Landscaping & Greenhouse Management
This hands-on, lab-based course is directed toward the students interested in landscaping, plant management, and industrial landscaping principles. This class has an emphasis on hands on lab experience; students are encouraged to take this course if they like to being outside during the spring months and doing labs in the greenhouse. Students will also be exposed to working in the greenhouse, hydroponics, bucket gardening, and orchard management. There is the possibility of doing a community landscape project as well.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Horticulture Science or teacher approval
½ credit
Course Overview
Landscape Design and Greenhouse Mgt course will cover all aspects of the landscape and greenhouse industry. Instruction includes the history of the both industries and how it has evolved to its current status. Discussion of plant anatomy, growth, nutrition, and diseases is a priority
Unit 1-Landscape Designing
The need for professional designers
Design professions
Tools of the designer
Unit 2-Lettering
The importance of lettering
Methods of lettering
Styles of freehand lettering
Developing a lettering style
Selecting the appropriate lettering method
Creating words
Unit 3-Greenhouse Structures, Climate Control, and Automation
Greenhouse Structures
Climate Control
Automated Systems
Unit 4-Using Drawing Instruments and the Principles of Design
Identify the Principles of Design
Arranging Plant Materials
Explaining Foundation Planting
Designing Your Ultimate Design
Labeling a Landscaping Plan
Preparing a Final Plan
Unit 5-Symbolizing the Landscape
Landscape symbols
Explaining an idea with symbols
Symbolizing to scale
Unit 6-Growing Media and Plant Nutrition
Mediums
Nutrition
Unit 7-The Landscape Plan and the Outdoor Room Concept
Identify indoor and outdoor use areas
Define the features of the outdoor room
Designing plantings
Principles of design
Arranging planting materials
Unit 8-Growing Bedding Plant
What are bedding plants
Scheduling, Seed and Germination
Growing Bedding Plants
Toning Bedding Plants
Unit 9-Examples of Landscape Design
Unit 10-Analyzing the Landscape Site
The site
The characteristics of a site
Reading the terrain
Grading the land
Unit 11-17-Plant Material Selections
Trees
Shrubs
Groundcover
Flowers
Unit 12-The Greenhouse Business
Fundamentals for Opening a Greenhouse Business
Business Structures
Locating a Greenhouse
Managing the Greenhouse Business
Marketing
Handling and Shipping the Crops
Unit 13-Pest and Disease Management
Managing Plant Health
Integrated Pest Management
Safe Use of Pesticides
Student Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, I would like the students to be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental concepts and ideas in the field of landscape design and greenhouse management.
Demonstrate an understanding of how industry professionals and designers utilize the principles and methods of Art + Science to structure and shape outdoor space.
Students will apply knowledge of plant classification, anatomy and physiology to the production and management of plants.
Students will prepare and implement a plant management plan that addresses the influence of environmental factors, nutrients and soil on plant growth.
Students will propagate, culture and harvest plants.
Students will employ elements of design to enhance an environment.
Students will recognize different systems in which plants grow.
Students will access accomplishment of goals and objectives by an AFNR business.
Students will use industry-accepted marketing principles to accomplish AFNR business objectives.