Title: (Optional) Construct landscapes.
Course: Horticulture Science (18052-I) > Section: Investigating the Landscaping Industry

Construction could include

- site selection and preparation for selected plants included in the landscape design (e.g., annuals, biennials, perennials, bulbs, evergreens, deciduous, vines, groundcovers, aquatic plants, shrubs, grasses, rushes, sedges, cacti, succulents, tropicals)
- amending soil based on specific plant requirements
- determining the quantity of plants needed based on spacing requirements
- planting selected plants
- planting balled-and-burlapped trees and shrubs
- installing containerized landscape plants
- staking newly planted trees
- calculating the volume of mulch required to mulch a bed to proper depth.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How is the area of a bed(s) calculated?
- What steps may be followed to prepare a new bed for planting annuals?
- What formula can be used to determine the amount of soil amendment needed for a given area?
- How is the quantity of plants calculated, given specifications indicating a certain on-center spacing requirement for those plants?
- What are the differences between planting containerized plants and balled-and-burlapped plants?
- How should newly planted trees be staked?