The identification of tree and shrub species connected with the spiritual, secular life and cultural landscape of Warmia and Mazury, Poland (original) (raw)
2010, Annals of Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW. Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
The identifi cation of tree and shrub species connected with the spiritual, secular life and cultural landscape of Warmia and Mazury, Poland. The main aim of this thesis was to create directives for landscape gardening in the area of Warmia and Mazury, based on the symbolic meaning of plants. The thesis research involved becoming familiar with literature concerning the meaning of plants as well as fi eld works, which consisted of conducting an opinion poll among the inhabitants of selected places in the Warmia and Mazury region. The questionnaires concerned 36 species of trees and shrubs, most of which are indigenous in the area. It showed which species were used in sacral space and which in living space. It also presented which of the selected species are still used today in the Warmia and Mazury area. Directives for landscape gardening in the park area were created.
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