Skip to Main Content

University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LA 437 Regional Design Studio

Examples of Library of Congress Subject Headings related to Plants

You can utilize the Library Catalog's subject headings and sub-headings to discover additional terms to use, either as a subject heading search OR a keyword search in the Library Catalog or in literature databases, Google, etc.

For example, some subject headings found on the catalog records that relate to plants:

Botanical gardens.

Botany

Botany  [Study of plants]

Dangerous plants

Seedlings

Plant anatomy

Plant ecology

Plant morphology.  [Study of internal structure of plants, useful for identification of plants]

Horticulture

Aboriculture

Electrohorticulture [electro horticulture]

Forcing (Plants)

Horticultural crops

Horticultural products

Hydroponics

Landscape gardening

Nurseries (Horticulture)

Ornamental horticulture

Plant propagation

Planting (Plant culture)

Sustainable horticulture

Native plant gardening --East (U.S.)

Plants.

Plants, Ornamental

Alpine garden plants

Autumn gardening

Bedding plants

Ferns, ornamental

Foliage plants

Ground cover plants

Hanging plants

Landscape plants

Miniature plants

Ornamental evergreens

Ornamental grasses

Ornamental woody plants

Shade-tolerant plants

Woodland garden plants

Plants, Ornamental --United States.

Planting design

Sustainable horticulture.

You can utilize the Library Catalog's subject headings and sub-headings to discover additional terms to use, either as a subject heading search OR a keyword search in the Library Catalog or in literature databases, Google, etc.

For example, some subject headings found on the catalog records that relate to landscape:

Ecological landscape design.

Landscape Architecture.

Decks (Architecture, Domestic)

Desert landscape architecture

Garden lighting

Garden structures

Gardens, English

Hedges

Hillside landscape architecture

Landscape construction

Landscape design

Outdoor living spaces

Patios

Pergolas

Roadside improvement

Urban landscape architecture

Water in landscape architecture

Women in landscape architecture

Landscape architecture - Therapeutic use.

Landscape architecture and energy conservation.

Landscape gardening.

Autumn gardening

Edible landscaping

Firescaping

Natural landscaping

Stone in landscape gardening

Woodland gardening

Ornamental horticulture

Landscape gardening --United States.

Landscapes.

Landscapes - Psychological aspects.

Landscapes - Therapeutic use.

Urban landscape architecture.

Water in landscape architecture.

 

 

You can utilize the Library Catalog's subject headings and sub-headings to discover additional terms to use, either as a subject heading search OR a keyword search in the Library Catalog or in literature databases, Google, etc.

For example, some subject headings found on the catalog records that relate to gardens:

Botanical gardens.

Cloche gardening.

Community gardening.

Gardening to attract wildlife --East (U.S.)

Butterfly gardening

Gardening to attract birds

ALSO Sanctuary gardens

Gardens.

Gardens--New York (State) --New York.

Gardens, American --Conservation and restoration

Green roofs (Gardening).

Green roofs (Gardening) --Environmental aspects.

Historic gardens.

Historic gardens --Conservation and restoration --United States

Landscape gardening.

Autumn gardening

Edible landscapeing

Firescaping

Natural landscaping

Stone in landscape gardening

Woodland gardening

Ornamental horticulture

Landscape gardening --East (U.S.)

Landscape gardening --United States.

Native plant gardening.

Native plant gardening --East (U.S.)

Rain gardens.

Roof gardening.

Roof gardening --History --21st century --Pictorial works

Roof gardening --Design.

Urban agriculture.

Urban gardening.

Urban gardens.

Urban Parks.

Urban parks --New York (State) --New York