I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Sustainable Landscaping

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HORT 1180

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course covers the principles of sustainable living through our backyards.  Students will be exposed to landscaping for wildlife, and shoreline protection from a habitat perspective.  They will study the creation and management components of living roofs and walls.  Sustainable landscape practices including, but not limited to wind breaks, rain gardens, building budgets and edible landscaping and square foot gardening will also be covered.  Students will approach water quality from an environmental prospective down through a human recreational standpoint.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Written
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

 1.         Landscaping for wildlife

• Benefits of landscaping for wildlife
• Principles of landscaping for wildlife
• Habitat components
• Backyard birds and butterflies

2.         The lake Ecosystem

• Solving problems with buffer zones
• Designing lakeshore landscapes
• Shoreline stabilization
• Site preparation

3.         Construction green environments

• Green roofs
• Fascade greening
• Living walls
• Building Budgets

 4.        Sustainability

• Buy local
• Grow local
• Eat local
• Live global

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

• Create a butterfly garden design
• Create a square foot gardening plot design
• Create shoreline restoration design
• Participate in Earth Week
• Create a rain garden design
• Create a building budget and wind break
• Create a backyard plan for attracting birds
• Create a rain garden design