| Instructor: | Dr. Susan Hamilton
Room 257 Ellington Plant Science Building Phone: 974-7324 e-mail: sueham@utk.edu Office Hours: Open door policy (recommend calling for appointment) |
| Lecture: | Monday & Wednesday, 3:35 - 5:30 |
| Location: | Monday Greenhouse 11, Wednesday Ag Eng. 266 |
| Text: | Manual of Herbaceous Ornamental Plants, 4th Edition by Steven Still 1994, Stipes Publishers |
| Purpose: | The purpose of this course is to have students learn the identification and landscape use of 120-140 herbaceous ornamental plants comprised of late summer and fall annuals, perennials, herbs, and ornamental grasses. Gardening practices and design elements will be discussed to teach successful and effective use of these plant materials in the garden. |
| Lecture Topics: | * Gardening resources
* Noted, famous gardeners * Gardening and light * Gardening and irrigation * Garden soil and nutrients * Garden compost and mulch * Garden design and planting * Garden color * Garden labels * Garden accessories * Garden tools * Water gardening * Garden pests and their control * Herbaceous plant weed control |
| Expected Student
Outcome: |
After completing this course, the student can expect to be able to
do the following:
* Identify the common and scientific name of 120-140 late summer and fall herbaceous ornamental plants * Explain the cultural requirements and appropriate use of 120-140 late summer and fall herbaceous ornamental plants. * Recommend the ideal soil for flowering herbaceous plants and how to develop the ideal soil * Explain the different means of irrigating a garden * Suggest ideal gardening sources for others to use * Name noted, famous gardeners and discuss their contributions to garden design and gardening * Recommend when and how to properly fertilize a flower garden * Identify common garden pests and recommend a control * Explain the different methods of garden weed control and name common pre and post emergent herbicides for flower gardens * Have an awareness of the various garden tools on the market and their uses * Explain the theory of color in the garden * Explain the requirements for a successful water garden |
| Student Evaluation: | |
| I.D quizzes: | A total of 8 plant identification quizzes will be given each worth 150 pts. Only the 6 highest quiz grades will count towards the class grade. Each quiz will contain 20 plants which have been covered in class and the quizzes will be cumulative. ** You may not drop the last quiz grade. |
| Final Exam: | A final comprehensive exam on everything but plant i.d. will be given during the final exam period at the end of the semester. It will be worth 200 points towards the total class grade. |
| Project: | A design project worth 150 pts. will be assigned which will give each student the opportunity to integrate the different plant materials studied into a garden design. |
| Oral Presentation: | Each member of the class will be assigned a herbaceous plant to investigate its history, characteristics, and use in the garden and then present their findings in a 5 minute oral presentation. This assignment is worth 50 pts. |
| Readings: | Each student will be required to read and summarize 4 articles from various gardening publications. Each summation is worth 25 points. |
| Grades: | 6 plant i.d/gardening quizzes at 150 pts. each | 900 pts. (64%) |
| 1 lecture exam at 200 pts. | 200 pts.(14%) | |
| 1 design project at 150 pts. | 150 pts. (11%) | |
| 4 gardening article summations at 25 pts.each | 100 pts.( 7%) | |
| 1 oral presentation worth 50 pts. | 50 pts. ( 4%) | |
| Total | 1400 pts |
| No makeup assignments, id quizzes or exams will be given. Excused absences must be prearranged with the instructor. Without an excused absence, a score of zero may be given for exams and/or assignments. Assignments handed in late will be penalized. |