The individual needs to know and un

The individual needs to know and understand:• Principles of good garden design• International and cultural characteristics of garden design• The environmental impact of gardens and open spaces in city and urban areas, and of functional organisms that support city life and improve people’s quality of life• Use of gardens as meditative and sensory spaces• Practicalities of hard landscaping, plumbing, electrical installation• Various types of sports surfaces, their uses and installations• The variety of public open spaces that require planning, such as playgrounds, sports areas, country parks, urban parks, and recreation grounds• Types of soil and how they support plants, shrubs, and trees• Environmental factors that impact on garden design such as weather, terrain, facing direction, and location• The planned use and users of gardens or open spaces and how these impacts on the design• Modern trends in garden designThe individual shall be able to:• Design gardens to meet clients’ briefs • Design gardens that reflect the environmental character and to make best use of terrain, location, expected weather conditions, quality of soil, and natural environment, etc.• Design gardens and open spaces that meet the needs of the planned users