Abstract

The development of the art of garden design has brought about the emergence of naturalistic or ecological gardens. This paper presents a brief historical overview of this period in gardening, and provides examples of contemporary applications. Plants can function as absorbents of metals and therefore there is also the possibility of their practical application in techniques for purifying the environment from metallic contamination. An urgent need to create collections of this unique wild plant material has been stressed. Naturalistic gardens designed in appropriate areas have been proposed as an adequate form of setting up in vivo collections composed of numerous native taxa.

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Title
Naturalistic gardens as a recommended solution for the conservation of local biodiversity in degraded areas
Author
Hanus-Fajerska, Ewa 1 ; Iga Karczewska 1 ; Ciarkowska, Krystyna 2 

 Department of Botany and Plant Physiology Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland 
 Department of Soil Science and Soil Protection Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow Al. Mickiewicza 21, 31-120 Kraków, Poland 
Pages
75-80
Publication year
2010
Publication date
2010
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
08671761
e-ISSN
20835965
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2405807728
Copyright
© 2010. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.