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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-025-2-0305

THE ROLE OF PLANT COLLECTIONS IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN FIELD OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Jozef Porvazník1, Ladislav Bakay1, Katarína Miklášová1
1 Institute of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Tulipánová 7, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia

The paper describes the practical teaching at the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering. The woody plant collection and the Interactive Experimental Garden are educational platforms for experiential education, self-education, and lifelong learning in the field of woody plants and perennial herbaceous planting design at the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra. These collections are a “living book”, presenting a diverse array of ground-covering woody plants, perennials, bulbous plants, annuals, and biennial plants, as well as their various combinations. The garden serves as a research and educational platform for students, teachers, and the general public to explore innovative ways of acquiring knowledge and experience. In addition to the aforementioned research and educational purposes, these areas serve as a space for implementing and verifying maintenance activities and research in the field of innovative planting design. Our collection of woody plants and the Interactive Experimental Garden is also the platform for discussion in the field of planting design for experts, students, and the public, and what is more, it increases awareness of innovative planting design.

Keywords: woody plants, perennials, lifelong learning, research, planting design

pages: 305-308, Published: 2025, online: 2025



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