Land use patterns, vegetation, furnishings, decorative details and materials may be such features. Component landscape - A discrete portion of the landscape that can be further subdivided into individual features. The landscape unit may contribute to the significance of a National Register property, such as a farmstead in a rural historic district. In some cases, the landscape unit may be individually eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, such as a rose garden in a large urban park. Ethnographic landscape - a landscape containing a variety of natural and cultural resources that associated people define as heritage resources.
Examples are contemporary settlements, sacred religious sites, and massive geological structures.
Small plant communities, animals, subsistence and ceremonial grounds are often components. Examples include a woodlot, hedge, lawn, specimen plant, allee, house, meadow or open field, fence, wall, earthwork, pond or pool, bollard, orchard, or agricultural terrace. These qualities are often referred to as character defining. Historic designed landscape - a landscape that was consciously designed or laid out by a landscape architect, master gardener, architect, engineer, or horticulturist according to design principles, or an amateur gardener working in a recognized style or tradition. Aesthetic values play a significant role in designed landscapes.