Courses

Ornamental Outdoor Plants

General

  • Code: 600-193021
  • Semester:
  • Study Level: Undergraduate
  • Course type:
  • Teaching and exams language: Ελληνικά
  • The course is offered to Erasmus students
  • Teaching Methods (Hours/Week): Διδασκαλία (4)
  • ECTS Units: 4
  • Instructors: Konstantinou Maria

Course Contents

THEORY
All the information about the main native and foreign woody species (Gymnosperms and Angiosperms) commonly used in parks and gardens in urban and suburban environments are provided. For every outdoor plant are provided: Systematic classification (scientific/common name, family), origin, description, propagation, ecological/culture needs, ornamental value and use.

Assignment of a course work project and presentation of the results.

Educational Goals

The student will be able to understand the importance of outdoor plants in the external environment.
Upon successful completion of this course the student will have the skills to:
Choose the right ornamental outdoor plants to be installed in a specific external space depending on the prevailing environmental conditions.
Understand the impact of ornamental outdoor plants in the human health, like and in the formation of an outdoor environment, depending on their growth, color and their specific characteristics.
Correlate the right ornamental outdoor plant and choose them depending on the needs of the owner.
Know the methods of propagation of ornamental plants and the right cultural practice for their maintenance in outdoor spaces.
Evaluate the existing outdoor spaces and to propose appropriate solutions concerning the use of ornamental outdoor plants for the improvement and the decoration of these spaces.

General Skills

• Αναζήτηση, ανάλυση και σύνθεση δεδομένων και πληροφοριών, με τη χρήση και των απαραίτητων τεχνολογιών – Retrieval, data and informationanalysis&synthesisemployinguse of necessarytechnology.
• Προσαρμογή στις νέες καταστάσεις και δεδομένα στο αστικό περιβάλλον – Adaptationtonewconditions.
• Αυτόνομηεργασία – Individual/autonomous assignment.
• Ομαδικήεργασία – Assignment within a team framework.
• Σεβασμόςστοφυσικόπεριβάλλον – Respect for the natural environment.
• Λήψη αποφάσεων – Decisionmaking.
• Προαγωγή της ελεύθερης, δημιουργικής και επαγωγικής σκέψης – Advancement of free, creative and causativethinking.

Teaching Methods

Face to face

Use of ICT means

ΧρήσηΤ.Π.Ε. στηΔιδασκαλίακαιστηνΕπικοινωνίαμετουςφοιτητές – Information and Communications Technology use in Teaching and in Communication with students.

Οι ανάγκες του εν λόγω μαθήματος καλύπτονται με τη χρήση computer, Internet και dataprojector. Ως Εκπαιδευτικό Λογισμικό χρησιμοποιείται: PowerPoint, Word, Excel και DVDs. Επικοινωνία με τους φοιτητές μέσω e-mail.

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures52
Educational visits to green houses4
Bibliography Study & Analysis5
Individual/Group Work5
Autonomous study54
Total120

Students Evaluation

Written final examination for the theory (100%) which comprises:

– Questions of development subjects in known matter of proposed bibliography.
– Questions which require synthesis of information and critical thought by the student.

Recommended Bibliography

Ελληνική
1. Άλκιμος Α., 2008. Καλλωπιστικά είδη από την ελληνική φύση – Οικολογία – Καλλιέργεια – Χρήση. Εκδόσεις Ψύχαλος. ISBN 9789608455382.
2. Bridwell M. Ferrell, 2007. Φυτά κήπων – Λειτουργικές και Αισθητικές Χρήσεις. Εκδόσεις ΙΩΝ, Αθήνα.
3. Βογιατζή Χ., 2009. Καλλωπιστικά Φυτά Εξωτερικών Χώρων. Εκδόσεις Γαρταγάνη, Θεσσαλονίκη.
4. Γεωργακοπούλου-Βογιατζή Χ., 2009. Καλλωπιστικά Φυτά Εξωτερικών Χώρων. Εκδόσεις Άγις-Σάββας Γαρταγάνης, Θεσσαλονίκη.
5. Πατλής Γ., 2004. Καλλωπιστικά Κωνοφόρα. Εκδόσεις Σταμούλης, Αθήνα.
6. Πατλής Γ., 2004. Καλλωπιστικοί Θάμνοι. Εκδόσεις Σταμούλης, Αθήνα.
7. Τσαλικίδης Ι., 2005. Καλλωπιστικά Φυτά για Ελληνικούς Κήπους. Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Ξένη
1. Bridwell M. Ferrell, 2012. Landscape Plants. 3rd Edition. Delmar Cengage Learning. ISBN 1111309434.
2. Dirr A. M. & Dirr B., 1990. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation and Uses. RevisedEdition.StipesPubLlc. ISBN 1588748685.
3. Rainer T., 2015. Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes. TimberPress. ISBN 1604695536.

Related Research Journals

1. International Journal of Horticultural Science and Ornamental Plants (IJHSOP)
https://premierpublishers.org/ijhsop
2. Scientific Journal of Flowers and Ornamental Plants(SJFOP)
https://sjfop.journals.ekb.eg/
3. Journal of Ornamental Plants (JORNAMENTA)
http://jornamental.iaurasht.ac.ir/
4. Journal of Horticultural Science & Ornamental Plants – idosi
https://www.idosi.org/jhsop/jhsop.htm
5. Acta Horticulturae
https://www.actahort.org/