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DESN 697

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Course overview

Learn advanced knowledge of planting design and management, and develop technical skills in preparing planting plans and schedules.

Course information

Prerequisites and Restrictions You must satisfy the following requirement(s):

Your Academic Program is M.Landscape Architecture, 7403

Available semesters Semester 1 2026
Credits 20
Domestic fees $1,569.00

What you will learn

After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  1. Identify a range of native and exotic plants with their environmental characteristics.
  2. Assemble plant knowledge into a conceptual planting design proposal.
  3. Appraise the significance of indigenous perspectives on plant material.
  4. Choose between different perspectives on the role of plant communities in design.

Course examiners

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Dr Hanley Guanyu Chen

Lecturer

School of Landscape Architecture

hanley.chen@lincoln.ac.nz Researcher profile