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1 ) Compare job characteristics for various careers in landscape design and management.
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2 ) Identify safe use of pesticides, power equipment, and hand tools in the landscaping industry.
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3 ) Apply principles of landscape design, including simplicity, balance, focalization of interest, rhythm and line, scale and proportion, and unity.
• Describing computer programs used in landscape planning
• Designing a landscape plan, including enrichment features
Examples: fencing, birdbath, gazebo, walkway, driveway
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4 ) Identify common plants used in landscape design.
Example: trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, flowers, turfgrass
• Describing physical and cultural characteristics of common plants used in landscape design
Examples: physical—color, flowering, foliage, fruiting
- cultural—cold or heat hardiness, sun or shade tolerance
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5 ) Describe environmental factors that affect plant growth.
• Explaining the importance of specific plant processes
Examples: photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration
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6 ) Analyze landscape plants for symptoms of nutrient deficiencies.
Examples: primary nutrients—nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium
- secondary nutrients—calcium, sulfur, magnesium
- trace nutrients—boron, manganese, chlorine, zinc, molybdenum, iron, copper, aluminum
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7 ) Explain environmental issues related to landscape design and management.
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8 ) Demonstrate methods for planting shrubs, trees, annuals, bulbs, groundcovers, and vines.
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9 ) Describe techniques used for establishing and maintaining landscapes, including pruning, fertilizing, irrigating, mulching, and controlling pests.
• Identifying insects, diseases, and weeds that pose a problem in the landscape
• Describing types of selective and nonselective pesticides used in the landscaping industry
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10 ) Identify criteria for the selection of hand tools, power tools, power equipment, and machinery for a specific landscape task.
• Describing basic maintenance procedures required for tools and equipment used in landscaping
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11 ) Describe the purpose of various sprinklers within an irrigation system.
Examples: impulse, oscillating, automatic, pop-up
• Describing methods of drainage in a landscape
Examples: tiling, sloping
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12 ) Identify common needs for indoor plants used in interior plantscaping.
Examples: light, media, watering and drainage, fertilization, temperature, humidity
• Explaining principles of interior design
• Selecting techniques used to achieve xeriscaping concepts
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13 ) Demonstrate business-related work ethics and managerial skills for the successful operation of a landscape business.
Examples: work ethics—following instructions, being on time, cooperating with others
- managerial skills—record keeping, budgeting, pricing, scheduling work, inventorying, purchasing, advertising, handling customer complaints, c communicating in oral and written form
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14 ) Identify advancements in technology that enhance the landscaping industry.
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