794-210 Plant Materials III

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Plant Materials II.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is to extend participants' ability to:

• demonstrate understanding of how the basic principles of design can be expressed in planting compositions;

• identify various landscape and garden styles and the plants associated with them;

• from a substantial suite of plants, select and combine plants to implement a design style or theme;

• explain how a cultivar is selected and registered; and

• identify and describe cultural requirements for a further 230 indigenous and exotic plants.

The content includes: The principles of plant composition, suitability of plants to distinctive landscape styles, planting fashion and trends.

Assessment

Mid-term exam (30%) and final exam (70%).