Each of the items listed in this section have been designed to enhance your learning experience and provide a foundation for the core lecture.
What is the goal of a successful landscape?
What is the first step in designing the residential landscape?
What are the principles of good design?
What should be considered when designing a landscape?
Please use the link that corresponds to your county.
This week, you will learn the principles of landscape design and explore the vast world of herbaceous ornamental plants.
Note: The QR code in the video for the All Seasons Pocket Guide to Identifying Common Tennessee Trees publication that is referenced in the lecture is no no longer active. Use this link to access the publication.
Your local Coordinator will host a class session in person that will include hands-on activities and discussions. These activities will deepen your understanding of this week's topic and help you connect with your fellow interns and local Association.
These resources will help you dive deeper into this week's topic.
Use these questions and case studies to deepen your understanding of this week's topic. You don't have to turn in your answers, but you may discuss them in class.
Did the first section on design bring to mind any of the concepts of Smart Yards that we talked about in the lectures and discussions on chapter 4? If so, how do those practical landscape actions support an overall sustainable design and vice versa?
There are no wrong answers! What is your favorite annual or perennial plant to grow and why?
What are some common landscape practices that can detract from the property or the occupant’s enjoyment of the property? How do we remedy this situation?
If a client approaches you about advice on installing new herbaceous beds in their home landscape, what do you tell them to do first? Why?