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Course code: ROSS20097f12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Plants for natural landscaping
Major: Horticulture
Study Type: second cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 2
ECTS points: 0
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr Katarzyna Wróblewska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Student knows the rules of designing, establishing and cultivation of natural gardens as well as plant species used in natural landscaping with special focus on native flora, is able to select and match plants to specific types of sites, covering phytosociology
Competences: Student is able to design and found natural flower bad in chosen types of sites covering habitat and phytosociological interactions
Prerequisites: Botany, Soil Management, Ornamental Plants
Course content: Designing of natural lansdcape, criteria of selecting plants for natural garden, basic Polish plant formations,ornamental perennials for natural flower bads, plants for shady sites, plants for wetlands, ornamental grasses and meadows, ecological garden.
Recommended literature: Dickelman J., Schuster R., 2002. Natural landsaping. Designing with native plant communities. The University of Wisconsin Pres, Wisconsin Druse K., 1994. The natural habitat garden. TimberPpress, portland, Cambidge Kingsbury N., 2003. Natural gardening in small spaces.Timber Press, Portland, Oregon
Assessment methods: Credit, minim. knowledge to credit – 60%
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