Landscape Management

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Examine sustainable techniques for managing and maintaining commercial and residential landscapes. Develop programs that reduce adverse effects on the environment, including alternative approaches to conventional lawn management.

Required Textbook:
Hensley, David L., Professional Landscape Management, 3rd ed. Stipes Publishing,2010.

Recommended Texts:
Garrett, Howard, John Ferguson, Mike Amaranthus, Organic Management for the Professional, 1st ed. Univ. of Texas Press, 2012.
Emmons, Robert, Turfgrass Science and Management. 4th edition. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2007.
Lowenfels, Jeff & Wayne Lewis, Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web. Timber Press, 2006.
Lowenfels, Jeff, Teaming with Nutrients: The Organic Gardener's Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition. Timber Press, 2013.
Gillman, Edward F., An Illustrated Guide to Pruning, 3rd ed, Delmar, 2012.


Schedule: Every week on Wednesday, starting on 03/20/24 and ending on 05/22/24 (excluding 04/24/24)
Times: 04:30pm-07:30pm EDT
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Instructor: David Laswell David Laswell
Location: NYBG, Watson Room 307
2900 Southern Blvd
Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number: 243HRT443
Price Non-Member : $705.00
Member : $635.00
Prerequisite(s): Introduction to Plant Science
Soil Science II
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