Abstract:

The need for open green space designs where people can perform their recreational activities is increasing day by day in the cities. In these places, designed to improve the quality of life, plants are a very important design material. In addition to the use of species such as groundcover, perennial, annual; it is possible to use fruit plants in landscape architecture studies with its aesthetic features such as flower, fruit, leaf form, texture and autumn coloration of leaves. Considering that fruit plants have functions such as oxygen production, climate comfort providing, erosion control, hiding and direction, the necessity of using fruit plants in planting designs becomes even more important. In this study, some important city parks, public gardens, road trees and residential gardens in different districts of Ankara city, have been evaluated and the fruit plants used have been determined. The location and using density of these fruit plants, and their purposes of use have been investigated. Fruit species that can be used as ornamental plants in Ankara city have been listed and their usege as ornamental plants in landscape architecture has been defined. Recommendations have been developed for planting designs which can be made with fruit species. When the open green areas of the Ankara city were evaluated, it was observed that fruit species are used solely or in small groups especially in the residential gardens, and the use of fruit plants in urban parks is not intense, but rather culture forms are preferred. In addition to providing aesthetic contributions to open green areas with its aesthetic features such as flower- fruit features and autumn colorations, fruit plants also perform functions such as shading, direction and focusing. With the using of fruit species as ornamental plants, the interests of the place users who reach directly to fresh food will increase, especially children will be able to follow the fruit formation process and it will be contributed to the urban ecosystem by offering a living area to other creatures.

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