@article{article_638134, title={Peyzaj Tasarımlarında Kullanılabilecek Ege Bölgesine Uyumlu Süs Çimi Türleri ve Görsel Özellikleri}, journal={Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={34}, pages={291–302}, year={2020}, author={Wallace, Meltem Yağmur and Salman, Ali}, keywords={Süsçimleri, yerörtücüler, peyzaj tasarımı, grasses, kurakçıl peyzaj}, abstract={Landscape architecture is a multidisciplinary branch based on the principle of conservation and / or re-creation of ecological balance. Landscape design is the fusion of both living and inanimate material based on this principle. The plant material, which is absolute for ecological balance, is classified hierarchically and used in the form of trees, shrubs, climbers, groundcovers, and grass groups. Within this structure, ornamental grasses constitute a group which is relatively new and infrequently used in Turkey. Ornamental grasses - the group of plants that develop mainly in ground covering or bushy form - are ecologically prominent, due to relatively low water consumption and design prominent, due to contribution to landscape colour and motion. In this research, 21 species and its 14 cultivars of 10 grass genera, Acorus gramineus ‘Ogon’ and ‘Variegatus’; Carex comans ‘Bronze’; Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’; Carex oshimensis ‘Everest’ and ‘Evergold’; Carex testacea; Cortaderia selloana ‘Gold Band’ and ‘Silverstar’; Leymus arenarius; Liriope muscari and L. muscari ‘Variegata’; Miscanthus sinensis ‘Flamingo’ and ‘Zebrinus’; Muhlenbergia capillaris; Ophiopogon japonicus and O. japonicus ‘Variegatus’; Pennisetum viridescens; Pennisetum setaceum ‘Rubrum’ and P. villosum with Stipa tenuissima, were observed over a four season period in Aegean climatic conditions; in this process, the plants’ adaptation to the area together with the visual changes they demonstrated were examined. As a result, among the grass group plants sold for the landscape sector in the Bayındır district of Izmir, the species which provided open field adaptation and avoided visual deterioration were determined. Therefore, a guiding source has been produced for compatible ornamental grass species and their visual characteristics which can be used in landscape designs in Aegean and Mediterranean climates. In this direction, it is aimed to spread the use of these grasses in order increase biodiversity and expand the visual richness of environmentally friendly landscape designs.}, number={Özel Sayı}, publisher={Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi}