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Course Detail

Course Name Landscaping
Course Code 26HOR431
Program BSc. (Hons.) Agriculture
Semester 7
Credits 4
Campus Coimbatore

Syllabus

Syllabus

Theory

Importance and scope of landscaping. Principles of landscaping, garden styles and types terrace gardening, vertical gardening, garden components, adornments, lawn making, rockery water garden, walk-paths, bridges, other constructed features etc. Gardens for special purposes. Trees: selection, propagation, planting schemes, canopy management. Shrubs and herbaceous perennials: selection, propagation, planting schemes, architecture. Climber and creepers importance, selection, propagation, planting. Annuals: selection, propagation, planting scheme. Other garden plants: palms, ferns, grasses and cacti succulents. Pot plants: selection, arrangement, management. Bio-aesthetic planning: definition, need, planning. Landscaping of urban and rural areas, Peri-urban landscaping, Landscaping of schools, public places like bus station, railway station, townships, river banks, hospitals, play grounds, airports, industries, institutions, Bonsai principles and management. Lawn: establishment and maintenance. CAD application.

Practical

Identification of trees, shrubs, annuals, pot plants; Propagation of trees, shrubs and annuals; Care and maintenance of plants, potting and reporting; Identification of tools and implements used in landscape design. Training and pruning of plants for special effects. Lawn establishment and maintenance. Layout of formal gardens, informal gardens, special type of gardens (sunken garden, terrace garden, rock garden) and designing of conservatory and lathe house. Use of computer software. Visit to important gardens /parks /institutes.

 

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Objectives and Outcomes

Objectives

  1. To educate the students on designing different styles and types of gardens

  2. To enable the students to identify different ornamental plants and their utilization in landscaping design

  3. To enable students to design landscapes in softwares like AUTOCAD, ARCHCADE etc.

Course Outcome

Any student who has undergone the course shall be able to:

Sl.No

Course outcome

CO

Blooms level

1

Understand the principles, basics of landscaping and garden components

CO1

Understand

2

Understand the styles and types of gardening

CO 2

Apply

3

Create landscape design and layout of landscape garden

CO3

Create

 

Text Books / References

Suggested Readings

  1. Singh Anil K. and Sisodia Anjana. 2017. Textbook of Floriculture and Landscaping. New India Publishing Agency.
  2. Chandrasekhar Y and Hemla Naik B. 2020. Principles of Landscape Gardening. ICAR.
  3. Mishra Pragnyashree and Naik Bhimasen. 2022. Principles of Landscape Architecture. New India Publishing Agency
  4. Pradhan Sudhir. 2018. Landscape Gardening. Scientific Publishers India.
  5. Singh Rajaneesh and Singh Brijendra Kumar. 2020. Introductory Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Gardening. Bio-Green Books.

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