HORT 2044 - Landscape Management

1. Current issues in landscape management.
2. Identification of common insect, disease and environmental problems in landscapes.
3. Maintenance schedules for residential, commercial and public sites
4. Maintenance tasks, including pruning and fertilizing trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants
5. Note: with every topic, the unique characteristics of the horticulture industry¿seasonal activities, impact of weather and legislative concerns (restrictions on phosphorus use, pesticide applicator regulations, irrigation licensing) etc. will be addressed
6. Pest control methods.
7. Standards for property maintenance.
8. Written and oral proposals for landscape management services.

1. explain how maintenance procedures affect plant growth.
2. apply the principles of site analysis in developing maintenance programs
3. practice fundamentals of woody and herbaceous plant maintenance.
4. identify woody and herbaceous plant problems and recommend control methods.
5. implement grounds management strategies.
6. research and discuss contemporary landscape management issues.

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