The Master thesis focuses on the assortment of ornamental plants in semi-public spaces around hotels in the Prekmurje region. Ornamental, ecological and spatial-forming functions of plantings are uncoordinated because of the gradual and continuous expansions and seldom represent the character of the town. After literature review on the selection of plants in semi-public spaces and the geographical distinctions of the region several field surveys were performed in order to identify the plants in the designated area. With the help of these listings we drew inventory maps of vegetation for each area. The data, which show plant frequency, were statistically processed in Microsoft Excel program. The results point at the predominant group of trees in semi-public areas around hotels in the Prekmurje region. These occur in parking areas and in planting arrangements in hotel parks. In hotel parks indigenous tree species predominate and they are most frequent on parking areas. Indigenous vegetation is rarely planted at the promenades and open park areas or main entrances. Planting diversity is not conditioned with the hotel category - results have shown that the most diverse planting arrangements can be found near 4-star hotels. Non-indigenous bushes prevail in promenades. With combined data analysis we can extract the suitable plant species for landscaping various areas in semi-public spaces around hotels in Prekmurje, which can serve as guidelines for further plantings.
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