THE MAIN APPROACHES TO LANDSCAPING OF ROADSIDE AREAS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE VOLGOGRAD REGION)

Abstract

In this study, the authors consider techniques for creating optimal ecofriendly, resource-saving and visually aesthetic landscaping schemes for decorative roadside lanes on highways. The article analyzes the domestic and foreign experience of planting green spaces, including fruit trees and berry bushes, both in large cities and along the main highways connecting settlements. The work recommends only those breeds and species of plants that play a noise-canceling role, protect and clean the environment from exhaust fumes of moving vehicles, and are also able to delay dust and sand storms and snow drifts. Planting low-growing berry bushes, such as currants and rosehip, allows you to create a visually beautiful aesthetic appearance, and their resistance to various weather conditions ensures minimal care for them. The study plays a crucial role in understanding the importance of landscaping roadside lanes in regions of steppe, semi-desert and desert types, as well as in extreme climate conditions, where hot weather in summer and cold icy winters do not allow trees to grow and create a natural protective barrier. By choosing the right plants, it is possible to clean the soil from impurities of heavy metals such as lead, zinc and copper, to absorb phenols, fluorine and sulfur. Such plants should be planted along highways and in the area that will be planted with trees.