This a 3-credit hour, specialization elective course. It is given as two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour laboratory. The course covers the following topics: goals and principles of landscaping and xeriscaping. A study of major landscape plant groups: narrowleaf evergreens, trees, shrubs, hedges and shrub borders, vines and climbers, edging plants, and ground covers. Lawn establishment and maintenance. The landscape design process. Landscape graphics: freehand drawings, concept drawings, drafting, presentation plans, section-elevation, perspectives. Pricing landscape designs and maintenance. Computer applications.
