preparing the landscape site ms. gripshover landscaping unit 14
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PREPARING THE LANDSCAPE SITEMs. Gripshover
Landscaping
Unit 14
OUR OBJECTIVES
Read a site analysis or landscape plan. Explain how to interpret a landscape plan. Describe how to protect existing site features. Describe how to remove site features that are unwanted. Analyze and prepare soil for planting.
REFRESHER
Landscape Plan Symbols are used in a landscape plan and scale is also
used in a plan to show what the plan will look like when its complete
Typically the plants are drawn at the size they will be full grown
Site analysis- rough sketch showing existing features of a landscape
HOW CAN STUDENTS READ A LANDSCAPE PLAN TO EFFECTIVELY INSTALL A LANDSCAPE DESIGN?
Must be able to read plan to install correctly Similar to reading a map
Must understand symbols Identify, draw, and read simple landscape symbols Read and interpret measurements Be able to use architect’s scale & engineer’s scale
HOW CAN STUDENTS TAKE THE INFORMATION SHOWN IN A LANDSCAPE PLAN AND IMPLEMENT IT INTO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DESIGN?
A plan tells you many things such as: Where plants go Paths and patios Water features
Taking measurement from paper to real life requires being able to read a scale, use a scale, and translate into reality
Generating a list of plant material help to establish pricing as well as ordering
Hardscaping- use of non- living material like: Paths, patios, walkways, etc.
YOUR TASK We will be using your desk, post it notes, and
other simples materials to draw a landscape plan
Post notes will represent the plants You will need to get:
A ruler, 5 post it notes
We will be using 1/8” scale Put two plants (one in each corner) in the upper
portion of your “plan” They should both be 2’ away from each the sides and the
top
Place a plant directly in the center of your “plan”
Now, take two more plants and place them on the bottom of your “plan”, 3 feet away from the bottom and exactly right in the middle of the two plants you already placed
HOW DID YOU DO???
Ms. G. Will Check
HOW CAN EXISTING SITE FEATURES BE PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE IN THE INSTALLATION PROCESS?
One reason to keep everything protected is to make the customer happy
Soil compaction- roots are unable to get enough oxygen because the soil has been compacted usually from heavy machinery Use routes to avoid potential damage to roots and
utility lines Portable fencing should also be placed around the drip
line of trees Dripline- the outermost leaves of the canopy reach;
where rainwater drips from the leaf tips, most of the roots are in this region
HOW CAN ONE REMOVE UNWANTED SITE FEATURES? Sometimes living & non- living features
need to be removed Small trees can be dug up (and often
times moved elsewhere) and large trees may need to be removed with a tree spade or cut down
What other features may need to be removed?
HOW CAN STUDENTS ANALYZE THE QUALITY OF THE SOIL SO THAT SOIL AMENDMENTS CAN BE PROPERLY APPLIED?
A soil analysis determines the type and quality of soil
Soil amendments- something that is added to improve soil quality
Soil fertility- the ability of a soil to provide nutrients for plant growth