This course builds on the competencies developed in Landscape Design, Implementation and Management I. Students whose career goals include landscape design or architecture, landscape contracting, turf and grounds management, retail nursery, urban forestry, and garden center will benefit from this course. Course content includes residential, commercial, and recreational sites.
Problems are larger, more detailed, and require advanced design solutions.
This course includes architectural and graphic techniques, plan drawings, sections, elevations, perspectives, and working drawings. Emphasis will be placed on grading and site manipulations including surveying, irrigation, and drainage. Laboratories and class projects include student participation in hands-on implementation activities and the development of business and grounds management plans. Special attention will be given to the process involved in landscape estimating and bidding. Upon completion of the course, the student will demonstrate an increased understanding of the process of landscape design.