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Course: |
HLT 227
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Title: | Indoor Plant Care & Dvlpment |
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Long Title: | Indoor Plant Care and Development |
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Course Description: | Introduces students to real life applications of indoor plant care. Students will care for existing indoor plants on two school campuses and maintain a plant arboretum. Students will also design, order and install new indoor plantscapes on these sites |
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Min Credit: | 2 |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Evaluate indoor plants sites for environmental conditions: light, temperature and humidity.
2. Design at least one new indoor plantscape using plants selected for their tolerances to various environmental conditions.
3. Install plants in the newly developed indoor plantscape.
4. Maintain all plants on a weekly basis to include watering, cleaning, fertilizing and pest control.
5. Maintain a large plant arboretum on a weekly basis, including: Watering, cleanup, design and replanting.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Introduction
a. Introduction to work area
b. Industry standards for indoor plant care
c. Assign student teams
d. Assign work areas
II. Maintenance requirements and techniques
a. How and when to water
b. How and when to fertilize
c. How and when to clean
d. How to recognize potential pest problems
III. Plantscape
a. Design principles
b. Proposal development
c. Requirements for newly designed plantscapes
d. Requirements for indoor installed plantscapes
IV. Ordering and receiving plants
V. Maintaining plant materials
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