Ornamental Teaching Gardens: Design, Development, and Use

The teaching gardens at the University of Florida's (UF) Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) were developed as an outdoor teaching laboratory to provide on-site plant collections for hands-on learning activities. The educational value of the gardens is witnessed daily by demonst...

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Main Authors: Sandra B. Wilson, Tara M. Minton, Laurie K. Mecca, Judith Gersony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-01-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109183
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Summary:The teaching gardens at the University of Florida's (UF) Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) were developed as an outdoor teaching laboratory to provide on-site plant collections for hands-on learning activities. The educational value of the gardens is witnessed daily by demonstrated landscape design principles and visible plant nomenclature. This is EDIS document FE469, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published January 2004.  https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe469
ISSN:2576-0009