HORT354 – Amenity Border Plants
Module code
HORT354
Module title
Amenity Border Plants
Prescription
The aim of this module is to develop student’s skill and knowledge in the identification of ephermerals, annuals, herbaceous perennials, and bulbs and their use in amenity horticulture
NZQA Level
Level 3
NZQA Credits
5
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 30
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1. Describe the life cycles and types of underground plant structures of, annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, bulbs, and how life cycles determine their typical use.
2. Identify a range of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs used in amenity horticulture. - Content
- - Life cycles of ephermerals, annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, bulbs and types of underground plant structures
- How life cycles of ephermerals, annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, bulbs, and types of underground plant structures determine their typical use in horticulture
- Identification of annuals, herbaceous perennials, biennials, and bulbs, as pressed, dried and mounted, or photographed.
- Identification of plant specimens correctly showing foliage, stem, and flowers.
- Labeling plant specimens correctly; covering; genus, species, cultivar or variety where appropriate, common name, family name, identifying features, plant type, plant use, cultural requirements, date and site collected or photographed. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and Learning Directions – may include; Project-based learning; Flipped Classroom; Blended Learning; Work-integrated Learning; Inclusive Practices
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- - Tutorial notes, exercises and readings, flexible, blended learning focus on content and material as projects for project based learning.
- Interactive Moodle platform
- Work integration in amenity type organizations. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode. Students must gain a minimum mark of 50% in the achievement-based assessments and meet all the requirements of the competency-based assessments including carrying out all tasks in a safe manner and to industry standard to be eligible for a final grade for this module. The final grade will be based on the marks from the achievement-based assessment tasks. Where there are only competency components, pass or fail will be awarded.
