207-253 Horticultural Management II

This subject includes:

• study of horticultural plants based on landscape evaluation and key Australian genera and/or ecological themes;

• technical, design, planning and management issues relating to a specific horticultural industry sector:

  • arboriculture: establishing, maintaining and managing trees that enhance urban and other human environments;

  • parks and gardens: park and recreation policy and planning, horticultural therapy, heritage garden management, recreation planning and management;

  • landscape construction: soil water movement and drainage construction, irrigation installation, rock and water in the landscape, ornamental pond construction;

  • nursery: materials handling, growing media, trials organisation and management, specialist production enterprises, nursery retailing and marketing, greenhouse management issues.

One final two-hour written examination (35%), one oral presentation (15%) and practical and written assessments (sector based) (50%).

• Burnley College, University of Melbourne, Version 1.05, Burnley Plant Directory (Database) 2000. Burnley College, University of Melbourne.