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FLOWER MEADOWS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT
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Contemporary urban meadows as an alternative to amenity mown grass in public green spaces are the solution for biodiversity growth and human wellbeing. In the publication, we present the results of research monitoring the development of flower meadow growth in the urban environment. We focus on the analysis of visual and other properties of herbs, on the basis of which we evaluate the visual and other properties of the flower meadow stand. The result is an evaluation of the suitability of flower meadows in terms of selected functions in the urban environment. When monitoring the newly established flower meadow in the town of Nove Zamky (Slovakia), we found that a month after the establishment, due to insufficient maintenance, light rainfall and high temperatures, the stand didn?t fulfil any of the monitored functions. In October, the flower meadow stand was already suitable for fulfilling the melliferous, climatic and ecological function and less suitable for fulfilling the aesthetic, recreational, soil protection function and unsuitable for the sustainability (affected by maintenance) of the flower meadow stand. We will continue to monitor the area of the flower meadow and follow its development and functionality in the urban environment.
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