HORT 286 - Landscape Maintenance and Renovation

4.0 Credits
Design and maintenance are blended into renovation issues. Site analysis of existing plants and problems such as insects, diseases, spacing, etc. are worked into projected plans and management scheduling. Hands-on project and site project required.
Prerequisite HORT 106, HORT 107, HORT 108, HORT 109, HORT 117, HORT 118.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Develop a check list to identify biotic and abiotic stresses on plants in the landscape.
Identify design flaws contributing to the need for excessive and unsustainable landscape management.
Synthesize the stress checklist and design flaws into a series of renovation recommendations.
Implement landscape renovation recommendations.
Develop a 12 month landscape management plan.