Plants for Designed Landscapes
Subject Code
HORT90037
Credit Points
12.5 points
Description
This subject provides an understanding of the use and selection of plants for designed landscapes. The content includes an introduction to plant nomenclature and classification, plant morphology and plant types, planting design, plant selection methods and applications, establishment, maintenance and management considerations with regard to plant use, the recognition and selection of landscape plants, and case studies of plant use in urban landscapes.
Objectives
On completion of this subject, student should be able to:
- Describe a process for planting design, including definitions, theory, applications and practice.
- Analyse the requirements for selection of plants in designed landscapes, including aesthetic, functional, ecological and management considerations and criteria.
- Recognise, name, describe and select landscape plants for specific design outcomes.
- Describe the principles behind and applications to practice of sustainable planting design strategies.
Generic Skills Students will Develop
- Managing workloads and time effectively.
- Sourcing, interpreting and applying information from written and electronic sources to individual tasks.
- Using scientific and technical literature to answer specific questions.
- Investigative and analysis skills.
- Retrieval, from a range of paper-based and electronic sources, of information required to develop understanding of a topic, and the use of this information, with appropriate recognition, in report writing.
Mode of Delivery
On campus.
Contact Time
42 hours of lectures/seminars/workshops. In addition to face-to-face teaching time of 42 hours, students should expect to undertake a minimum of 120 hours research, reading, writing and general study to complete this subject successfully.
Assessment
A planting design case-study equivalent to 2500 words due late-semester (50%), and two 60 minute plant recognition tests each 25% (one mid-semester and one end of semester).
Prescribed Texts
The Burnley Plant Directory (database) DVD (Version 2), 2009 University of Melbourne
Subject Academics
John Rayner
Lecturer
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
The University of Melbourne
Jenny Bear
Plants Material Tutor
Melbourne School of Land and Environment
The University of Melbourne
Dates
Commences: 26 July 2012
Week Nights: Thursdays
Time: 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Saturday Site Visits: TBC
Term Break: 15 - 30 September 2012