PHG215 Landscape Plants - Establishment and Maintenance

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Ingjerd Solfjeld

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk

Limits of class size:75

Course frequency:Annualy

Nominal workload:250 hours

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/assessment in Autumn parallel.

About this course

Establishment and maintenance of vegetation in different types of green areas. Establishment and maintenance of trees, shrubs, perennials and different types of grass areas. Production of landscape plants. Plant adaption to the climate. Quality control at delivery of plants and maintenance, Norwegian standard for nursery products NS 4400:2018, Norwegian standard for operation and maintenance of parks and gardens NS 3420-ZK:2019. Ecological assessment by norwegian and alien species. Practical review in the landscape laboratory related to plant quality, genetic variation, growth, winter damage, establishment and maintenance.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The student must have knowledge of

  • how landscape plants grow and biological prerequisites for establishment and maintenance
  • the most important environmental factors that control the growth cycle in northern areas, as well as the common winter damage, biotic- and abiotic damage to woody plants
  • the most common propagation methods for different types of plants
  • plant quality and sizing for trees, shrubs and perennials
  • environmentally and climate-friendly establishment and maintenance, which work tasks are included in maintenance, different methods for the usual types of maintenance, and maintenance plans
  • regulations on alien organisms, the alien species list for the species database and the risk of spread

Skills

The student must be able to

  • make professional choices to descriptions for ordering soil, plants and maintenance
  • quality-assure descriptions and perform reception control of plants and soil
  • assess growth and development and perform quality control of establishment and mantantenance
  • environmental risk assess plants for green areas

General competence

The student must have a basis for being able to

  • participate in professional discussions on issues related to environmentally and climate-friendly establishment and maintenance of green areas
  • consider the most important prerequisites for achieving successful establishment and maintenance
  • assess which plant qualities and sizes are most appropriate in different types of outdoor spaces
  • assess which quality class for care is most appropriate for different plants and vegetation in different types of outdoor spaces
  • assess whether plans and descriptions have taken sufficient account of maintenance, so that the plant can be developed according to the intention both in the short and long term
  • The course is built around lectures, practical reviews in the landscape laboratory and problem solving.
  • Some guidance is given in connection with submissions.
  • PHG113, PHG213 and JORD160 or equivalent.
  • Folder assessment consisting of:

    • 3 written assignments / tests distributed throughout the semester
    • 1 assignment to be delivered and presented to fellow students and teachers

    All assignments must be submitted and passed to get the folder and grade in the course approved.

    Parts of the folder that have been approved cannot be expected to be approved in later years.



    Portfolio Grading: Letter grades
  • An external examiner evaluates the actual scheme for assessment of the students in the course.

    An external examiner may also participate in the censorship of one or more assessment elements.

  • It is mandatory to participate in practical reviews and teaching in the landscape laboratory, and the first introduction lesson of the course.
  • The course is under development and there may be changes along the way in parallel.
  • Lectures and supervision up to 45 hours, practical reviews in the landscape laboratory up to 20 hours.
  • B-LI, M-LA
  • GSK, General study competence