Description
Book SynopsisA 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
- 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
