Title: Unit 8 Lab Assignment
Course: HRT 270 Sustainable Landscape Practices - Spring 2015 > Section: HRT 270 Sustainable Landscape Practices - Spring 2015

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

The Use of Native Plants on Campus  (40 points)
Complete the following lab assignment and submit your work using the Dropbox on the course home page.

Research | Find an appropriate area on your college campus to develop a 500 square foot native herbaceous planting.
Analyze | Create a planting layout of the area. Make use of the ideas we have reviewed in the past two units and utilize only plant materials that are native to your region. Plantings should include 6-8 species of plants.
Document | Sketch to scale the planting bed and the exact location of the bed on campus. Write common and scientific names to identify the plants. Also include a brief summary (100 words) of the site and maintenance needs.

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