School of Land & Food Resources Urban Horticulture

207-612 Designing with Plants PG

This subject explores the selection and use of designed vegetation in urban landscapes. The content includes an overview of planting design and plant selection, developing criteria for plant selection, using and analyzing sources of information for plant selection, principles of "sustainability" in designing vegetation, establishment and management considerations in designed vegetation, the study of aesthetic, functional and ecological outcomes from vegetation, recognition of representative plants and case studies of plant use and management in urban landscapes.

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This subject is taught by Dr John Rayner

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