If you are interested in heritage gardens and would like to spend ten days studying in the 'garden city', the following immersion course is being offered through the Cultural Resource Management Program of the University of Victoria. Please let me know if you are interested in participating. o o HERITAGE LANDSCAPE AND GARDENS The preservation of heritage landscapes-for their own values or as a context for heritage buildings-requires a sound understanding of the history, science, and art of landscape and garden design and maintenance. This course combines lectures, workshops and field trips to landscape and garden sites in the Victoria area to explore the following topics: o defining 'heritage' landscapes o history and philosophy of preservation o approaches to preserving landscapes and criteria for restoration decision- making o preservation tools: legislation, planning easements, registration and funding o research techniques/sources o methods of site examination o landscape inventory/analysis o evaluation of extant plant materials o landscape archaeology o history of plant introduction o fieldwork techniques for 'reading' landscapes o development of plant nomenclature as it applies to historic species identification o documentation and acquisition of historic plant materials An overnight study tour to the University's heritage garden site on Lake Cowichan will be included in the course. Dates: July 6-15 Instructor: Professor Robert Harvey teaches landscape preservation with the Department of Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, and serves as a consultant to numerous preservation projects across the United States. Fees: Credit or Non-credit tuition - $582 Please contact Joy Davis for futher information: E-mail [log in to unmask]; Phone (604) 721 8462; Fax (604) 721 8774 Joy Davis Cultural Resource Management Program University of Victoria 604-721-8462 FAx 604-721-8774 email [log in to unmask]