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Horticulture and Garden Design

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    By the end of the course the students will be able to:  Understand elements of plants and their classification  Understand principles of urban design  Recognize elements of the built environment  Analyze the plants in existing developments  Suggest and evaluate alternative solutions for growing conditions  Compare between different plant groups and their implementation  Design a solutions to urban design projects using various plants  Work in teams (teamwork)
  • Course Goals
  • Zero Hunger
  • Good Health and Well-being
  • Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Climate Action
  • Life Below Water

Requirements

Description

  • English Description

    This course is an introduction to the Flora potentials existing in Egypt. Students should identify various plants (exotic trees, shrubs, grass, etc.) that are common in the Egyptian environment. The course emphasizes on the sustainability of these plants within an environmental context. Students will identify different art techniques of creating plant compositions in the landscape within cultural and biophysical context. They will recognize soil properties along with plant/soil relevant relationships to the built environment. Moreover, they will develop methods of site inventory, plant pallets and plants assemblages based on expressive and functional needs. In addition, Students will compile different techniques to prepare plants before planting. This process includes outlining standards for plants selection based on plants lists and specifications as well as identifying threats to plants and different ways to deal with. By the end of the course, Students should be able to recognize names and characteristics of approximately 200 different types of ever green or deciduous plants as the course covers a wide range of horticulture information.
  • Department
    Urban Planning
  • Credit Hours
    2
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Major Assessment (35 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 1, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    75
  • Equivalent ECTS
    3
  •  Adams, M. C. (2014). Indoor Gardening: 40 Of The Easiest Indoor Plants You Can Grow
  •  Jack E. Ingels (2010). Ornamental Horticulture: Science, Operations, & Management. Fourth Edition.
  •  Adams, C.R., Bamford, K.M. and Early, M.P., 2012. Principles of horticulture. Routledge. Sixth Edition. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
  •  Toogood A. (1999). Plant propagation, The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical Techniques. - Adams, M. C. (2014). Indoor Gardening: 40 Of The Easiest Indoor Plants You Can Grow.