Domestic gardens as water-wise landscapes: A case study in southwestern Europe

HortTechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 616-623

  Fernández Cañero, Rafael ^a   Ordovás, José ^a   Machuca, Miguel Ángel Herrera ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Garden irrigation; Private gardens; Sustainable gardening; Xeriscape

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054963182     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.21.5.616     Document Type: Article

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