HORT 4920 - Creating the Urban Eden: Woody Plant Selection, Design, and Landscape Establishment

(crosslisted)
(also LA 4920)

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: passing grade in HORT 4910/LA 4910. Course fee: Supplies approx. $50. Enrollment is limited to: horticulture or landscape architecture majors; or permission of instructors. Preregistration required. Limited to 48 students.

N. L. Bassuk and P. J. Trowbridge.

This is the second half of course focusing on the winter identification, uses, and establishment of woody plants in urban and garden settings. Issues of site assessment and soil remediation are emphasized in addition to soil volume calculations, drainage and surface detailing, and planting techniques. Students critically assess potential planting sites and select appropriate trees, shrubs, vines, and ground covers for a given site. Design for specific sites followed by written specifications and graphic details are produced to implement these proposals. Students implement, in a hands-on manner, site remediation and planting techniques they have learned by creating new landscapes that serve to integrate theory, principles, and practices. Together, 4910 and 4920 constitute an integrated course.