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Landscape Management and Lab
Course Companion Web site
Instructor: Amy Compton

Lecture Syllabus Lab Syllabus

Date Topic Pages to
read in your
FNGA Manual
(have this information read before coming to class) Print out this information (unless otherwise noted) and bring to class on the date given Exercise/ Quiz

Week 1 Orientation Considerations for Developing a Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Contract
TO READ FOR NEXT WEEK
PRINT OUT AND BRING TO CLASS n/a

Week 2 Business Issues Legal Issues I-1 to I-18 Selecting a Lawn Maintenance Service
Effects of Relandscaping on the Perceived Market Value of Single Family Residential Property
Economic Impacts of the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry, 2001
YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT THIS
Lawn & Landscape Magazine's
Best Practices Summary Page
(Links to articles on contracting)
Lawn & Landscape Magazine's
Blemish Free Bids
Lawn & Landscape Magazine's
Pay Day - Getting Clients to Pay
To Download Occupational License Form for Escambia County
City of Pensacola Regulations concerning running your business from your residence/ home
City Code Information
Excessive growth of weeds and maintenance of right-of-ways
Example of a web search service to advertise
City of Pensacola Ordinances
CHAPTER 12-6. TREE/LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS
or go to
http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/
and go to link for
City Ordinances
and type search for Tree/ Landscape Regulations
Examples of Past Student Landscape Maintenance Contracts
Example #1
Example #2
Example #3
Example #4
Example #5
Example #6
Example #7
#1

Week 3 Personnel Management
Safety
Crepe Murder! How NOT to prune Crepe Myrtle Trees
VII-1 to VII-20 Building Your Business -
18 Building Blocks You Can Use To Build Your Business
Instructor will hand out article on crepe myrtle pruning
#2

Week 4 FRIDAY JAN. 30 FIELD TRIP
(NO CLASS ON THURSDAY JAN 29) Gulf States Horticultural Expo
Mobile Convention Center #3

Week 5 GUEST SPEAKER
Mr. Wiggins from
Wiggins Lawn Spray Service
will be here tonight at 5pm to talk about his experience in the landscape business/ spray business and about marketing your lawn care business
Report on Gulf States Horticulture Expo
Landscape Management
Marketing your Landscape Business
You are invited to the Tuesday night class on Feb. 10th (Greenhouse Crop Managment Course) at 5pm as a representative from the the Small Business Development Center will be there to talk about issues relating to small businesses and will also be there to answer questions
VI-1 to VI 35 Lecture Exam #1 has been postponed until next week Feb. 12
Review for the exam by studying the Exercises 1,2 & 4 - also pay attention to what Mr. Wiggins says as I may take a few questions from his lecture #4

Week 6 GUEST SPEAKER
Mr. Stephen Mattutat
will be here at 5pm to talk about record keeping, taxes, and business issues
NO FIELD TRIP
Landscape Management
VI-1 to VI 35 Lecture Exam #1
Link to Information on Landscape Equipment
Managing Major Equipment
Equipment Maintenance
Equipment Trends
#5

Week 7 Landscape Management VI-1 to VI 35 Energy Efficiency & Environmental News: Landscape Maintenance
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy:
Determining Shade Patterns for North Florida
#6

Week 8 Landscape Management VI-1 to VI 35 Continued discussion of "Designing to Reduce Landscape Management" (print out
Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy:
Determining Shade Patterns for North Florida
and A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Handbook) #7

Week 9 Using Plants V-1 to V-15 Lecture Exam #2
will start at 7pm Rough Draft of Landscape Contract Due

Week 10 Using Plants
Thursday Afternoon Field Trip
Thursday March 11
Seville Lawn and Power Equipment
2601 N. 12th Avenue
432-8856
Is having a
Field Day
Where comerical vendors will be there to answer your questions about landscape equipment
You may want to show up around lunch time as I think they will have free food!!!!!!!!!
V-1 to V-15 By The Numbers:
The Irrigation Contract
Lawn & Landscape Magazine's
Irrigation Training: Irrigation Training 101
Landscape and Irrigation Requirements
City of Pensaola
Landscape and Irrigation Requirements (different site)
City of Pensacola
Minimum Plumbing Requirements
City of Pensacola
Application for Plumbing Permit
City of Pensacola
Looking at Business Opportunities in the State of Florida?
Tax information
Register via the Department's Internet Site to Pay Taxes
What is taxable?
#8

Spring Break -
NO CLASS

Week 11 Using Plants V-1 to V-15 A Guide to Selecting Existing Vegetation for Low-energy Landscapes

#9

Week 12 Plant Problems IV-1 to IV-41 Lecture Exam #3
will start at 7pm #10

Week 13 MARK YOUR CALENDAR
This is usually the weekend of the
Annual Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival

Note: We only have 2 more labs scheduled: April 12 and April 26, 2006.
Most of the students have already completed their required labs. If you need to attend either one of these labs (or if you are beyond your required attendance but would like to attend anyway as a volunteer) you must contact me A.S.A.P. to let me know you will be attending and so I can give you the necessary information to be able to participate.

Week 14 #11

Week 15 Plant Problems IV-1 to IV-41 To Download pdf file of the Weed Control Guide for Florida Lawns (Fact Sheet ENH-84)
Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida
#12
Click here to see the color photographs of the "Diagnosing plant problems" part of exercise #12

Week 16 Plant Problems IV-1 to IV-41 Landscape
Contract Due:
Final Draft
APRIL 26, 2006

Don't forget to also include a cover letter and business card template.
Click here to download a template
#13 & #14

Week 17 EXAM #4
FINAL EXAM
LAST CLASS!!!!!! Lecture Exam #4
will start at 1pm
ON MAY 3, 2006

Remember to bring the maintenance contract for the Bayfront Memorial Park property - it will count towards 25 points of your final exam grade.

Date	Topic	Pages to read in your FNGA Manual (have this information read before coming to class)	Print out this information (unless otherwise noted) and bring to class on the date given	Exercise/ Quiz
Week 1	Orientation		Considerations for Developing a Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Contract TO READ FOR NEXT WEEK PRINT OUT AND BRING TO CLASS	n/a
Week 2	Business Issues Legal Issues	I-1 to I-18	Selecting a Lawn Maintenance Service Effects of Relandscaping on the Perceived Market Value of Single Family Residential Property Economic Impacts of the Florida Environmental Horticulture Industry, 2001 YOU DO NOT NEED TO PRINT THIS Lawn & Landscape Magazine's Best Practices Summary Page (Links to articles on contracting) Lawn & Landscape Magazine's Blemish Free Bids Lawn & Landscape Magazine's Pay Day - Getting Clients to Pay To Download Occupational License Form for Escambia County City of Pensacola Regulations concerning running your business from your residence/ home City Code Information Excessive growth of weeds and maintenance of right-of-ways Example of a web search service to advertise City of Pensacola Ordinances CHAPTER 12-6. TREE/LANDSCAPE REGULATIONS or go to http://www.ci.pensacola.fl.us/ and go to link for City Ordinances and type search for Tree/ Landscape Regulations Examples of Past Student Landscape Maintenance Contracts Example #1 Example #2 Example #3 Example #4 Example #5 Example #6 Example #7	#1
Week 3	Personnel Management Safety Crepe Murder! How NOT to prune Crepe Myrtle Trees	VII-1 to VII-20	Building Your Business - 18 Building Blocks You Can Use To Build Your Business Instructor will hand out article on crepe myrtle pruning	#2
Week 4	FRIDAY JAN. 30 FIELD TRIP (NO CLASS ON THURSDAY JAN 29)		Gulf States Horticultural Expo Mobile Convention Center	#3
Week 5	GUEST SPEAKER Mr. Wiggins from Wiggins Lawn Spray Service will be here tonight at 5pm to talk about his experience in the landscape business/ spray business and about marketing your lawn care business Report on Gulf States Horticulture Expo Landscape Management Marketing your Landscape Business You are invited to the Tuesday night class on Feb. 10th (Greenhouse Crop Managment Course) at 5pm as a representative from the the Small Business Development Center will be there to talk about issues relating to small businesses and will also be there to answer questions	VI-1 to VI 35	Lecture Exam #1 has been postponed until next week Feb. 12 Review for the exam by studying the Exercises 1,2 & 4 - also pay attention to what Mr. Wiggins says as I may take a few questions from his lecture	#4
Week 6	GUEST SPEAKER Mr. Stephen Mattutat will be here at 5pm to talk about record keeping, taxes, and business issues NO FIELD TRIP Landscape Management	VI-1 to VI 35	Lecture Exam #1 Link to Information on Landscape Equipment Managing Major Equipment Equipment Maintenance Equipment Trends	#5
Week 7	Landscape Management	VI-1 to VI 35	Energy Efficiency & Environmental News: Landscape Maintenance Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for North Florida	#6
Week 8	Landscape Management	VI-1 to VI 35	Continued discussion of "Designing to Reduce Landscape Management" (print out Enviroscaping to Conserve Energy: Determining Shade Patterns for North Florida and A Guide to Environmentally Friendly Landscaping: Florida Yards and Neighborhoods Handbook)	#7
Week 9	Using Plants	V-1 to V-15	Lecture Exam #2 will start at 7pm	Rough Draft of Landscape Contract Due
Week 10	Using Plants Thursday Afternoon Field Trip Thursday March 11 Seville Lawn and Power Equipment 2601 N. 12th Avenue 432-8856 Is having a Field Day Where comerical vendors will be there to answer your questions about landscape equipment You may want to show up around lunch time as I think they will have free food!!!!!!!!!	V-1 to V-15	By The Numbers: The Irrigation Contract Lawn & Landscape Magazine's Irrigation Training: Irrigation Training 101 Landscape and Irrigation Requirements City of Pensaola Landscape and Irrigation Requirements (different site) City of Pensacola Minimum Plumbing Requirements City of Pensacola Application for Plumbing Permit City of Pensacola Looking at Business Opportunities in the State of Florida? Tax information Register via the Department's Internet Site to Pay Taxes What is taxable?	#8
	Spring Break - NO CLASS
Week 11	Using Plants	V-1 to V-15	A Guide to Selecting Existing Vegetation for Low-energy Landscapes	#9
Week 12	Plant Problems	IV-1 to IV-41	Lecture Exam #3 will start at 7pm	#10
Week 13	MARK YOUR CALENDAR This is usually the weekend of the Annual Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival
	Note: We only have 2 more labs scheduled: April 12 and April 26, 2006. Most of the students have already completed their required labs. If you need to attend either one of these labs (or if you are beyond your required attendance but would like to attend anyway as a volunteer) you must contact me A.S.A.P. to let me know you will be attending and so I can give you the necessary information to be able to participate.
Week 14				#11
Week 15	Plant Problems	IV-1 to IV-41	To Download pdf file of the Weed Control Guide for Florida Lawns (Fact Sheet ENH-84) Licensing of Lawn and Ornamental Pesticide Applicators in Florida	#12 Click here to see the color photographs of the "Diagnosing plant problems" part of exercise #12
Week 16	Plant Problems	IV-1 to IV-41	Landscape Contract Due: Final Draft APRIL 26, 2006 Don't forget to also include a cover letter and business card template. Click here to download a template	#13 & #14
Week 17	EXAM #4 FINAL EXAM LAST CLASS!!!!!!		Lecture Exam #4 will start at 1pm ON MAY 3, 2006 Remember to bring the maintenance contract for the Bayfront Memorial Park property - it will count towards 25 points of your final exam grade.