R2112 Understanding the choice establishment and maintenance of garden plants and lawns

Subject Summary

• Seasonal displays
  • Meanings (2 plants each): ‘Bedding’, Hardy, Half hardy (re: Temperature AND Husbandry), Tropical, Edging, Infill (groundwork), Dot plant.
  • F1 / Hybrid vigour (4 plants)
  • Border - Hardy Annual (10 plants)
  • Bedding: Summer (10 plants)
  • Bedding: Spring (5 plants inc. 2 bulbs (or corms tubers)
  • Container: Summer (10 plants)
  • Container: Winter (5 plants)
  • Preparation, Sowing / Planting out, Watering in
  • Maintenance: [Support], Watering, Deadheading, Feeding
  • Weed control
  • Pest control: Aphid, Slug, Snail, Vine Weevil
  • Disease control: Grey Mould, Powdery Mildew
• Herbaceous
  • Border - Herbaceous Perennial (10 plants)
  • Shade tolerant Herbaceous Perennial (5 plants)
  • Ground cover Herbaceous Perennial (5 plants)
  • Bulbs: for borders (4)
  • Bulbs: for containers (4)
  • Bulbs: for naturalising (4)
  • Preparation, Planting (inc bulb techniques)
  • Maintenance: Support, Watering, Deadheading, Feeding AND Division
  • Weed control
  • Pest control: Aphid, Slug, Snail, Vine Weevil
  • Disease control: Grey Mould, Powdery Mildew AND Stem or Bulb Eelworm
• Woody
  • Trees (for domestic garden) (10 examples)
  • Shrubs (10 examples)
  • Trees: Winter interest (5 examples) (NOT having all year round interest eg Evergreens)
  • Trees: Autumn interest (5 examples) (NOT having all year round interest eg Evergreens)
  • Shrubs: Winter interest (5 examples) (NOT having all year round interest eg Evergreens)
  • Shrubs: Autumn interest (5 examples) (NOT having all year round interest eg Evergreens)
  • Trees OR Shrubs: Lime-Hating (5 examples)
  • Bush Roses: for Rose bed (5 examples) (inc. Cluster-flowered = ‘Floribunda’ AND Large-flowered = ‘Hybrid Tea’
  • Climbers: inc. for Shade, North-facing (5 examples)
  • Wall Shrubs: inc. for Shade, North-facing (5 examples)
  • Preparation, Planting (inc Fertiliser, Spec (pot, bare-root, rootball), Depth, Spacing, Staking, Protection, Pruning
  • Maintenance: Pruning (1 example of each) (Spring-, Winter-, Summer- flowering shrub, winter stem eg Cornus)
  • Weed control
  • Pests: Aphid
  • Diseases: Powdery Mildew, Rose Black Spot, Canker, Coral Spot, Honey Fungus