Garden Design and Landscaping

TEACHING UNIT 1. PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE WORKSPACE Environmental factors to consider Garden design TEACHING UNIT 2. SUGGESTIONS FOR BUILDING A GARDEN Simplicity Preliminary Checklist for Creating a Garden TEACHING UNIT 3. ASPECTS TO CONSIDER IN THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF A GARDEN Fundamental Soil Characteristics Soil Amendment Fertilizers Pests, Diseases, and Enemies of Garden Plants TEACHING UNIT 4. BASIC ELEMENTS OF GARDENING: VEGETABLES AND NON-VEGETABLES The Garden Project Basic Principles of Garden Design Garden Styles Basic Aspects of Garden Construction TEACHING UNIT 5. LANDSCAPED SURFACES Introduction Horizontal Plantings Surfaces in the Garden Stairs and Ramps TEACHING UNIT 6. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE GARDEN Walls Fences Gates and railings Decorative structures TEACHING UNIT 7. BASIC ASPECTS OF GARDEN DECORATION Focal Points: Plants and Planters Garden Tools and Accessories Natural Elements in the Garden Leisure and Play in the Garden LEARNING UNIT 8. USES OF PLANTS IN GARDENS Climbing plants Bulbous plants Aromatic plants Rock gardens Types of trees based on their use in gardens Fruit trees in the garden Gardens in temperate climates Winter plants TEACHING UNIT 9. THE ORGANIC GARDEN Basic concepts of organic gardening Basic principles of organic gardening Organic pest control TEACHING UNIT 10. SOIL, GRAVEL, AND OTHER SURFACE COVERINGS IN GARDEN DESIGN Surface coverings in the garden Gravel and other decorative aggregates in the garden Construction and installation of non-plant elements