Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this module students will be;
1. Familiar with the main planting categories used by landscape architects in the planning, design and management of landscape projects.
2. Have the basic tools to help them identify the main plants groups used in practice.
3. Understand how landscape architects engage with plants from the site survey stage through to design implementation.
4. Appreciate the role trees and plants play in carbon sequestration, phytoremediation and improvement of the public realm.