Republic of the Philippines SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE- CASTILLA CAMPUS Mayon, Castilla, Sorsogon Lesson plan in Agriculture I.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, the students must be able to: 1. Define what is landscaping; 2. Distinguish the major phases of landscaping, basic elements and principles of landscape design; 3. Recognize the different kinds of ornamental plants use in landscaping. Subject Matter: a. Topic: Ornamentals and Landscaping b. Reference: Austin, R. (2002). Elements of Planting Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, NY Bertauski, T. (2005). Designing the Landscape: An Introductory Guide for the Landscape Designer. Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey c. Materials: laptop, projector, images and scotch tape d. Value integration: Patience, hard work and cooperation Procedure: a. Preliminaries: a. 1 Prayer b. 2 Checking of attendance c. 3 Review of past lesson b. Motivation: The demonstrator will present different pictures of a scenery and let the students describe it. c. Presentation of the lesson: Teachers Activity Base from our activity what do you think is our topic for today? Yes? Very good and for your own idea what is landscaping? Thank you. Any other idea? Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land for aesthetics, privacy and pleasure. There are three major phases in landscaping, who have any idea about it? Students Activity Students will raise their hands. Student: maam about landscaping. Student: Landscaping is the art and science of selecting, arranging and growing plants together.

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Ok, lets discuss it further, this are: 1. Landscape design 2. Landscape implementation 3. Landscape maintenance Class, who have an idea about landscape design? Good, the design can help determine the installation phases and the overall budget of a project. Next the landscape implementation. What can you say about it? Good, having a landscape design will help you prioritize the phases of your landscape. Lastly, landscape maintenance it is the long time process of implementing the landscape. Aside from it, there are basic elements of landscaping. These are the line, form, texture, color, value and volume. I will show you a sample of these basic elements. (A visual presentation will present.) Next class is the basic principles of landscaping: balanceconnotes stability by giving an illusion of equilibrium around a real central axis. How about the unity, who have any idea about it? Good! Any other idea? Ok we will proceed to the next, the rhythm- it is using the same size, color, texture, and same form of material. Do you get it class? Who have any idea about sequence?

Student: maam I think it is a visualization of the ideal landscape.

Student: In the implementation, this is the action to implement and decide on what to do in your landscape.

Students are listening attentively. Yes maam.

Student: It is the arrangement of parts that will produce a single harmonious design. Yes maam!

Yes good, the next is contrast- it creates interest and breaks monotony brought about by too much repetition. How about the emphasis? Yes please?

Student: it is the transition from one area to another area within the landscape.

Yes good, the last two principles are

Maam: Emphasis focuses the attention of the viewer on some dominant or accent features of the landscape.

scale and proportion-the relative size of plants and objects with a particular reference to human being. And harmony- it refers to the pleasing relationship of objects making each component within a landscape a unified whole. Do you get it class? Ok good I have here a sample image of a landscape that these principles are present. Now we will move on to the different kinds of plants use in landscaping, who can give an example of this? Yes, we call it ground covers, a plants used to cover the ground to minimize erosions. Any other example?

Yes maam! Student: maam the bermuda grass or other kinds of grasses.

Student: the edging plants, it is the low growing plants used to define pathways and shapes of planting areas.

Ok good, the other one is the specimen plant, a plant of special beauty or unusual quality grown to be exhibited alone. Any other idea about the kinds of plants used in landscape? Good, the next are barriers or screen plants, it is the plants that provide security and privacy. Do you understand it guys? Ok good, the last kind is the foundation plant, it is a dense shrub grown near or along a building, understand class? Good! Thats all about our lesson for today.

Student: accent or focal point, it is one or more plants used as prominent features in the garden. Yes maam!

Yes maam!

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Generalization : Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including: Living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly known to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape. Natural elements such as landforms, terrain shape and elevation, or bodies of water; Human elements such as structures, buildings, fences or other material objects created and/or installed by humans; and abstract elements such as the weather and lighting conditions. Evaluation: Identify the given picture presented; determine what are present on the elements and principles of landscaping. Assignment : Research the other images of different ornamental plants used in landscaping.

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Prepared by: Annie L. Jacob BSAD III