Students are expected to keep a photographic or sketch journal of plantings. A design composition using scale, color, texture, cultural plant needs, and other design elements is required. This module satisfies an elective requirement. These include cottage gardens and perennial borders, rock and alpine gardens, water gardens, meadows, woodland gardens, parterres, herb gardens, and the style frequently referred to as New American Style. Students examine theories of formal and naturalistic garden styles, and discuss plant selection based on form, texture, and color harmonies.
Students create designs for four gardens and participate in project critiques.
This module satisfies an elective requirement. This is unfortunate because the diversity, uses, influence, and significance of medieval gardens makes for a very engaging story. This module examines gardens of different types, uses, and sites in Europe from the Fall of Rome to the Tudor ascendency. Gardens for culinary, medicinal, social, scientific, commercial, and religious purposes are studied. Some attention is given to landscape design elements and the recreation of medieval gardens.