Water Management and Hardscape Fundamentals
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This unit equips students with practical skills to design, install, and maintain water-harvesting, irrigation, and drainage systems while preparing sites for durable hardscape features and outdoor rooms. It builds on foundational landscape principles and prepares learners to implement sustainable installations and integrate functional/fun hardscape elements in subsequent units.
Learning Objectives
- Analyze site hydrology, topography, and soil characteristics to develop a water-harvesting and drainage plan that reduces runoff and supports sustainable landscape goals
- Calculate irrigation requirements and apply principles of efficient irrigation scheduling, system selection, and layout to create an irrigation plan for a specified landscape scenario
- Demonstrate proper installation, inspection, routine maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for common water-harvesting and irrigation system components
- Apply site-preparation techniques and evaluate basic hardscape elements and outdoor-room layouts to design and integrate functional and aesthetic features that align with water-management objectives
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 6 Lessons
- 30 hours
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- Unit 2 — Water Management and Hardscape Fundamentals6
- 1.1The Nuts and Bolts of Water Harvesting, Irrigation, and Drainage20 mins
- 1.2Managing Water: The Other Half of the Irrigation Equation20 mins
- 1.3Maintaining Water-Harvesting and Irrigation Systems20 mins
- 1.4Preparing Your Site20 mins
- 1.5Exploring Basic Hardscape Elements and Outdoor Rooms20 mins
- 1.6Spicing Up Your Hardscape with Other Fun and Functional Elements20 mins
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