Managing the Landscape Business

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Lesson 9

• Managing the Landscape Business

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Next Generation Science/Common Core Standards
Addressed!

• HSS-IC.B.7 Evaluate reports based on data.
  (HS-LS2-6)
• CCSS.Math.Content.HSSIC.B.6 Evaluate reports
  based on data

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Bell Work / Student Learning Objectives!

• 1. Define the landscape industry.
• 2. Describe the difference between a landscape
  designer and a landscape architect.
• 3. Identify the duties of a landscape contractor.
• 4. Identify the duties of landscape maintenance
  people.
• 5. Describe the use of computers in the landscape
  industry.

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Terms

• CAD (computer aided drafting program)
• Landscape architect
• Landscape construction
• Landscape contractor
• Landscape designer
• Landscape maintenance technicians
• Landscaping

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Interest Approach

• Write down all the duties of a landscaper. Now
  categorize the duties you listed as to duties
  that need a college degree, duties that involve
  office work, or duties that involve physical
  labor. Can you come up with a job title for each
  category of duties. What really makes a person a
  landscaper?

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Landscape Industry

• Includes landscape design, construction, and
  maintenance.
• Landscaping is the art and science of selecting
  and locating plants and hard materials in an
  attractive and functional manner, installing the
  materials, and maintaining them once installed.

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Describe the difference between a landscape
designer and a landscape architect.
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II. Landscape Occupations

• Landscape design is the art of manipulating the
  landscape in an attractive and functional way.
• People interested in landscaping must decide if
  they want to be trained as a landscape designer
  or as a landscape architect.

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A. Landscape designer

• Studies the horticulture behind the industry.
• Knowledgeable in plant identification, plant
  growth, and the principles of design.
• Training is available at a junior college or at a
  four year university.
• They often obtain jobs with landscape firms,
  garden centers and nurseries. The landscape
  designer usually works on residential projects or
  small scale public projects.

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B. Landscape Architect

• Focuses their study on engineering and the math
  behind landscape design.
• Designs large scale public spaces like city parks
  and office complexes.
• Landscape architects must get a license as well
  as a degree in order to practice their trade.
• The architect may not have an extensive knowledge
  of plants and plant materials.

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Identify the duties of a landscape contractor.
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III. Landscape contractors

• Landscape construction is the actual building of
  the landscape.
• A landscape contractor has the task of taking a
  design on paper and actually installing it.
• The landscape contractor is responsible for the
  selection and installation of materials and
  plants.

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• A. A landscape contractors duties can range from
  planting individual plant materials to installing
  patios, pools, walkways, and drainage systems.
• B. A landscape contractor often works closely
  with the landscape designer.
• The contractor must be efficient in reading
  landscape plans.
• C. Often times, the people who work on a
  landscape, work as a crew, not individuals.

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Objective 4 Identify the duties of landscape
maintenance people.
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IV. Landscape Maintenance technician

• Responsible for the general upkeep of the
  landscape

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Duties of the landscape maintenance technician

• A. Pruning trees and shrubs, mowing grass,
  weeding the planting beds, and often watering the
  landscape.
• These people may also be hired to remove leaves
  in the fall from the site and plow snow and sell
  firewood in the winter.
• B. The duties of a landscape maintenance
  technician often involves the use of mechanical
  equipment.
• C. Large scale landscapes like golf courses, may
  require crews of people to help maintain the site
  year round.

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Objective 5 Describe the use of computers in the
landscape industry.
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V. Computers in landscaping

• In the 21st century, computers have become a way
  of life. People can develop programs for the
  computer to accomplish any number of tasks. The
  landscape industry is not untouched by computers.
  In fact, they are used in many aspects of the
  industry.

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A. CAD

• Computer aided drafting
• Used most often to design large scale plans.
• With proper training on the CAD program,
  designers can save themselves time when making
  changes to their plans.
• Specialized templates are available for use by
  professionals and Ag. Ed. classrooms.

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CAD Computer Assisted Drafting landscape design
symbols.
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Review

• There are many job opportunities in landscaping.
  From creating the design to maintaining the
  plants, the field is growing.

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Evaluation

• 1. Why do people landscape?
• 2. How are computers utilized in the landscape
  industry?
• 3. What are the job responsibilities of
  maintenance technicians?

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The End!