Plant Materials - Advanced
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 16.01.2025.
- Module identifier
44B0139
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only winter term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
The best knowledge of outdoor plants is a prerequisite for functional and attractive planting designs. It is important to practice recognizing woody plants and perennials in autumn and winter, as this is the time for planting and the special characteristics and appeal of many plants are revealed at this time. Aspects such as winter-green foliage, autumn color, fruit, bark and buds, winter structure of grasses, ferns and flowering perennials are the subjects of this module.
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture - 30 Practice - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 60 Exam preparation -
- Graded examination
- oral exam or
- Homework / Assignment or
- Written examination
- Exam duration and scope
oral exam: 20-30 minutes in groups of 2-3 students,
alternative term paper: 15-20 pages or written exam, 2 hours
- Recommended prior knowledge
Plant Materials - Basics
- Knowledge Understanding
Students can use identification literature to identify usual and unusual perennials and woody plants.
- Application and Transfer
Through this module, students acquire the ability to argue about the characteristics and distinguishing features of perennials and woody plants and their potential usage.
- Academic Innovation
Students will be able to assess the range of woody plants and perennials in terms of breadth and depth and derive recommendations for stock development.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students can assess the characteristics of woody plants and perennials relevant to their usage over the seasons, place them in a design context and communicate them to other students.
- Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to apply important, job-related methods to recognize woody plants and shrubs even in winter and to assess their suitability for usage.
- Literature
Darke, Rick (2010): Enzyklopädie der Gräser. Stuttgart: Ulmer.
Hansen, Richard, Friedrich Stahl & Swantje Duthweiler (2016): Die Stauden und ihre Lebensbereiche. 6. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ulmer.
Ley, Wilhelm (2016): Das grüne Sortenbuch. 4. Aufl. Meckenheim: Wilhelm Ley Baumschulen.
Roloff, Andreas & Andreas Bärtels (2014): Die Flora der Gehölze: Bestimmung, Eigenschaften und Verwendung. 4. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ulmer.
Schulz, Bernd (2013): Gehölzbestimmung im Winter: mit Knospen und Zweigen. 2. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ulmer.
Warda, Hans-Dieter (2016): Das große Buch der Garten- und Landschaftsgehölze. 3. Aufl. Bad Zwischenahn: Bruns Pflanzen-Export.
- Linkage to other modules
Planting Design, Project Planting Design, Project Detail
- Applicability in study programs
- Applied Plant Biology - Horticulture, Plant Technology
- Applied Plant Biology - Horticulture, Plant Technology B.Sc. (01.09.2025)
- Landscape Engineering
- Landscape Engineering B.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Landscape Engineering Dual
- Landscape Engineering Dual B.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Open Space Planning
- Open Space Planning B.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Bouillon, Jürgen
- Teachers
- Bouillon, Jürgen
- Unknown person
- Ranck, Christian
- Further lecturer(s)
Deppe, Svenja