Summer Practice I

The aim of this summer practice is to give students an experience on site; i.e. plant identification (trees, shrubs, ground covers, perennials and annual plants, etc.), their physical characteristics (color, form, texture, scale), their ecological requirements (earth, light and fertilizer requirements), production techniques (seeds, cuttings, etc.), plant composition, planting design, application and maintenance (fertilizers, watering). The minimum time for this practice is four weeks. When the summer practice is completed students are asked to write an evaluation report of their summer practice and submit to the department at the beginning of the fall semester.