Diversification of grassland in urban greenspace with planted, nursery-grown forbs

Journal of Landscape Architecture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-27

  Hitchmough, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Establishment; Herbaceous perennials; Landscape architecture; Management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84994322563     PISSN: 18626033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18626033.2009.9723410     Document Type: Article

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