Aim of study: Planting is a landscape arrangement that best integrates aesthetic, functional, ecological and symbolic influences. There are various organization styles, these styles can be generally classified as formal and naturalistic styles. Plants could be used to create borders, for architectural purposes, to create spaces, to screen bad views, for aesthetic purposes, to create emphasis, to compliment buildings, for erosion control, to direct movements, to screen light, to control noise, to provide shade and for climate control. The present study aims to identify the types of plants used as border elements, the space and purposes of their use.Area of study: This study was conducted at the Karadeniz Technical University, located on the Trabzon city.Material and Methods: The main material of the study is planting border elements and Karadeniz Technical University, Kanuni Campus. In the study, observation, data collection, analysis and evaluation were used. At the stage of observation, KTU Kanuni Campus, which is a study area, visited the situation of planting border elements and photographs were taken of the samples that could best represent themMain results: Accordingly, it was determined that the plant border elements at KTU Kanuni campus were used to separate the buildings with the garden, to create spaces, to screen bad views, for aesthetic purposes, to create emphasis, to complement the buildings, to cover the elevation differences, to direct movement, to form borders, to screen the light, and to control the noise.Research highlights: The aim of the present study was to reveal the functions of plant border elements formed with the abovementioned species. In the present study, the adaptation, aesthetic and functional effects of the observed plant border elements on the landscapes they surround and the environment were also investigated.