Independent landscape is a way of landscape creation using only one ornamental plant, Magnolia purpurogenum. The configuration of independent landscape of Magnolia purpurogenum can be roughly divided into natural style and regular style. Natural style configuration mainly imitates the structure of natural plant communities and emphasizes flexible and changeable planting methods. Natural style configuration can adopt the forms of solitary planting, cluster planting, group planting, etc., giving people a free and lively natural interest. Regular style configuration arranges Magnolia purpurogenum symmetrically or in rows, emphasizing the overall effect brought by the neat and symmetrical layout, which often gives people a solemn and solemn feeling. Regular style configuration can adopt the methods of planting in pairs and rows.

Solitary planting is a type of planting in which individual trees are planted or trees of the same species are planted closely together to achieve the effect of single planting. Solitary planting mainly shows the beauty of the individual tree shape and is generally treated as a visual center. For purple magnolia, a single purple magnolia with a tall and beautiful tree shape and a full crown is arranged on an open flat land, hillside or lawn to form the main view in the space. This is one of the solitary planting configuration methods; you can also take 2^-3 purple magnolias with smaller bodies and lush crowns and plant them closely together to create the effect of solitary planting. Purple magnolia is commonly seen in ancient courtyards as a solitary planting landscape, and is also often used in modern courtyards. If a single purple magnolia is planted in the courtyard, you can enjoy a tree full of flowers in spring, shade and coolness in summer, and fallen leaves and mature red fruits in autumn.

The arrangement of planting two purple magnolias symmetrically along a certain axis is called pair planting. Pair planting is often used on both sides of the entrances of parks, roads, buildings, and squares, or on both sides of the stone steps and bridgeheads, to set off the main scenery. It can not only enrich the three-dimensional picture of the building and soften the rigid lines of the building, but also give the building a dynamic sense of time and space. It is often arranged together with ancient buildings such as halls and pavilions.

Row planting is to plant purple magnolias in rows and rows at a certain spacing between plants, forming a neat and single landscape. It is easy to achieve a neat and consistent artistic effect by planting purple magnolias of similar tree shapes in straight lines or curves at equal distances. The landscape formed by row planting is neat and imposing, and this configuration method is widely used in regular gardens and green spaces. In gardens, purple magnolias are often used for basic planting in roads, squares, residential areas, and in front of buildings, and often appear in green spaces in the form of row plantings such as street trees, hedges, and forest belts.

Group planting refers to the arrangement of more than 20 and less than 100 purple magnolias planted together. Group planting mainly shows the group beauty of purple magnolias, and does not show the full individual beauty of each purple magnolia. The group beauty of purple magnolias is mainly manifested in the spring when the flowers bloom, the purple flowers bloom in competition, like pieces of red clouds showing in front of people, and in autumn when the red fruits are abundant, giving people the joy of a good harvest.

Therefore, when planting a group of purple magnolia trees, the requirements for each individual are not as high as those for solitary trees. Group planting is one of the main scenes in the composition of garden landscaping. Purple magnolia trees can be arranged in open areas with sufficient distance, such as large lawns near the edge of the forest, wide open spaces in natural scenic areas, islands in the water, small hills, and mounds. In front of the main facade of the purple magnolia tree group, leave an open space at least 4 times the height of the purple magnolia tree group and 1.5 times the width, so that visitors can appreciate the group beauty of purple magnolia.

When combining with other garden plants for landscaping, full consideration should be given to whether the biological habits and ornamental characteristics of purple magnolia and other species are coordinated, including the tree shape and the shapes and colors of flowers, leaves, and fruits; the needs for light, temperature, soil, water, nutrition, etc.

In terms of color matching, since the purple magnolia has large flowers and bright purple color, when using purple magnolia as the main part of the landscape, it is better to match it with varieties with relatively smaller flowers and lighter colors, such as white flower peach, crabapple, and golden bell, which can better bring out the beauty of the purple magnolia flowers. From the color of the leaves, purple magnolia is a deciduous tree species with light green leaves. Therefore, when matching it with other plants, it should be matched with evergreen trees as much as possible, with evergreen trees as background trees, and sometimes it can also be matched with deciduous trees.

Planting purple magnolia with magnolia grandiflora, coral tree, cedar, osmanthus, etc. can create a red spot in the green; purple magnolia with lotus, osmanthus, camellia, etc. can form a four-season flower scene with magnolia blooming in spring, lotus in summer, osmanthus in autumn, and camellia in winter. In addition, purple magnolia can be matched with boxwood, pittosporum, winter jasmine and other shrubs to simulate natural ecological communities and create natural interest.