Paisagismo no trevo de Poço Fundo-MG

Abstract

Cities are constantly upgrading themselves, going through various processes duo to an increasingly fast urbanization, and this can cause a lack of harmony between man and vegetation. The lack of vegetation in cities has led to an increase of the gardening market, with influence on issues such as esthetics, environment, and the psychological conditions of people affected by day-to-day stress. Because of this situation, a gardening project was designed for the road cloverleaf of Poço Fundo, MG. To carry out the project, plant species were surveyed wich might be adequate to the region, regarding climate, soil, and specific characteristics of each plant. After such an evaluation, the following plants were chosen for the city cloverleaf: dragon-tree agave (Agave atenuata), purpleheart (Tradescantia pallida), emerald grass (Zoysia japonica), yellow lilly (Hemerocallis flava), imperial palm tree (Roystonea oleracea), jerivá palm tree (Syagrus romanzoffiana), parakeet flower (Althernanthera ficoidea), pita (Agave americana), Agave angustifolia, and sage-of-gardens (Salvia coccinea). These plants were chosen for being resistant to external factors, for not disturbing the visibility of drivers and preserving the safety of those driving by, and for being inexpensive. Before and after the development of the project, the inhabitants and visitors of the city were asked to give their opinion about it by answering a questionnaire. Upon completion of the project, people realized that the new cloverleaf landscaping became the show window of the city, bringing visual, environmental and economical benefits to Poço Fundo, attracting tourists and even customers to the sugar-cane juice business located there.