Proposed Course Schedule 2019

Based in Dunedin, this programme will give you the work-ready skills you need to enter the horticulture industry, focusing on the landscaping and amenity sectors.Landscape construction involves the construction of both physical structures and plantings to create gardens. Amenity horticulture is the care and maintenance of plants in parks and gardens.The following lesson plans will guide you thru the activities and assessments we will be covering in each class and are designed to compliment the excellent resources on Moodle.Participants must be enrolled at Otago Polytechnic to access the Moodle resources and our interactive classroom activities.

Homework

Welcome.
How did you go with your homework?
Dunedin is home to some excellent landscaping companies and one example is Neville Stewart Landscaping who craft unique garden and urban landscape designs.We will have a look at some of their projects for inspiration.
Last week we looked at how you would be assessed on Design Awareness so now we will have a look at what is expected for your Design Awareness Portfolio.
Did you have time on the weekend to review Powerpoint presentation on Elements of Design for Landscapers
How about Powerpoint presentation on Principles of Design for Landscapers?
When you are creating gardens it is important to know the foundations or design elements and features from the past.
Now let's journey back through time so we can start to identify the major characteristics of pre-17th century influences on landscapes/gardens.Hortykim has created this power point to guide you through significant garden styles of the pre 17th century which will prompt discussions and further exploration if you desire.

Welcome.
Today we will go thru one of your two assessments which is the Design Awareness Portfolio so you can build evidence of your knowledge of good landscape design followed by a field trip to the Dunedin Botanic Garden to locate some of the trees on your list.
The portfolio has two parts:

The first part of the portfolio focuses on the elements and principles of design. For this part of the assessment, you will provide colour images that can come from any source.
The second part of the portfolio will help you to build your plant knowledge your task is to Identify and photograph (including a unique identifier) ten plants significant to the landscape and amenity horticulture industries. The ten plants must include at least three trees and three shrubs and selected from the plant lists provided.Photographs must clearly show: stems (leaf arrangement) and foliage.This will require a minimum of two photographs per plant.Additional photographs showing flowers/cones, fruit, bark, plant size/shape and other detail are encouraged, but not assessed.
Label each set of photographs, and complete a documentation sheet (as provided) for each plant with the following information:

Common name
Botanical name
Family name
Plant type
Leaf type (simple or compound)
Leaf arrangement
Leaf colour
Flower / cone colour
Flowering / cone season
Cultural requirements (soil moisture, light level, hardiness)
Landscaping design uses – including references to the principles and elements of design
Date and site photographed

Welcome.
Today we will look at the criteria for your Design Awareness Portfolio that requires you to select photographic images that clearly illustrate the good use of the elements and principles of design. For each image you will include a caption (annotation) that explains why it is a good example of the use of the element or principle of design. A field trip to The Dunedin Chinese Garden will help us identify some of the design elements and principles that we have identified and discussed in previous classes.
Before we head off to visit an authentic example of a late Ming early Ching Dynasty Scholar’s Garden and one of only three that exist outside of China we will look at a scintillating power point created by your tutor that looks at the history and development of Chinese gardens!
We can maximise our visit by bringing along our plant lists in case we spot any trees or shrubs that are on your list.

Welcome.
Today we will circle back to the part of your assessment that requires you to provide photos and information for 10 plants.
Why use botanic names?
Plant names for Landscapers.
We will start by looking at your Moodle resources so you will need to click on Design Awareness and then Plant Characteristics for Landscaping.
Click on Plant Names for Landscapers - Presentation.
Part of your assessment is to identify leaf types.Check out this video where we can travel deep inside a leaf!
Click on Leaves - Presentation.
What are leaves?
Have a look thru the books brought into class that help explain the different leaf shapes and their names.
Leaf arrangements and an exercise to help you hone your skills with a walk around L block.
Fieldtrip to Ribbonwood nursery to find some of the plants on your plant list and identify the leaf types and arrangements.