USES OF SOME MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE GROWN IN THE LAKES DISTRICT.

Medicinal plants can be considered in different areas such as spices, medicine industry, beverage, perfume, soap, candy, cosmetic, toothpaste, chewing-gum, tea and essence. Medicinal plants used both for ornamental and for benefit in the traditional houses and the gardens. Nowadays, medicinal plants are included at many of thematic parks and they are interested by the humanity. However, most of these plants are not known and not used commonly in planting design. In the study, utilization of some medicinal and aromatic plants in landscape architecture, which was exported from Lakes District covering Antalya, Isparta and Burdur cities, have been investigated. Thus, exporting 12 plants and other plant species belonging to same genus have been determined. Totally, 69 plants have been evaluated by taking into consideration eleven parameters according to utilization form in landscape architecture. Consequently, it has been found that there are 8 plants (Lavandulastoechas, Thymus revolutus, Thymus cherlerioidesvar.cherlerioides, Thymus longicaulissubsp.chaubardii, Salvia caespitosa, Salvia chrysophylla, Myrtuscommunis, Cyclamen mirabile) having six or more properties due to utilization in planting design. Moreover, suggestions about the using of these plants in landscape architecture have been improved.