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Elements for garden design

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Learning outcomes: (LCA Horticulture/Agriculture, Module 2)

Unit 1: Gardens and their uses

1. list the uses to which gardens can be put

2. compare an actual garden with his or her ideal garden as observed in resource materials

3. state the main features that contribute to good design

4. identify different garden styles

5. select structures that can be used when creating a garden.

Unit 2: Garden design

1. draw up requirements for a garden plan on a chosen theme

2. sketch an outline plan

3. select suitable flowers, trees and shrubs for the garden

4. locate flower beds, trees and shrubs on the plan

5. name four hard landscape features that could be used in the plan

6. research the availability of the forenamed hard landscape features

7. select one special feature for the plan and state how it would be placed in the garden.

Unit 3: Plants and their uses

1. name four different flowers

2. demonstrate the propagation of two flowers from seeds

3. demonstrate the planting of two bulbs

4. investigate the effect that can be created with flowers within a garden

5. list four shrubs that can be used in a garden

6. state the uses to which shrubs can be put in a garden

7. plant a small shrub bed or planter

8. name four trees and give the use of each one in the garden

9. correctly plant a tree.

Unit 4: Lawns

1. state the uses to which lawns can be put

2. name three varieties of seed suitable for growing lawns

3. explain where each of the different lawn seed mixes is used

4. state the jobs involved in preparing soil for a lawn

5. name four common problems associated with lawns and demonstrate how any one of them can be solved.

6. draw up a seasonal maintenance chart for a lawn.