Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Summer Quarter 2008
• Autumn Quarter 2008

Soo-Hyung Kim
ESRM 480
Seattle Campus

Landscape Plant Science and Sustainable Management

Principles and practices of plant management in urban and modified landscapes. Physiological basis for plant management and selection; site analysis and preparation; plant installation and aftercare; plant performance evaluation; long-term sustainable management and plant health care. Recommended: either ESRM 210 or ERSM 311; either BIOL 116 or BIOL 117. Offered: A.

Class description

This course will cover the science of landscape plant management with an emphasis on sustainable practices in designed and naturalized urban landscapes.

Student learning goals

Understand physical, physiological and ecological bases of plant management

Gain knowledge and experience in site and plant evaluation, problem diagnosis, plant selection and care, and sustainable maintenance practices

General method of instruction

There will be lecture and discussion periods. Two hour lab will be designated for short field trips, field practices, and demonstrations of practical techniques. There will also be guest lecturers who have special interests and expertise in particular aspects of landscape plant management.

Recommended preparation

Class assignments and grading

Two midterms (in class) and final (take-home); lab reports; discussion leading and participation; term paper

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