The Sedum L. genus is extensively represented in the Tolstiaceae family, (more than 600 species). Diversity market of species makes Sedums popular and promising landscape gardening, urban interior gardening. In indoor floriculture, there are more 20 sedums, which herbaceous, succulent semi-shrubs that can be either single or perennials. Decorative effect given to plant primarily by decorative l...

A consideration of occupation and space is outlined to advance non-representational thinking about human-landscape relation. Empirical findings are presented from a research project based on data from the Mass Observation Archive (1) relevant to gardens and gardening. This data is analysed to explore how ‘ordinary’ people (who have contributed to this Archive) express and experience issues conc...

Private gardens collectively comprise the largest green space in most cities and the greatest potential for increasing the extent of wildlife-friendly and native-dominated habitat, improving the quality of ecosystem services, and providing opportunities for urban dwellers to reconnect with nature. Because attitudes and values driving landscape preferences in gardens are complex and often not co...

In agroecosystems, local and landscape features, as well as natural enemy abundance and richness, are significant predictors of predation services that may result in biological control of pests. Despite the increasing importance of urban gardening for provisioning of food to urban populations, most urban gardeners suffer from high pest problems, and have little knowledge about how to manage the...