SPSS Spring 2024 courses

3550. Urban Plant Systems Construction and Maintenance

3.00 credits

Prerequisites: Recommended preparation: BIOL 1110; SPSS 2430, 3410.

Grading Basis: Graded

Technical information on the effective construction and maintenance of planted systems. Structural and functional components of plant systems. Provision of ecosystem services. Overviews of a wide spectrum of planted systems including streetscaping, green roofs and green walls, rain gardens and bioretention, and phytoremediation systems. Techniques of soil modification. Plant selection. Establishment and maintenance of woody and herbaceous plants: planting, preservation, pruning, mulching, irrigation, and fertilization.