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.
Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, 25 miles (40.2 km) east of Leicester, 28 miles (45.1 km) south-east of Nottingham and 23 miles (37.0 km) west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census.[1] Oakham is to the west of Rutland Water, one of Europe's largest man-made lakes, and in the Vale of Catmose. Its height above sea level ranges from 325 ft (99 m) to 400 ft (120 m).