words and give their Russian 

equivalents 

 
natural, aesthetic, topographical, terrace, fountain, unique, contour, 

design, architect, engineer, decorative, service, project, characteristics, 
proportion, contrast, sculpture 

 
2. Read the following text and translate it into Russian 

 

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 

 

Landscape architecture is the science and art of modifying land 

areas by organizing natural, cultivated, or constructed elements 
according to a comprehensive, aesthetic plan. These elements include 
topographical features such as hills, valleys, rivers, and ponds; 
growing things such as trees, shrubbery, grass, and flowers; and 
constructions such as buildings, terraces, roads, bridges, fountains, 
and statuary. No unalterable rules exist in landscape architecture 
because each plot of ground offers unique problems caused by 
variation in contour, climate, and surrounding areas. 

Landscape architecture was formerly called landscape gardening 

and was limited to the creation of gardens around private dwellings. 
Today landscape architecture covers a much wider area of concerns, 
ranging from the setting out of small gardens to the ordering of parks, 
malls, and highways. It includes landscape gardening, which is now 
understood as the work done by commercial gardeners, who install 
and care for flowers and greenery according to the design of 
landscape architects. The landscape architect has the same 
professional standing as an architect or engineer. The landscape 
gardener may be a commercial contractor or an amateur, who 
landscapes the grounds of a private home. Most large-scale gardens 

are planned by landscape architects, who provide for grading and 
drainage as well as for decorative design. Small gardens usually do 
not require the services of a landscape architect. 

 

 

 

English garden landscape 

 

Whatever the scale of the project, the landscape architect first 

studies the site. Working alone or with a town planner, traffic 
engineer, or building architect, as the project requires, the landscape 
architect considers the proposed use for the site. Other considerations 
are the layout of the terrain, climate and soil conditions, and costs. 
Once this information is known, the landscape architect proceeds to 
actual design. 

An overall plan is established, which can be a formal garden 

based on a symmetrical arrangement of geometric beds or an 
informal arrangement of planting to make as much use as possible 
of the natural characteristics of the site. A plan can also be for a 
Japanese garden emphasizing asymmetrical placement of rocks and 
sand, for a desert garden, or for a simplified massing of naturalistic 
shrubbery. 

The landscape architect's plan takes into account proportion and 

scale. A small walled garden, for example, is scaled to the close-range 
view of its occupant; a large park, however, benefits from spacious 
vistas and massive groupings of trees. The plan also takes advantage 
of natural land formations, such as hills or pools, or alters them. The 
plan may provide for subdivisions of space, whether these are a series 
of enclosures containing different colors or other variations or are 
loosely defined areas that flow into one another. 

The landscape architect also considers contrasts in shady masses 

and open, sunny spaces, especially in relation to the climate. Contrasts 
in the size, color, and texture of plant material are also important. 
Planting may be designed according to season so that different parts of 
a garden bloom at different times. A successful plan also requires 
knowledge of plant characteristics, needs, and limitations. Other 
elements in a landscape architect's plan may be fountains, streams, and 
pools; sculpture and benches; walls, walks, and terraces; and small 
structures such as gazebos, kiosks, and trellises. 

 
3. Learn the following words and word combinations 
 

landscape architecture
ландшафтная архитектура

shrubbery
кустарник; аллея, обсаженная 
кустарником

statuary
скульптура, скульптурная группа

landscape gardening
садово-парковая архитектура; 
декоративное садоводство

mall
аллея, бульвар

greenery
зелень, растительность

commercial contractor
коммерческий подрядчик

amateur
любитель

drainage
дренаж

site
место, участок

town planner
градостроитель

terrain
местность, территория

soil
почва

formal garden
английский парк, сад в классическом 
стиле

symmetrical arrangement
симметричное расположение

geometric bed
геометрическая клумба

informal arrangement
свободное расположение

asymmetrical placement
асимметричное размещение

spacious vista
просторная аллея

shady masses
тенистые насаждения

bloom
цветение

gazebo
застекленный балкон

kiosk
беседка

trellis
решетка, шпалера, подпорка

 

4. Make new words with the base words given in the table by 

adding prefixes or suffixes 

 

Verb
Noun
Adjective
Adverb

season

consider

possible

success

loose

 

5. Match the words in the left column with their Russian 

equivalents in the right one 

 
1) science
a)
долина

2) art
b) пространство

3) exist
c)
пруд

4) alter
d) шоссе

5) valley
e)
установить

6) space
f)
расположение

7) pond
g) требовать

8) highway
h) наука

9) install
i)
ограждение

10) layout
j)
существовать

11) require
k)
изменить

12) enclosure
l)
искусство

 
 

6. Match the word combinations in the left column with their 

Russian equivalents in the right one 

 
1) private dwellings
a)
альпийский сад

2) overall plan
b) обнесенный стеной сад

3) Japanese garden
c)
солнечные участки

4) walled garden
d) вид с близкого расстояния

5) desert garden
e)
сад в японском стиле

6) close-range view
f)
общий план

7) sunny spaces
g) частное жилье

 

7. Fill in the gaps with the following words 

a) garden                                  b) architect 
c) landscape gardening             d) landscape architecture        
e) landscape  
 

1.   Key areas include architecture, planning, ___, art and design  
      disciplines, geography, interior design and marketing. 
2.    Ornamental crops, such as dogwood and azalea, are harvested  
      for ___. 
3.    Caring for your backyard ___ in an environmentally sensible  
       way can have a bigger impact than you might think. 
4.    All in all it is an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone   
       really interested in planting for wildlife, conservation or ___  
       management. 
5.   The ___ kept space open for these and other plants in the  
      exterior hardscape and designed a shed for potting. 
 
8. Listen to the text «Landscape architecture» and tick (ˇ) the 

words you hear 

 

1
sketch
6
apply for

2
environment
7
surveying

3
contemplative
8
greenery

4
gardener
9
land management

5
outdoors
10
spectacular

 
9. Listen again and do the following tasks 

 

A.  Choose the correct answer 

 

1. What does landscape architecture combine? 
 

a) Mandatory components and ethical design decisions 
b) Art and science  
c) Sustainable communities and university programs