Creating an Ornamental Garden

Introduction

Ornamental horticulture is the study of growing, arranging and tending decorative plants and flowers.

Studies in ornamental horticulture explore methods for designing plant and flower displays that can be

used by golf courses, greenhouses and public or private businesses. An ornamental garden is one that is

designed with different plants for decorative purposes.

Locate a suitable area for a garden.

List the tools needed to start a garden. click on the link to view tools

List the plants or types of flowers suitable for the selected area.

Make a budget for the items needed for the project.

In groups, create a plan for an ornamental garden on the school compound.

Students will carry out a mini field trip on the school compound to find a suitable area for such a garden. Ascertain what are the necessary preparations needed to get the area ready.
They will make a list of the tools needed to work on this project. http://www.eatingwell.com/article/17068/the-only-tools-you-need-to-star…
They will select the types of plants suitable for the location of the garden.
Make a budget of the items and cost to complete the garden.
Finally draw a plan of what the garden should look like. http://balconygardenweb.com/ornamental-gardening/

The budget and the plan drawn will be evaluated for validity.

RUBRIC for Evaluation Exercise

1 - 2	3 -4	5 -6
Budget is evident but minimal in quantity of items included.	Budget is evident but lacking some components (prices, some tools etc.)	Budget includes tools and flowers types. Cost is attached to each.
Plan drawn but not much variety.	Plan not drawn to scale but shows the shape of the area. Items not related to budget.	The plan not drawn to scale but shows the shape of the area and different variety of plants / flowers arranged in decorative sections.
Little or no team work is evident.	Evidence of team work.	Evidence of team work.