Title: Identify landscape maintenance tasks.
Course: Horticulture Sciences (18052-I) > Section: Investigating the Landscaping Industry

Identification could include methods to perform the following tasks:

- Irrigate landscape plants.
- Measure landscape plants.
- Measure the caliper of landscape trees.
- Calculate fertilizer quantity and apply to plants.
- Pruning trees and shrubs.
- Cut back and comb ornamental grasses.
- Winterize landscapes.
- Keep grounds clean of trash and debris.
- Use hand/power tools to edge beds.
- Monitor/scout for exotic pests and diseases.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the standard measurements of nursery materials?
- How are trees measured?
- How are spreading shrubs measured?
- How are upright shrubs measured?
- What are methods of fertilizing landscape plants?
- What is the difference between thinning and heading-back?
- How, when, and why are perennials and grasses pruned?
- What are some common landscape winterization tasks?
- What are the ecological, economic, and aesthetic effects of exotic species?

Teacher Resource:

- The Green Industry Web Portal