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Summer Plants and Applications

X445 (3 semester units in Landscape Architecture)

This course is an introduction to about 125 species of trees, shrubs, and ground covers commonly used in landscaping in Northern California. It presents a detailed study of their visual characteristics, nomenclature, nurturing requirements, and design applications. The emphasis is on plants especially valued for their summertime features such as blooms and new foliage. Participants learn to recognize the plants in several situations and stages of maturity and to develop a plant palette varied enough to prepare basic planting plans. Each session includes an outdoor field trip to a nearby site; the course includes two or three field trips to other local sites as well. Wear walking shoes. Enrollment is limited.

Note:This is a field trip course; meeting locations change weekly.

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Sat. June 7, San Francisco