Planting Design for the Home Gardener
Planting Design for the Home Gardener
BIOLGY X 497.19
A primer on residential design, site analysis, designing with plants and your site.
Typically Available
Fall
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What you can learn.
What you can learn.
Learn basic design principles, how to choose site-appropriate plants, and create moods and aesthetic effects
Learn how to develop and draw a landscape design using scale
Perform site analysis based on soils, microclimates, views, existing vegetation, and wildlife
Gain an understanding of the components of ecological design, including water management
About This Course
This course covers the principles of design for the residential garden using a combination of plant materials and built elements. Instruction includes spatial, functional, climatic, and visual analysis of the site. It also explores the design process for laying out the garden; choosing site-appropriate plants; providing structural definition; and producing desired moods, vistas, and aesthetic effects.
This course applies toward the following programs
Horticulture
certificate
certificate
Take your love of plants and turn it into a career. The Horticulture Certificate provides students with the foundational science behind maintaining plants and their environment. This program may be completed 100% online.
Take your love of plants and turn it into a career. The Horticulture Certificate provides students with the foundational science behind maintaining plants and their environment. This program may be completed 100% online.