one (1) credit (overnight, 2 day tour to Connecticut)
meetings: March 18-19
lab fee (for overnight trip): $169 (can be paid through Continuing Education, please see form for more details at: http://pss.uvm.edu/ppp/ctper03ad.htm

Objectives:

To give you familiarity and more knowledge with various plants, their combinations, and design styles of theme gardens at a regional meeting on this topic March 19 at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. We will travel from UVM on the afternoon of March 18, attend the 8-hour meeting March 19 and return that evening. More details of the program are available at: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/garden
 

Assignments

(1000 maximum for course, grades determined on standard 10 point scale ie 90-100=A, 80-89=B, etc.) Assignments will be due April 30.

1)Journal: You will be expected to keep a journal of the presentations in addition to any handouts. This may be done in various formats including straight journal, outline and notes, press releases, or other. Grading will be done on completeness and proper spellings especially of plants. 300 points

2) Paper: You will be expected to write a minimum ten (10) page paper single-spaced (or equivalent double spaced) on a design style/theme/garden type that appeals to you. Examples include Chinese, Japanese, formal, informal, rock, cottage or other. You may begin this prior to the field trip, or get ideas for such from the field trip and then write the paper. You should discuss such features as history/use of such gardens, characteristics, and some typical plants. Websites and books (UVM, other libraries, bookstores) may be useful references. Grading will be done on completeness, accuracy, and attention to spelling/grammar. 500 points

3)Videos: Seen on the trip or on reserve in the UVM library after, or both, will be 4 relevant videos on gardens elsewhere. You should turn in a minimum one-page paper on each, double spaced, with notes on key points/plants/ideas you learned from the videos. 50 points each, 200 points total