Course Number: AG088
Course Title: Agriculture Landscaping

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

General

This course will help students work with nature. Students will be able to design and landscape with little materials available to them during class. Students will be able to understand different kinds of plants and will be able to design with different plants depending on what the surrounding provides.

1. Students will learn and understand the importance of working with nature
2. Students will learn how to design with nature
3. Students will further their understanding of light requirements of certain plants and their growth patterns
4. Students will learn soil properties and mixtures to suit various plants
5. Students will learn the important relationship between roots and soil
6. Students will understand the difference between foliage plants and flowering plants and their placement in design
7. Students will learn to plan a landscape as it will appear in the future

Specific

On successful completion of the course students should be able to plan and design with nature and according to the needs of the plants.

a. What is landscaping?
b. What are ornamental plants versus non-ornamental plants?
c. Why do we need to understand certain surrounding before landscaping?
d. Should we adapt the landscape with nature or not?
e. Determine the different kinds of light required by different plants.
f. The difference of landscaping a flat area versus a hillside or rolling area
g. Can fruit trees be used for landscaping?
h. What is a focal point?