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(CLF6000) Advanced Core Cluster: ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE

 (CLF6700) Unit Title: LANDSCAPE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND 
                         MAINTENANCE


         UNIT DIRECTORY:

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          Code    Topic Title                          Hours    Year(s)
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         (CLF6701) Plant Selection and Design            4       3 / 4

         (CLF6702) Hardscape Options and Design          4       3 / 4

         (CLF6703) Turf in the Landscape                 5       3 / 4

         (CLF6704) Irrigation Design and Installation    4       3 / 4

         (CLF6705) Design Techniques                     1       3 / 4

         (CLF6706) Estimating and Bid Preparation        1       3 / 4

         (CLF6749) Unit Exam                             1       3 / 4

                                    TOTAL TIME FOR UNIT = 20
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UNIT GOAL: Students will demonstrate a basic understanding of landscape
           planning, design, and construction.

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UNIT OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Identify 30 plants and shrubs that require full sun and 30 plants and
   shrubs that require shade.

2. Prepare a simple landscape design.

3. Prepare a landscape plot from a plan layout.

4. Design a turf and shrub sprinkling system for an area specified by
   the instructor.

5. Prepare a simple bid on a completed landscape drawing.

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REFERENCES:

Cooper, Elmer L. (1990). AGRISCIENCE: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS.
 Albany, NY: Delmar Publishers.

Cotton, Lin. (1985). ALL ABOUT LANDSCAPING. Available from: Ortho 
 Books, P.O. Box 5047, San Ramon, CA 94583.

Hannebaum, Leroy. (1981). LANDSCAPE DESIGN: A PRACTICAL APPROACH.
 Reston, VA: Reston Publishing Company.

Hartmann, H. T., Flocker, W. J., & Kofranek, A. M. (1981). PLANT SCIENCE: 
 GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF CULTIVATED PLANTS. Englewood
 Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Ingels, Jack E. (1987). LANDSCAPING (3rd ed.). Albany, NY: Delmar
 Publishers.

Landphair, H. C., & Klatt, F., Jr. (1979). LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
 CONSTRUCTION. New York: Elsevier Science Publishing Company.

Editors of Ortho Books. (1985). ALL ABOUT LAWNS. Available from: Ortho
 Books, P.O. Box 5047, San Ramon, CA 94583.

Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine. (1984). LANDSCAPING 
 ILLUSTRATED. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.

Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine. (1989). WATERWISE GARDENING.
 Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.

Editors of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine. (1988). WESTERN GARDEN 
 BOOK. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.

Wilson, Scott. (1976). LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION MANUAL. San Luis Obispo, CA:
 California Polytechnic State University, Vocational Education 
 Productions.

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RESOURCES:

Conner, E. Wesley. (1979). BACKPOCKET GUIDE TO ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. 
 San Luis Obispo, CA: California Polytechnic State University, Vocational 
 Education Productions.


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