Description

Book Synopsis
A practical, hands-on guide for creating schoolyard gardens using native Southwestern plants, fully illustrated with photographs, drawings, and design plans.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction by Kim Duffek
    • About This Book
    • Making Outdoor Classrooms a Reality
    • The Need for Wildlife Habitat and Native Gardens
    • Bioregions of the Arid Southwest
  • Chapter 1: Schoolyards
    • The Schoolyard as an Outdoor Classroom
    • Overview of Schoolyard Environments
      • Introduction
      • History of Playground Design with Applications for Contemporary Playground Design
      • Nature and Play
      • Adult Memories of Valued Play Places
      • Implications for Design
    • Learning and the Natural Outdoor Classroom
    • Schoolyard Garden Types
      • Art Gardens
      • Cultural History Gardens
      • Ecological Gardens
      • Literacy Gardens
      • Vegetable Gardens
  • Chapter 2: Design Theory
    • Introduction
    • History of Garden Styles
      • Prehistoric "Gardens" (20,000-3300 BC)
      • Ancient Egyptian Gardens (3300-500 BC)
      • Ancient Mesopotamian (3500-538 BC), Sumerian (3500-900 BC), Assyrian (900-625 BC), and Neo-Babylonian (611-538 BC) Gardens
      • Ancient Persian Gardens (539-331 BC)
      • Ancient Greek Gardens (700-136 BC)
      • Ancient Roman Gardens (510 BC- AD 476)
      • Ancient Chinese Gardens (1600 BC- AD 1279)
      • Japanese Gardens (AD 575-1600)
      • Medieval European Gardens (AD 476-1350)
      • Islamic (Moorish) Gardens, Spain (AD 700s-1400s)
      • Italian Renaissance Gardens (AD 1350-1765)
      • French Grand-Style Gardens (AD 1495-1750)
      • English Romantic Gardens (AD 1715-1840)
      • Spanish Colonial Gardens (AD 1492-mid-1700s)
      • Colonial and Early American Gardens (AD 1630-1840)
      • American Romantic Gardens (AD 1830-1930)
      • Victorian Gardens (AD 1820-1900)
      • Classical Beaux-Arts Gardens (AD 1893-1930)
      • Modern Gardens (AD 1930-late 1970s)
      • Postmodern and Contemporary Gardens (AD mid-1970s-present)
    • Design Fundamentals
      • Design Principles
      • Design Elements
  • Chapter 3: Beginning the Design Process
    • Introduction
    • A Design Process for Planning Outdoor Classrooms, Wildlife Habitats, and Gardens
      • Identify Participants
      • Write a Design Program
    • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Site Research and Design Synthesis
    • Review and Evaluate Previous Steps
    • Site Research
      • Site Selection
      • Site Inventory
      • Site Analysis
    • Design Synthesis
    • Conceptual Design
      • Zones, Spaces, Design Features, and Spatial Sequencing
      • Circulation Patterns
      • Testing Design Concepts
    • Preliminary Design
    • Final Design
  • Chapter 5: Design Essentials
    • Introduction
    • Project Funding
      • Grants and Cash Donations
      • In-kind Donations
      • Organization of the Fund-raising Process
    • Design Features
      • Earthworks
      • Ponds
      • Plants
      • Shade Structures
      • Storage Areas
      • Pathways
      • Seating
      • Walls
      • Signs
    • Maintenance
      • Weeding
      • Fertilization
      • Pruning
      • Bird Feeders and Bird Baths
    • Accessibility
      • Requirements
    • Safety
    • Project Evaluation and Revision
    • Outdoor Classroom and Schoolyard Habitat Assessment Criteria
  • Chapter 6: Ecological Principles and Wildlife by Kim Duffek
    • Introduction to Wildlife Ecology
    • Elements for Survival
      • Food Resources
      • Water Availability
      • Providing Shelter
      • Space to Survive
    • Pollinator Gardens and Wild Visitors
      • Introduction
      • Hummingbird Gardens
      • Butterfly Gardens
      • Bee Gardens
      • Moth Gardens
      • Bat Gardens
      • Fly Gardens
      • Wildlife Gardens
    • Completing the Web
      • Pest Control
      • Decomposition
      • Unwanted Visitors
    • Seeds for Thought
    • Words of Inspiration
  • Appendix: Regional Plant Tables by Kim Duffek
  • References and Additional Reading

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A Paperback by Lauri Macmillan Johnson, Kim Duffek, James Richards

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    Publisher: MU - University of Texas Press
    Publication Date: 7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780292717466, 978-0292717466
    ISBN10: 0292717466
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A practical, hands-on guide for creating schoolyard gardens using native Southwestern plants, fully illustrated with photographs, drawings, and design plans.

    Table of Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction by Kim Duffek
      • About This Book
      • Making Outdoor Classrooms a Reality
      • The Need for Wildlife Habitat and Native Gardens
      • Bioregions of the Arid Southwest
    • Chapter 1: Schoolyards
      • The Schoolyard as an Outdoor Classroom
      • Overview of Schoolyard Environments
        • Introduction
        • History of Playground Design with Applications for Contemporary Playground Design
        • Nature and Play
        • Adult Memories of Valued Play Places
        • Implications for Design
      • Learning and the Natural Outdoor Classroom
      • Schoolyard Garden Types
        • Art Gardens
        • Cultural History Gardens
        • Ecological Gardens
        • Literacy Gardens
        • Vegetable Gardens
    • Chapter 2: Design Theory
      • Introduction
      • History of Garden Styles
        • Prehistoric "Gardens" (20,000-3300 BC)
        • Ancient Egyptian Gardens (3300-500 BC)
        • Ancient Mesopotamian (3500-538 BC), Sumerian (3500-900 BC), Assyrian (900-625 BC), and Neo-Babylonian (611-538 BC) Gardens
        • Ancient Persian Gardens (539-331 BC)
        • Ancient Greek Gardens (700-136 BC)
        • Ancient Roman Gardens (510 BC- AD 476)
        • Ancient Chinese Gardens (1600 BC- AD 1279)
        • Japanese Gardens (AD 575-1600)
        • Medieval European Gardens (AD 476-1350)
        • Islamic (Moorish) Gardens, Spain (AD 700s-1400s)
        • Italian Renaissance Gardens (AD 1350-1765)
        • French Grand-Style Gardens (AD 1495-1750)
        • English Romantic Gardens (AD 1715-1840)
        • Spanish Colonial Gardens (AD 1492-mid-1700s)
        • Colonial and Early American Gardens (AD 1630-1840)
        • American Romantic Gardens (AD 1830-1930)
        • Victorian Gardens (AD 1820-1900)
        • Classical Beaux-Arts Gardens (AD 1893-1930)
        • Modern Gardens (AD 1930-late 1970s)
        • Postmodern and Contemporary Gardens (AD mid-1970s-present)
      • Design Fundamentals
        • Design Principles
        • Design Elements
    • Chapter 3: Beginning the Design Process
      • Introduction
      • A Design Process for Planning Outdoor Classrooms, Wildlife Habitats, and Gardens
        • Identify Participants
        • Write a Design Program
      • Conclusion
    • Chapter 4: Site Research and Design Synthesis
      • Review and Evaluate Previous Steps
      • Site Research
        • Site Selection
        • Site Inventory
        • Site Analysis
      • Design Synthesis
      • Conceptual Design
        • Zones, Spaces, Design Features, and Spatial Sequencing
        • Circulation Patterns
        • Testing Design Concepts
      • Preliminary Design
      • Final Design
    • Chapter 5: Design Essentials
      • Introduction
      • Project Funding
        • Grants and Cash Donations
        • In-kind Donations
        • Organization of the Fund-raising Process
      • Design Features
        • Earthworks
        • Ponds
        • Plants
        • Shade Structures
        • Storage Areas
        • Pathways
        • Seating
        • Walls
        • Signs
      • Maintenance
        • Weeding
        • Fertilization
        • Pruning
        • Bird Feeders and Bird Baths
      • Accessibility
        • Requirements
      • Safety
      • Project Evaluation and Revision
      • Outdoor Classroom and Schoolyard Habitat Assessment Criteria
    • Chapter 6: Ecological Principles and Wildlife by Kim Duffek
      • Introduction to Wildlife Ecology
      • Elements for Survival
        • Food Resources
        • Water Availability
        • Providing Shelter
        • Space to Survive
      • Pollinator Gardens and Wild Visitors
        • Introduction
        • Hummingbird Gardens
        • Butterfly Gardens
        • Bee Gardens
        • Moth Gardens
        • Bat Gardens
        • Fly Gardens
        • Wildlife Gardens
      • Completing the Web
        • Pest Control
        • Decomposition
        • Unwanted Visitors
      • Seeds for Thought
      • Words of Inspiration
    • Appendix: Regional Plant Tables by Kim Duffek
    • References and Additional Reading

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