HORT5402 – Planting Design
Module code
HORT5402
Module title
Planting Design
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop aakonga knowledge of planting design.
NZQA Level
Level 5
NZQA Credits
15
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 150
Resources required
- Content
- LO1
- Develop plant knowledge for specific garden typologies and environments.
- Planting design theory
- Aesthetically pleasing combinations for seasonal effects
- Time and change in the garden
- Ecological principles of planting design
- Plant identification and naming
- Planting design in response to climate change
LO2
- Plan conventions
- Plan layout
- Plant schedules
LO3
- Ecological responsiveness and soil conditions.
- Kaitiakitanga in planting design
- Whakapapa in plant selection
- Planting for food production as cultural practice - Learning Outcomes
- LO1: Design seasonal plant combinations for a range of environment conditions.
LO2: Prepare a technical planting plan based on a planting design.
LO3: Embed cultural and ecological practice in planting design. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Learning and teaching activities will employ a range of elements drawn from approved methods to align with the context of the learning (delivery mode, regional specific requirement, etc.) and any particular needs of the group of aakonga.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this course is achievement-based. Aakonga must submit all specified assessment items, achieve all learning outcomes, and obtain at least 50% overall in order to pass this course.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- All required and recommended resources are advised to aakonga via course outlines.
