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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop a design brief
   • Consult with client to establish the purpose and requirements of the design
   • Conduct a site inspection and note the physical elements and features of the site
   • Conduct a functional analysis of the site
   • Develop a design brief and consult with client to negotiate agreement
2. Design with plants as a main focus of the design project
   • Categorise plant families and genera, species and cultivars suitable for the design
   • Identify a wide range of plants for different design criteria and requirements, which include the use of aesthetic, ornamental, productive and economic plant groups
   • Determine and select plants appropriate to the design criteria
   • Use botanical nomenclature when documenting plants
3. Consider a range of factors that may influence the performance of the plants
   • Determine the implications of climate and environment on plant selection and design
   • Select plants that are adaptive to micro and meso climates in domestic, and small to moderate-scale public spaces
   • Report on the cultural techniques required to establish and maintain plants in specialised environments
   • Identify soil types and condition and make recommendations for appropriate soil management techniques
   • Identify organic and inorganic fertilisers and make appropriate recommendations
   • Identify common plant disorders and make appropriate recommendations
4. Develop specifications for the design
   • Incorporate instructions on the use and production of compost
   • Define the propagation techniques required
   • Outline the planting techniques to be used
   • Specify situations where staking and guying would be required
   • Define the required pruning and shaping techniques to be used
   • Outline the biological, organic and inorganic plant and plant pest management techniques to be used
   • Seek expert advice on irrigation requirements for the design
   • Develop a weed management plan
   • Document the design plan and present to client

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

Develop a design brief in consultation with client to establish design purpose and requirements

identify the implications of climate and environment on plant selection and design

identify and design with plants appropriate for use in controlled environments

identify and recommend soils and plant nutrition requirements

identify and select plants appropriate to the design criterion

use botanical nomenclature when selecting plants

identify plant species and cultivars using botanical nomenclature

identify weeds and recommend appropriate weed management

Identify biological, organic and inorganic plant and plant pest management techniques to be used

provide garden design solutions

compile the recommendations and document a design plan or report

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices of specialised landscape design

aesthetic, ornamental, productive and economic plant groups

allied horticultural, environmental and conservation industries and movements

botanical geography (plant families, geographic distribution and links)

botany - plant structures and physiology

ethno botany (sustainability and the stories of plants)

horticultural media, information and knowledge-based resources

how to determine suitability of plants for different environments such as green buildings (rooftops), conservatories, glass houses and atriums

irrigation and current progress in new irrigation techniques

plant families and detailed knowledge of species and cultivars used in garden design, horticulture industry and other ornamental, productive and economic plant industries

plant taxonomy and nomenclature

principles and processes of plant culture

the use and development of plants though history

turf culture

types, properties and characteristics of a wide range of soils and growing media

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