Outline

Here is the proposed schedule for our class. It may change based on the class' needs as well as time.

Week One (January 9): INTRODUCTION, NOMENCLATURE & CONTAINERS (Basics of hort, why naming is important, houseplants, outdoors, forcing---light, soil, humidity, temperature)

Week Two (January 16): BOTANY & PROPAGATION (Anatomy, life cycles, seed, cutting, division, juvenility)

Week Three (January 23): PLANT REQUIREMENTS (Light, soil, fertilizer–food vs. vitamins, climate, hardiness zones)

Week Four (January 30): PLANT MATERIAL (Perennials, annuals and woodys–uses, care, maintenance)

Week Five (February 6) : WATER WISE PLANTS (plants suitable for Utah, zeroscape versus xeriscape, plant list

Week Six (February 13): LANDSCAPING (Planning, design, drafting, installation, maintenance)

Week Seven (February 20): WEEDS, PATHOLOGY AND PESTS (Noxious, maintenance, edible, medicinal, poisonous)

Week Eight (February 27): GROWING FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (planning, planting, maintenance)