ISHS Acta Horticulturae 642: XXVI International Horticultural Congress: Horticulture, Art and Science for Life - The Colloquia Presentations
SHOWCASING AND TREASURING HORTICULTURE IN PUBLIC SPACES |
| Author: | K. Moss Warner |
| Keywords: | plant-blindness, horticulture education, society values, The Walt Disney World Resort, the Eden Project, green space, theme gardens, garden design, garden management, biodiversity |
| Abstract:
Artfully designed and creatively managed public gardens can inspire, comfort, entertain and educate. They serve to connect people to plants and people to people. They can be the environment where important societal values are demonstrated and hopefully conveyed. These values include an appreciation of the beauty of the natural world, respect for all living things and the importance of biodiversity, respect for global environment issues, appreciation of the diversity of human needs served by plants, appreciation of knowledge, science and the scientific method, appreciation of art and the creative process, recognition and appreciation of our heroes, and respect for entrepreneurship and good business practices. Most importantly, public gardens can be the vehicle by which millions of people learn to enjoy plants and come to recognize the full significance of horticulture within human society. | |
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