I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Landscape Design

2. Course Prefix & Number:
HORT 2165

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 4

4. Course Description:

Students will learn to: 1) carefully analyze and integrate client and site information into the landscape design, 2) apply graphic design skills, and 3) develop the ability to assess the visual feel of the design. These skills are developed through the frequent application of graphic and design concepts to landscape design projects. This course is the first of two concentrating on landscape design and is focused on the application of design principles to basic residential and commercial landscape design projects.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

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.         Using Drawing Instruments

• Purposes of drawing and tools
• Tools and how they work

2.           Lettering

• Importance of lettering
• Methods of lettering

3.         Graphic Materials and Techniques

• Design views
• Landscape symbols
• Ideas and symbols
• Labeling
• Design sheet layout
• Drawings for different requirements
• Graphic media
• Layout presentations

4.         The Site

• Understanding the site
• Site features and characteristics
• Reading the terrain
• Grading the land
• Site analysis
• Preparing a base map

5.         The Landscape Process

• The process
• Interviewing the client
• Diagrams and Drawings w/in the process

6.         The Outdoor Room Concept

• Use areas
• Outdoor use areas
• Outdoor room concept

7.         The Principles of Design

• Foundation for designing
• Applying the principles
• Material characteristics
• Supporting the principles  

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1.            Identify Materials and Equipment

• Use Equipment
• Work with Scale

2.            Use Symbols

• Drawing the Residence
• Drawing Trees, Shrubs, Ground Covers, Vines, and Flower Beds

3.            Develop Lettering Skills

4.            Drawing Non-Plant

5.            Foundation Planting

• Understanding
• Recognizing Faulty
• Designing

6.           Organizing Space in the Landscape

7.           Preparing a Finished Plant List

8.            Preparing a Title Block