| ORH 4236 Landscape and Turfgrass Management |
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Course Description:
This course will survey the landscape management industries, introduce principles and practices of landscape contracting, management plans, maintenance, and solving common problems encountered in landscapes. Landscape maintenance equipment and control of common landscape pests are covered. Lab will complement lectures.
Course Objectives:The objectives of the course are to provide opportunities for the student to:Instructors:
. Gain an understanding of the current procedures for maintenance of plants in the landscape
. Troubleshoot landscape problems
. Explore landscape contracting methodology
. Become aware of landscape equipment and its uses.
Students completing this course will have an increased understanding of the landscape management profession.
Dr. J. Bryan Unruh
4253 Experiment Drive, Hwy 182 Jay, FL 32565 Phone: (850) 982-7951 |
Dr. Mack Thetford
University of Florida 5988 Hwy 90 W. Bldg. 4900 Milton, FL 32583 Phone: (850) 983-2632 ext 122 e-mail: thetford@ufl.edu |
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| Syllabus |
| Lecture Outline and Calendar |
| Term Paper Outline |
| Bidding Project Outline |
| Laboratory Outline and Calendar |
| Lecture 1 | Industry opportunities. Regulations, certifications, and trade associations.
WWW Resource Links |
Slides |
| Lecture 2 | Evaluating soil chemical and physical
properties.
Interpreting the soil test report. |
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| Lecture 3 | Urban Soils: Water movement and compaction | |
| Lecture 4 | Tree/shrub selection, handling, transplanting and maintenance | |
| Lecture 5 | Woody plant structure and function | |
| Lecture 6 | Estimating costs of landscape installation and maintenance | |
| Lecture 7 | Marketing of landscape managment services.
Personnel management and the employee handbook. |
Slides |
| Lecture 8 | Irrigation principles for management of landscapes. | Slides |
| Lecture 9 | Fertilization of trees, shrubs and turfgrass | Slides |
| Lecture 10 | Turfgrass selection and establishement | Slides |
| Lecture 11 | Landscape turfgrass managment | Slides |
| Lecture 12 | Landscape pest management, IPM, biorational control,
choosing chemicals for control |
Slides |
| Lab 1 Site evaluation and landscape measurements | |
| Lab 2 Equipment selection, acquisition and safety. | Lab Report |
| Lab 3 Estimating costs of landscape installation and maintenance | |
| Lab 4 Troubleshooting common landscape problems | Lab Report |
| Lab 5 Irrigation Installation | Lab Report |
| Lab 6 Pruning of landscape plants | |
| Lab 7 Turfgrass installation and management | Lab Report |
| Lab 8 Presentation and discussion of sealed bids | Lab Report |