Standard

 

R State Standard         £ Institutionally Developed          College: NA

 

EHO 104 – Basic Landscape Construction

 

Course Description

Develops skills necessary to design and construct landscape features such as retaining walls, landscape paving, and drainage systems. Topics include: tool use and safety, retaining walls, drainage systems and erosion protection, and landscape paving

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Work Place Safety

Class

2

Grading, site drainage and erosion protection

D. Lab

2

Landscape paving

P. Lab/O.B.I.

3

Landscape retaining wall construction

Credit

4

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

Provisional admission

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

Workplace safety

2

2

0

Accident prevention

Read and interpret safety information

 

 

 

Working around utilities

Understand the importance of site utility protection

 

 

 

Operating power tools

Identify power tools used in horticulture construction

Use power tools safely.

 

 

 

Grading, site drainage and erosion protection

6

6

10

Steps to grading a site

Read and interpret topographic maps

 

 

 

Site drainage

Design and install surface and subsurface drainage systems

 

 

 

Erosion control

Identify various erosion control methods for site protection

 

 

 

Landscape paving

6

6

10

Design landscape paving area

Plan paving project

Identify various materials used in landscape paving

Select paving construction materials

 

 

 

Installation of landscape paving

Prep site for landscape paving

Install landscape paving materials

 

 

 

Landscape retaining walls

6

6

10

Design retaining wall

Plan retaining wall project

Identify various materials used for retaining wall construction

Consider drainage needs of retaining wall project

 

 

 

Construction of retaining wall

Prep site

Install retaining wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

 

 

Print

Sauter, David. Plan It, Dig It, Build It, Your Step-by-Step Guide to Landscape Projects. Delmar, Thomson Learning.

Print

Giles, Floyd. Landscape Construction Procedures, Techniques and Design. Stipes Publishing Company

Print

Field, Harry L. Landscape Surveying. Delmar, Thomson Learning

Posted: 11/12/08