Course: HRT 270 Sustainable Landscape Practices - Spring 2015

Unit 2 Lab Assignment

Unit 2 Lab Assignment

Applying the Seven Principles of Xeriscaping (40 points)

Complete the following lab assignment and submit your work using the Dropbox on the course home page.

Prepare | Review the reading, “Make Every Drop Count.”
Research | Find any existing property for which you have access to find ways it can conserve water.
Analyze | The reading outlines seven broad principles of xeriscaping to help conserve water in the modern landscape. Using the tools and ideas provided in this unit, assess this property for ways to conserve water. How many of the seven principles can reasonably be applied?  What potential obstacles to you see?
Document | Write a 500-word summary with a minimum 3 photographs and 1 sketch to document your findings.

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- Lab Assignment Rubric - 40 pts.pdf (173.39 KB)