Landscape and Turfgrass Management - ORH 4326C
DATE	LECTURE TOPIC
January 8	Introduction/syllabus. Value of the industry/opportunities. Regulations, certification, and trade associations. Resources (Books, www, and magazines)
January 15	Holiday- NO CLASS
January 22	Evaluating soil chemical and physical properties. Interpreting the soil test report.
January 29	Urban soils: water movement and compaction
February 5	Tree/shrub selection, handling, transplanting and maintenance
February 12	Woody plant structure and function
February 19	Estimating costs of landscape installation and maintenance. Bidding, specifications and contracts.
February 26	MIDTERM EXAM. (Date and time to be arranged with instructor)
March 5	Marketing of landscape management services. Personnel management and the employee handbook.
March 10   - 17	Spring Break - NO CLASS
March 19	Irrigation principles for management of landscapes.
March 26	Fertilization of trees, shrubs and turfgrass.
April 2	Turfgrass selection and establishment.
April 9	Landscape Turfgrass management.
April 16	Landscape pest management, IPM, biorational control, choosing chemicals for control.
April 23	Presentation of landscape management marketing plan projects. Discussion of operations management with industry personnel.
April 30	FINAL EXAM