<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>32</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fluter, Shari A.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Functional Landscape Design: From Ecuador’s Amazon Basin to Oregon’s Willamette Valley</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Agriculture</style></secondary-title><tertiary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VanDer Zanden, Ann Marie</style></tertiary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">benefits</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ecuador</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">flowers</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">garden design</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">gardens</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Horticulture</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">06/2001</style></date></pub-dates></dates><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Oregon State University</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Corvallis</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Honors Bachelor of Arts in International Studies in Horticulture</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">59</style></pages><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Throughout the world, there seems to be a consensus: there are not many things as beautiful as a flower. Throughout the years, societies and civilizations have all tried their hands at displaying this beauty in gardens. By looking at a chronology of garden design, beginning with ancient Egypt and progressing through the usefulness of plants directly correlates to the appearance of their gardens. Where plants are valued for the services that they provide, such as nitrogen fixation, erosion control, repelling insects, as a ground cover, or as providers of food and medicine, gardens tend to be better taken care of because the owner receives tangible rewards for their work. With careful planning, a garden can be created that is easy to maintain, beautiful and highly rewarding. The first design principle is planning-knowing the site and what you want from it. The second is knowing the plant material-where and how the plant grows naturally. Thirdly, give the plants space to grow, which reduces disease and pruning and watering requirements. Finally, choose plants that will give you something back, whether it be food, medicine, or an environmental service. </style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Undergraduate</style></work-type></record></records></xml>