Title: Install plant materials.
Course: Landscaping II (18054-II) > Section: Installing Landscaping Features

Installation should include

- identifying planting techniques for container, ball-and-burlapped, and bare-root plants
- taking steps to prevent root girdling
- amending backfill soil
- identifying the tools needed for installing bulbs, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, and large specimens
- identifying planting guides/charts for installing flower bulbs
- outlining the approach to installing ground covers
- comparing the seasonal installations of bare-root, container, and ball-and-burlapped plant materials
- analyzing post-transplant procedures including staking, trunk wrapping, and the use of antitranspirants
- watering and caring for plants.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What does B&B represent?
- How should backfill soil be amended before refilling the transplant hole?
- What special tools are helpful when planting bulbs?
- When are the optimal times and conditions for transplanting?
- What is root girdling?