Landscaping
Landscapingrefers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including:
Living
elements, such as
or
fauna; or what is commonly called
gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beauty within the
Natural elements such as
shape and elevation, or
bodies of water; and
Abstract elements such as the
and lighting conditions.
Landscaping requires expertise inhorticultureand artistic design.
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England, located about 7 miles (11 km) north of Derby on the River Derwent. As well as Belper itself, the parish also includes the village of Milford and the hamlets of Bargate, Blackbrook and Makeney. As of the 2011 Census, the parish had a population of 21,823. Originally a centre for the nail-making industry since Medieval times, Belper expanded during the early Industrial Revolution to become one of the first mill towns with the establishment of several textile mills; as such, it forms part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site.