Sector-specific

Garden Design and Landscaping

Facility Management 40 hours

Introduction

This Garden Design and Landscaping Course lays the foundations for the planning and design of outdoor spaces, based on a combination of landscaping and architecture. The landscaping It has been regarded as one of the most important artistic disciplines since ancient times, as it allows us to convey a message and evoke different emotions in those who experience and pass through it. It is a matter of analysing the space we are working with, and then cultivating and combining different plants in a harmonious and creative way, creating decorative features that transform a nondescript outdoor space into a dreamlike setting where nature and architectural elements interact in a beautiful and orderly manner.

Objectives

- To find out first-hand everything there is to know about landscaping and gardening.

- To understand the various factors to bear in mind when to analyse the existing space.

- To have the opportunity to get to know the plant combination for their various applications.

- To know the architectural features which we can find in our gardens.

- To assimilate the gardening basics required for growing plants.

Table of Contents

TEACHING UNIT 1. PRELIMINARY STUDY OF THE WORKSPACE

Environmental factors to bear in mind
Garden project

TEACHING UNIT 2. SUGGESTIONS FOR CREATING A GARDEN

Simplicity
Preliminary memorandum for the construction of a garden

TEACHING UNIT 3. ASPECTS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN DESIGNING AND BUILDING A GARDEN

Key characteristics of the soil
Soil amendment
Season tickets
Pests, diseases and enemies of garden plants

TEACHING UNIT 4. BASIC ELEMENTS OF GARDENING. VEGETABLES AND NON-VEGETABLES

The garden project
Basic principles of garden design
Garden styles
Basic aspects of garden design

TEACHING UNIT 5. LANDSCAPED AREAS

Introduction
Horizontal plantations
Surfaces in the garden
Stairs and ramps

TEACHING UNIT 6. ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS IN THE GARDEN

Walls
Fences
Fences and gates
Decorative structures

TEACHING UNIT 7. BASIC ASPECTS OF GARDEN DESIGN

Focal points. Plants and planters
Garden tools and accessories
Natural features in the garden
Leisure and games in the garden

TEACHING UNIT 8. USES OF PLANTS IN GARDENS

Climbing plants
Bulbous plants
Aromatic plants
Rocaille
Types of trees according to their use in gardens
Fruit trees in the garden
Gardens in temperate climates
Winter plants

TEACHING UNIT 9. THE ORGANIC GARDEN
The basics of organic gardening
Basic principles of organic gardening
Ecological pest control
TEACHING UNIT 10. SOIL, GRAVEL AND OTHER SURFACE COVERINGS IN GARDEN DESIGN

Surface paving in the garden
Gravel and other decorative aggregates in the garden
Construction and installation of non-plant-based elements

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