RESTORING ESTABLISHED ORNAMENTAL GARDENS BHT243

LEARN TO MANAGE ESTABLISHED GARDENS

Learn to survey, analyse and plan sensitive and appropriate renovation of established gardens, generally of 2 hectares or less in size. This module has been developed and accredited in the UK as an elective in the RHS Diploma in Horticulture.

• It assumes a foundation knowledge of landscape and horticultural management.
• It is a valuable study program for even those who have worked in landscaping for some time, but whio seek a deeper and broader knowledge of garden renovation.
• This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world.

There are 8 lessons in this module as follows:

1.  Landscape History and Design Styles

• Ancient Middle Eastern Gardens
• Chinese Garden History
• UK Garden History
• Important English Landscapers
• European Gardens
• Olmsted, Burle Marx, etc
• The Worlds First Plant Collectors

2.  Surveying the Site

• Survey Problems
• What to Survey
• Measuring Dimensions and Locations
• Triangulation
• Slope
• Levelling Calculating Earthworks; volumes of irregular solids, using triangles, etc

3.  Assessment of Plantings and Features

• Nature of Garden Restoration
• Assessing Plantings
• Considering Trees
• Assessing Garden Features
• Considering Degradation
• Fasteners
• Water Problems

4.  Selecting Components for Retention

• What should be restored?
• Renovating areas within a Garden
• Pruning to Renovate
• Windbreaks

5.  Work Programming and Risk Management

• Where to start renovation
• Be Prepared
• What Order to Work in
• Risks to the Project
• Risks to the Workers

6.  Drainage

• Water Logging on a Site
• Poor Drainage Symptoms
• Drainage Solutions
• Reducing Erosion
• Drainage Design
• Understanding Gradients
• Moving Existing Earth
• Fixing Leaks

7.  Hard Landscape Feature Restoration

• Paving and Paving Materials
• Concrete
• Gravel
• Asphalt
• Coloured Surfaces
• Barriers and Walls
• Maintaining Stone and Brick Walls
• Outdoor Furniture
• Protecting Outdoor Furniture
• Painting Outdoor Furniture
• Pond Management

8.  Planting Restoration and Maintenance

• Improving Existing Plantings
• Tree Surgery
• Trees and Paving
• Replacing Old and Overgrown Hedges
• Rejuvenating an old Hedge
• Rejuvenating Other Plants; controlling shape and size, pruning, etc
• Rejuvenating Old Lawns
• Perennials
• Maintaining Herbaceous Borders
• Controlling Weeds
• Controlling Pests and Diseases
• Conducting Tree Inspections
• Chemical Safety

Aims

• Outline the history of UK garden design and the influence of plant introductions.
• Evaluate an established ornamental garden in order to determine any particular design style period, or plants of interest.
• Describe basic methods for the survey and recording of the layout and content of an established garden, and explain the importance of detailed information including assessment of site factors.
• Explain processes and the need for assessment and recording of the type, condition and future potential of a range of plantings and features in an ornamental garden.
• Explain the main criteria used to select plantings and features for retention in a restored garden.
• Explain the need and processes of analysis of collected information.
• Prepare a summarised programme for organisation of garden restoration work
• Assess risk and identify safe work practices
• Recognise and explain the visible signs of the failure of old land drainage systems and describe remedial measures
• Describe and explain the practical procedures necessary for the restoration of a range of hard landscape features.
• Explain problems which may be encountered in the improvement of retained hedges, plantings and lawns.
• Describe practical solutions for improving retained hedges, plantings and lawns
• Evaluate the use of modern maintenance techniques in established gardens.

REFERENCE BOOKS
ACS operates a student bookshop that supplies a range of horticulture texts to supplement our courses.
Many are written by the principal (well known gardening author John Mason), or other staff. All have been reviewed and approved by our academic experts (to be accurate and relevant to students studying our horticulture courses).

• Student discounts are available to anyone studying with ACS Distance Education.
• Both printed books and ebooks (as downloads) available

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2087-orchids-a-beginners-guide.aspx

 

TREES and SHRUBS FOR WARM PLACES  by John Mason (publisher ACS)   E Book

http://www.acsbookshop.com/products/2237-trees-and-shrubs-for-warm-places-by-john-mason-pdf.aspx

 

• Click on above link for info
• Sample pages available to download for all ebook
• E Books can be purchased online for immediate download (Can be read on a computer, ipad, iphone, lap top, most book readers or similar devices).
• GO TO www.acsbookshop.com for more titles