Lesson Structure:  Horticulture II BHT102

There are 10 lessons:

1  Introduction – The Groups of Plants

• Plant Names
• Botanical Keys
• Principle of Priority
• Colour Charts
• Plant Breeders Rights
• Plant Classification
• The Lower Plants
• Amenity Horticulture
• Classification According to the Way Plants Dispose of Excess Leaves
• Classification of Plants According to the Type of Leaf

2  Use of Plants

• Plants in the Landscape
• Choosing Your Plants
• Planting Techniques
• Plant Selection
• Soil Restrictions on Plant Selection

3  Indigenous (Native) and Naturalised Plants

• What Conditions Does a Particular Plant Species Need?
• What Plants Should be Used to Create a Particular Garden Style?
• Native Plants
• What are Idigenous Plants?
• What are Naturalised Plants?
• Some Native Trees for Planting
• Tree Report Example
• Quick Reference Plant Directory

4  Ornamental Plants

• Rhododendrons and Azaleas
• Roses
• Conifers
• Trees in the Landscape
• Guide to Shrubs in the Landscape
• Shrubs for the Garden
• Environmental Influences on Plant Selection
• Shrubs Which Withstand Wet Soils
• Shrubs Which Withstand Very Wet Soils
• Shrubs Which Grow in Shaded Areas
• Shrubs Suited to Coastal Areas
• Shrubs Suited to Cold Areas (Resisting frost and cold winters)
• Shrubs suited to Warm Climates
• List of Ornamental Plants

5  Indoor and Tropical Plants

• Indoor Plants
• Potting
• Ferns
• Classification
• Landscaping With Ferns
• Recommended Ferns

6  Bedding Plants

• Bulbs
• Chrysanthemums
• Cut Flowers

7  Vegetables

• What Can Be Grown?
• Where to Get Helpful Information
• Statistics
• Vegetables
• Crop Rotation
• Varieties and Seed
• Soils
• Tomatoes
• Mushrooms

8  Fruits, Berries and Nuts

• Fruit
• Berry Fruit
• Nuts

9  Herbs

• Introduction
• Insect Controls and Companion Plants
• Herb Teas
• Herb Cultivation
• Harvesting Herbs
• Poisonous Plants
• Making Pot Pourri
• Quick Reference Herb Chart
• The Mints
• Propagating Herbs
• Landscape Design With Herbs

10 Alternative Growing Techniques

• Containers
• Comparing Materials
• Aesthetics
• When You Go Away
• Preventing Moss and Algae in Pots
• Potting up Plants
• Potting Mixes
• Hydroponics
• Bonsai
• Greenhouses and Shade Houses
• Other Growing Techniques

Learning Goals:  Horticulture II (Plant Knowledge) BHT102

• Identify plants from a wide range of taxonomic and cultural groups, using a range of different techniques
• Discuss the selection of plants for different uses through consideration of their physiology and their physiological requirements
• Identify and describe a range of indigenous (native) and naturalised tree and shrub species, from different countries
• Determine techniques for the growing of exotic ornamental shrubs and trees, including the selection, culture and use of different species
• Determine techniques for the growing of indoor plants, including selection, culture and use of different varieties
• Determine techniques for the growing of bedding plants, including selection, culture and use of different varieties
• Develop techniques for the growing of edible crop plants, including selection, culture and use of vegetables, fruit, berries and nuts (Part A).
• Develop knowledge of different types of fruit, nuts and berries; their cultivation and harvest
• Understand the range of herbs and their cultivation and uses
• Determine appropriate applications for a range of alternative growing methods

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