LA CES CEU – Regenerating Suburbia One Garden at a Time, 2.9.22 Successfully complete the following quiz to qualify for 1 LA CES continuing education credit. A passing grade requires 8 correct answers. CEU LA CES Webinar 2-9-22 - Regenerating Suburbia One Garden at a Time Last Name(Required) First Name(Required) Middle Name or Initial (as it appears on license) ASLA # CLARB # CSLA # FL# Email 1. What new model of development did Levittown exemplify? a. Vast and fast construction of affordable housing b. Assembly line construction. c. Restrictive covenants d. All of the above 2. Levittown became the prototype of a type of development that became referred to as suburbia? True False 3. What was one of the driving forces to the modern-day development and proliferation of the Lawn Chemical Industry? a. Generations of research on products that insure optimal growth in residential gardens. b. Increasing consumer demand for weed free lawns. c. Post WW ll realization of new use for the massive surplus of toxic chemicals left over from the war. d. Executive order by President Truman in 1949. 4. It’s an environmentalist myth that adding synthetic, inorganic fertilizers, pesticides and minerals to the landscape destroys the invisible micro-organisms in the soil? True False 5. Rachel’s Carson’s book, Silent Spring, is regarded as a benchmark because a. She was the first woman in America to call attention to the disappearance of pollinators. b.She pioneered new initiatives that in plant hybridization that led to what was later to be known as the Green Revolution. c. She was responsible for getting the use of DDT banned in the United States. d. She was the prize-winning Head Horticulturalist at Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. 6. According to the presenter, one of the aims of regenerative garden design is to restore animal plant relationships. True False 7. In the first garden presented, installed in June 2013, how long did it take for the first pollinators and other invertebrates to find their way to the garden and their food source after the garden was installed? a. Within a month. b. Within three months. c. The next summer. d. Three summers later. 8. A chief characteristic of regenerative garden designers is that their plant selection is comprised of 100% native species. True False 9. How does this designer decide on which plants to include in the garden design: a. She selects plants that attract pollinators b. She selects plants that build niche complementarity c. She selects plants that will allow for the emergence of exceptional aesthetic resonance d. All of the above 10. According to the speaker’s approach, her designs invariably involve three interrelated dimensions: aesthetic, ecological and spiritual. True False Δ