LA CES Quiz for New Naturalism

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Speaker Kelly D Norris is: *

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a designer and plants person from Iowa

book author of ‘New Naturalism, Designing and Planting a Resilient, Ecologically Vibrant Home Garden’

a home gardener

A floating island

all of the above

A naturalistic planting design for a particular place might require which of the following: *

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analysis of local geology

abundance and diversity of plants

inclusion of life in its many forms

all of the above

Which was NOT offered as a way to translate the lessons of wild plant communities? *

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a landscape is more like choreography than a painting--design in 3D rather than 2D

close your eyes and awaken your other senses

embrace change

move from observation in the habitat to how to use in cultivation

Which of the following was NOT offered as an example of plant architecture as adaptation? *

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a multistem tree like a serviceberry, as opposed to a single stem tree

little bluestem, as a bunchgrass

Appalachian sedge, as having a dense fibrous root system

a glade community, with very thin soils with minimal organics

Which was NOT mentioned as a plant stress factor: *

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very high soil pH

life in a meadow

life in a floodplain

life in a sand dune

Some of our gardening habits -- like amending the soil, leaving space between plants, removing environmental stress --refer back to what history: *

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European aristocracy

WW2 victory gardens

our agrarian history and harvest mentality

indigenous ways of knowing

Which was NOT offered as an example of naturalistic gardening: *

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go for density aboveground and belowground

embrace change—nothing is static

adapting to local stresses can create site specific, authentic gardens

‘Right plant, right place’

plants are social, they thrive in complex communities in the wild

Which of the following was NOT suggested as a strategy for an abundant planting? *

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use an excel spreadsheet to plan quantities, and allow it to add up to more than 100%

Use a heavy seeding species like Rudbeckia triloba to fill the gaps, while the garden is getting established

Plant by the ancient Japanese calendar

Start small and use plugs

When Kelly talked about ‘the matrix’, he was talking about (check all that apply): *

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a sci fi movie about a dystopian future with no plants

a planting design base layer, from which the structure and vignette layers can emerge and interplay

creating a green mulch out of something like grasses, sedges, and ferns

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Which best describes garden management vs garden maintenance? (Check all that apply) *

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Maintenance implies stasis, as if the garden is supposed to remain more or less the same

Gardeners practice management—they are skilled workers that know plants and their life cycles

A person should only be in management if they have 5+ years of experience

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