LADE402 – Plants and Planting Design
Module code
LADE402
Module title
Plants and Planting Design
Prescription
The aim of this course is to develop students’ knowledge of common New Zealand garden plants and their growing requirements, and to create a planting plan , through the application of design principles
Programmes
- SX1703
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
20
Delivery method
- Web-Based
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 200
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- 1: Demonstrate and apply knowledge of garden maintenance and garden management.
2: Identify plants and create arrangements to suit specific sites.
3: Produce a technical planting plan.
4: Provide instruction and supervise the planting of a garden plants.. - Content
- -Plant health requirements, soil properties, common NZ garden pests and diseases, signs and symptoms
-Identification of 15 common NZ garden pests and diseases and their control, sustainable practices, Health and Safety codes of practice.
-Plant care and maintenance, pruning for health, shape and care. Plant uses in gardens.
-Specific site characteristics, effects on plant performance.
-Plant identification of at least 150 common New Zealand garden plants their climatic zones, environmental and cultural care, combinations and effects, and growth, development and maintenance regimes.
-Plants; design process and planting plans, schedules, styles and themes, , sustainability, set out, choices, growth habits, plan specifications, spacings and placement.
-Instruction and supervision techniques.
-Planting techniques, soil preparation, hole size, soil amendments, plant placement, teasing roots, staking, backfilling, compaction, watering.
-Plant maintenance, basic skill in identifying issues and treatments, pruning for shape and health.
-Professional practice attributes: sustainable practices; professional and ethical behaviour; teamwork; accurate record-keeping. - Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Assessment Criteria
- Portfolio of Evidence 100
The weight of the overall assessment is equally distributed across learning outcomes.
The portfolio of evidence will demonstrate the achievement of the required knowledge, competencies and capabilities across all learning outcomes. - Learning and Teaching Resource
- Plant Identification tutorial notes, exercises and readings
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