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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Nassauer, Joan Iverson |
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| Author Affiliation: | Department of Horticultural Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN |
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| Title: | The aesthetics of horticulture: Neatness as a form of care |
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| Source: | HortScience. Vol. 23, No. 6, December 1988, p. 973-977. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 5 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Aesthetic values; Landscape design; Perceptions; Psychology of the lawn
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Perceived care of the landscape is a primary determinant of landscape attractiveness. Care is typically recognized in the neatness of a landscape: evenness of turf or crop color, placement of ornamental plants, use of fences and borders, and freedom from weeds or litter. However, care may also be expressed in landscapes that do not look neat. For instance, sites where native or drought-tolerant grasses are used, where understory dominates the forest, where ditches or lawns are not mown, where wetland plants appear - all may demonstrate ecological care but not look neat. In the agricultural landscape, minimum tillage and Conservation reserve parcels exhibit this same 'messy' care. Despite the dominance of neatness as a form of the care aesthetic, 'messy' landscapes look attractive if people know the ecological function of what they are seeing, or if the landscape context indicates that the messy look is intentional. In horticulture, at both the production and design levels, the aesthetic of care can be interpreted beyond neatness to include the ecological function of the landscape." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 14 |
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| Note: | "Presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Horticultural Science and 33rd Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science, 8 Aug., 1988"
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Nassauer, J. I. 1988. The aesthetics of horticulture: Neatness as a form of care. HortScience. 23(6):p. 973-977. |
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