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" Public garden management / "
[compiled by] Donald A. Rakow, Sharon A. Lee.
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BL
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Record Number
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657367
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Title & Author
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Public garden management /\ [compiled by] Donald A. Rakow, Sharon A. Lee.
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Publication Statement
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Hoboken, N.J. :: John Wiley & Sons,, c2011.
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Page. NO
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xiv, 385 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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ISBN
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9780470532133 (cloth)
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: 0470532130 (cloth)
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Public gardens and their significance -- What is a public garden? -- The history and significance of public gardens -- The emerging garden -- Critical issues in starting a public garden -- The Process of organizing a new garden -- Land acquisition -- Designing for plants and people -- Administrative functions -- Staffing and personnel management -- Volunteer recruitment and management -- Budgeting and financial planning -- Fund-raising and membership development -- Earned income opportunities -- Facilities and infrastructure -- Grounds management and security -- Programmatic functions -- Public gardens and their communities : the value of outreach -- Formal eduction for students, teachers, and youth at public gardens -- Continuing, professional, and higher education -- Interpreting gardens to visitors -- Evaluation of garden programming and planning -- Public relations and marketing communications -- Collections management -- Research at public gardens -- Conservation practices at public gardens -- Long-term initiatives -- A strategic approach to leadership and management -- Associations and partnerships -- Facility expansion -- The shape of gardens to come -- App. A : Factors in the development and management of Canadian public gardens -- App. B : The importance of plant exploration today -- App. C : Herbaria -- App. D : Public garden archives -- App. E : The library in a public garden -- App. F : Horticultural therapy and public gardens.
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Subject
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Gardens-- Management.
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Subject
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Public spaces.
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Subject
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Gardening.
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Dewey Classification
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712/.5068
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LC Classification
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SB467.8.P83 2011
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Added Entry
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Rakow, Donald Andrew,1951-
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Lee, Sharon A.,1944-
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