Talk:Planting Design 2013 - Working Group 15

Comment of case studies group 15 – Matthias Klauser

A: Planting design and the impact on Lika, Croatia – Adriana Papic - Lika is a lose populated area in between dense areas – development of nature is important - Very good analysis of problems with population emigration, land prices, loss of history… - Solve the problems with planting design – more attractive for people to live there, holistic approach with nature, culture, history – aim: gap between lifestyle of villages and cities become smaller - Beautiful handrawn maps and pictures - Very good analysis of the problem – good recognition: “a lot of green doesn’t necessarily improve the quality of life – it needs to be designed to give a benefit” - Very good drawings, conceptual images - Negative: I don’t fully understand the analytical maps and the approach…

B: t’Veld, Ardoorie, Belgium – Ruben De Coninck - Natura 2000 area – important green areas as corridors – must be protected - Typical: Heath and carex - Analysis: isolation of area – cultural dynamic – cultural influence – picture - - Projective: save the relicts by opening field ponds and draw attention - Question from critique: How could the ponds be opened again? Is there enough ground water? What else changes when there is more water in the area? Who maintains the ponds?

C : Schleissheim Garden, Oberschleissheim, Germany – Tilak Nagaraju - Baroque gardens with same design like in 17th centrury - Very good explanation and summary of typical features of a baroque garden - Lots of numbers and information – It would be very good to have the references - Showcase of benefits and problems of baroque gardens – very good - Good photos – unfortunately no analytical pictures - Solution for the garden includes a large labyrinth: o Good: Protecting plants in between labyrinth, bring structure, outdoor classroom o Negative: Expensive in maintenance

D: MEP Matorral Espinoso Psamófilo, Uruguai – Amalia Robredo - MEP – community with the danger of extinction due to new city development – plants are “invasive or survivors” - Landscape designer, Plant hunter, university teacher – works are interdisciplinary with botanists, ecologists and nurseries - Realizing the chance of “making a difference” – accepts challenge of a landscape designer - Reasons for protecting the plants: refuge for small animals, protection of endangered species, uniqueness and beauty of the patches - Force of natural succession and urban development - Very good basis of knowledge, understandable approach and showcase of problems and chances for an improvement. - Projective ideas: Save the plants – use them for gene pools for nurseries, improve the perception with info signs, ornamental designs in gardens - Many references – good for further information - Summary and conclusion not there yet.

Comment of case studies group 15 – Angelo Angileri

Planting Design and the Impact on Lika, Croatia Adriana Papic

Positive: - good analysis for the actual state; - good hand draws of the scheems that explain the actual state; - explained very well the problematics of the region of Lika about the city and the village; - nice planting design, that improved the green quality in Lika; - brave idea to bring the people to the land; - nice hand draws,

Negative: - She wants to encourage the people to live more in the surrounding landscape and not only in the city, but that could be difficult to realize because is always difficult to bring the people from the city to the land, and this, in my opinion, would also lead to a change in the culture of the place.

T-VELD - ARDOOIE - BELGIUM Ruben De Coninck

Positive: - 't Veld’ is the biggest green area in the green less region of Ardooie-Tielt; - nice choise of the area, I think is really intresting; - protect flora and fauna; - restore the area as it was in the past;

Negative: -The topic is intresting but I think it must be more protect because is one of the most important green area in that Region, and is not so clear how he want to protect that.

Schleissheim Garden - Oberschleissheim - Germany Tilak Nagaraju

Positive: - great analysis of the Park and of the history of it; - good exposition of the actual state of the Baroque garden (form, position etc.); - thought about the maintenance cost of the green, the fontain, the ponds and so on.. -

Negative: - I think there are no negative things, the only one could be that when you analyze this kind of area is difficult to modify or to get a better solution because is an historic park and most of the time you cannot do anything there, but in this case Tilak, as engineer, analyzed more the structure of the Park and all the components that composing the park, and in my opinion he did a good job.

MEP Matorral Espinoso - Km 172 Route 10 - Uruguay Amalia Robredo

Positive: - Protect the native plants; - using the native species from the MEP; - great description of the vegetation in the actual state; - nice approach for the problem;

Negative: - wiki page did not finished yet;

Comment of case studies group 15 – Martina Šekutor

Case study A – a very good view of the importance of planting design and what it can impact, nicely noticed connection between rural and urban areas, their relationship and what can be done about improving them and also the connection between landscape architecture and how they can improve people’s quality of life.

Case study B – a very interesting context of the case study, especially because of the Natura 2000 protection status, nicely noticed connection between nature and culture in the area, the suggested projective ideas seem like they could really enrich the area and sustain this important habitat.

Case study C – an interesting choice of a historical garden for the case study because of it’s context in everyday life, historic gardens are always interesting because their restoration (when necessary) and maintenance always represent a challenge today, especially because the gardens themselves represent a completely different time and landscaping aesthetics.

Case study D – an interesting case study because it is very different from any context I have had experience with, preservation of native plants is very important for any area and usually the best choice, nicely analyzed perspective of the area by the residents and the need for educating the public, very good projective ideas for connecting nature and culture.