Webinar: Plant Identification

Do you know the best way to identify plants on site? After a brief history and overview of botanical taxonomy, Romy Rawlings FLI will take you through elements to consider when identifying plants such as the leaves, twigs, soil type, climate conditions, location and aspect.

Running through several examples, a range of techniques will be explored to illustrate the typical skills required by landscape practitioners, with reference to the LI’s Competency Framework and the Planting & Horticulture competency.

The session will end with a practical identification of plants gathered earlier in the day – as this will be in mid-January it will present a particularly interesting challenge.

Helpful resources for ongoing learning will also be highlighted, including websites, training, and apps.

This event is open to both LI members and non-members.

This webinar is accepted as part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) required to be completed by LI members and is aligned with our competency framework, in particular the competencies of:

• Design – garden
• Planting and horticulture

If you have any questions, then please contact [email protected].

Romy Rawlings FLI has been a landscape architect for over 30 years, during which time she has worked on projects of all scales, from domestic gardens to large urban streetscape designs.

Prior to studying landscape architecture, Romy’s first qualification was in horticulture, and she studied at Pershore, which was then the UK’s only specialist horticultural college. This led to a lifelong passion for plants and their incredible benefits, which are only now being fully understood.

In 1999, driven by an interest in complementary therapies, Romy authored a book, ‘Healing Gardens’, for which she researched several alternative medicinal approaches. These included homeopathy, aromatherapy, and colour therapy - at the heart of each is planting.

During this session, Romy will share her learnings on the healing powers of plants, at physical, visual and molecular levels. Much of Romy’s original research remains valid and will be updated by recent findings in studies such as psychoneuroimmunology.

Host or Publisher Landscape Institute