HORT455 – Amenity Plant Health and Aesthetic Inputs
Module code
HORT455
Module title
Amenity Plant Health and Aesthetic Inputs
Prescription
People achieving this module will be able to apply knowledge to assess select and develop requirements and inputs to ensure plant health and aesthetic needs are met for amenity plantings in accordance with a management plan for parks, gardens, and open spaces.
Programmes
- SX1703
NZQA Level
Level 4
NZQA Credits
20
Delivery method
- Web-Enhanced
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 200
Resources required
- Learning Outcomes
- Develop and monitor programmes for plant health and pest, disease and weed management. Apply knowledge of soil water management and irrigation systems used in amenity horticulture for plant and soil health. Apply knowledge of form, use, aesthetic qualities and health of plants and plant combinations to develop and monitor inputs to achieve aesthetic and functional effects in amenity horticulture.
- Content
- - Soil structure, texture and nutrient levels specific to amenity plants and amenity plantings - Fertiliser programmes - Physiological disorders of plants - Management programmes for pests and diseases and weeds - Pruning and training reasons, methods and schedules - Irrigation installation, maintenance, and scheduling. - Aesthetic qualities of plants and plantings - Plant form - Plant health - Reporting - Problem Solving
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Teaching and learning methods will be face to face delivery including workshops, project based interactive tasks, with group sessions, tutorials, and creation of portfolios of evidence.
- Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode (both Achievement and Competency) based. To achieve a pass grade for the module the student must complete all pieces of assessment work achieving full competency in any competency-based tasks and gain a mark of at least 50% overall for the achievement-based assessments.
- Learning and Teaching Resource
- The Moodle site for this module will contain technical information to backup practical work undertaken ePortfolio provision and training
