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Last part for Final Flashcards

1
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Focal point-

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Draws the eye.

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Sympodial branching-

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the branches split in half multiple times

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How do you create movement?

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Curvature of lines and flow

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Flow-

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how the eyes move through the landscape

comes from line, plant color, textures.

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What do changes in texture do?

how do you create texture change?

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evoke emotion

changes in leaf blades coarse and smooth.

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Contrast can be

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subtle or drastic, usually done with colors

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A banion tree has what kind of roots?

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Aerial roots.

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8
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What is classified as hardscaping?

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Retaining walls, lighting Aqua features, Stone Feature.

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What do you need to think about when designing a bed?

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Functionality

texture/ contrast/ size / color

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Annuals-

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Botanically live only about one season or refered to as tender perennials. Give seasonal color.

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Perennials-

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plants adapted to a particular region and live botanically for an exteded period. Provide the foundation then accent with annuals. ex/ daylilly and daphidoils.

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Characteristics of annuals-(3)

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inexpensive
usually grown from seed
good for key impact areas(borders, entry ways, containers)
ex. impatias, begonias, marigolds, pansies, petunias.

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Winter annuals-

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Use in fall for fall color.
ex. Johnny jump up, pansy
snapdragon, sweet pea, viola.

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Summer annuals-

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Lantana(butterflys), Marigolds, impatiens, petunias

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15
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Most important process:
should spend as much time and money here as possible
All about the soil

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Bed preperation

Silt/loam, good cec, poor natural drainage.

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Match paper design with?

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The area allowed.

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17
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Bed edges add what?

the should be ___ to ___ inches and at a ___ to ___ angle?

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Definition
3-5’’
and 30-45 degree

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Straight line are?

Curved lines are ?

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formal

informal

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New beds-
till how deep?
add what?(5)

A 
soil test first.
till 4-6'' deep
add coarse/small stone gravel tailings
add coarse organics, compost, lime preemergent, herbicide.
till again 4-6''
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Steps for planting-

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rake bed smooth
dig hole 3-5x size of root mass
dont pant deeper than top of root ball
Backfill in layers- fill about halfway then soak.
Water heavy after building dam.(removes air and soak)

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Organic mulch-

what is the best mulch-

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tree products

shredded wood mulch

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Why is shredded mulch the best mulch?

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Longest lasting
most nutrituon
will not float or run under normal rain events.
best color

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Benefits of mulch-

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Moisture, retention, temp buffer, weed control, asthetics(contrast)

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Pine straw-

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Used in the south east states
Can cause acidity problems over time.
there is synthetic pine straw.
more open canopy for mulch w/ pine staw.

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25
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How else can you get entrance control?

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w/ cloth pre emergence or post emergence

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Rule of thumb for mulch-

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2-4’’ in depth, 4’’ away from tree.

Not applied due to look vs. functionality

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27
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Before you mulch over turf what can you put down.

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pre-emergence, and can use cardboard as a weed barrier around new planted tree.

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Rules for mulching(5)

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  1. supplement at least once a year in the spring, 2x is best.
  2. Re-establish edges of bed.
  3. put down pre-emergence(in spring)
  4. .Use newspaper or cardboard as weed barriers.
  5. Place mulch around plant carefully to keep moisture off plant.(hand spread)
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29
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Mulching helps _____ break down? and prevents______

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organic matter, erosion.

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30
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In the _____ you should _____ mulch. and apply ____.

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Fall, fluff ,colorant

31
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Colorant should be mixed with_____ to get desired color, and you will get ____ months of good color?

A

H20

2

32
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How often should bed edging be reestablished? and when?

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2x a year(or more), late spring and late summer

33
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How do you re establish the edge? what can you use?

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pull mulch back, edge. return mulch

weed eater.

34
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5 ways to minimize weed pressure w/ example of each?

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  1. Site assessment- eliminate weed before prep
  2. Choice of plant material(upright- easier to control)(spread- more competition)
  3. Species selection- Tolerance to herbicides-(pre emergence)
  4. Site prep and establishment-(non-selective herbicides, fumigation, landscape fabrics.
  5. Mulches and herbicide choices.
35
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Summer annual weeds- (5)

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  1. prostrate knotweed
  2. prostrate spurge
  3. goosegrass
  4. crabgrass
  5. common groundsel
36
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Winter annual weeds(6)

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  1. Henbit
  2. Common chickweed
  3. Carolina geranium
  4. Deadnettle
  5. Sticky chickweed
  6. Annual bluegrass
37
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Prostrate-

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spreading

38
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Perennial weeds-(8)

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  1. Wild garlic
  2. White clover
  3. Ground ivy
  4. Wild violet
  5. dandelion
  6. Oxalis
  7. Bermudagrass
  8. Sedges
39
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Crabgrass-

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5-9 “fingers” prostrate

40
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Goosegrass-

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flat, 4-5 “fingers” has a kicker lower finger, milky white center.

41
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Wild Garlic-

difference with wild onion?

A

hollow leaves, smooth and no peding(layering).

Wild onion has flat leaves and needs to be peeled.

42
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Yellow nutsedge-

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Tubors in roots, elongated leaf tips.

43
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White clover-

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mass of stolons
high protein, high nitrogen content,
globe shaped white inflorescence

44
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Oxalis-( yellow woodsorrel)

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heart shaped leaves, similar growth to white clover. podlike fruits.

45
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Prostrate knotweed-

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purple stems, swollen joints, ocrea. swollen nodes.

46
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Prostrate spurge- (spotted spurge)

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milky white fluid when cut, pinkish stems, obligate leaves.

47
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Common chickweed-

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Stoloniferous, 5 petal flower, teardrop leaves, produces lots of seeds. mouseear and sticky have pubessence.

48
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Common groundsel-

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thick fleshy stem, purple base fades out to top.

49
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wild violet-

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Basel rosset
very short petiole
cordate leaves
purple flower

50
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Carolina geranium-

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Disected lobed leaf, matt forming

central grows outward.

51
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Annual bluegrass-

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coolseason annual, shallow rooted. boat shaped tip

52
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Common dandelion-

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Basel rosset leaves. lobed and pointed back towards base. connected to dense taproot.

53
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Ground ivy-

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square stem, above ground, opposite leaves, square. 2,4D

54
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Bermudagrass

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Native to africa, perennial weed. in Worlds worst weed top 5

55
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Purple nutsedge-

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Triangle ,shorter leaves , 3 leaves, chain tubors.

56
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Pre-plant herbicide-

2 types-

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Control weeds before planting.
funigation
nonselective.

57
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Fumigation-

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expensive plants only, Biosides, kills all plants seeds and animals. 5-1000$ per acre.

58
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Non selective herbicide-

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Kill all plants.

59
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Pre-emergence-

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after plant is in ground if plant is tolerant to herbicide. Baracade

60
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Post-emergence-

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historically 90%, selective herbicides. after weed has emerged.

61
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Soil Fumigates ex)

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Dazomet,(Basamid)
Methyl Bromide,(Brom-o-gas)- most effective
Metam Sodium(Vapam)

62
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Non-selective herbicides-

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Glyphosate (roundup) Foliar
Diquat (reward) Contact
Glufosinate(Finale) Foliar/contact
Bromacil (Hyvar) Foliar/root

63
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Dr. Tottens special recipe-

A 
Roundup + Surflan (1 time per year)
Controls existing undesirable vegetation
Post-emergence and pre-emergence
2oz/1000ft2 roundup
1.5oz/1000ft2
64
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Pre-emergence- examples

A

Oryzlan(surflan)
Isoxaben
Simazine (Princep T@O)

65
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Oxadiazon-

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Pre-emergence(Ronstar) kills goosegrass, annual grass control.

66
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Prodiamine-

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Pre-emergence(Barricade) Kills crabgrass

67
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What is the main thing to focus on when buying/ using a herbicide?

A

READ THE LABEL

68
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Post-Emergents

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Bentazon
Clethodim-kills bermuda
Sethoxydim- Kills bermuda
Halosulfuron(Manage)- kills sedges

69
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Useing pre-emergence herbicides-

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Apply prior to seed germindation; forms barrier
Kills seeds as they emerge
2x a year march 1st and sept 15th (60-75)days protection

70
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Using post emergence herbicides-

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Best results on young actively growing plants
phytotoxicity may occur at temps over 85F
repeat application 10-14 days apart
May need surfactant.

71
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Pre-emergent for annual grass-

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Benefin
Bensulide
Oxadizaon- Ronstar
Prodiamine-Baracade

72
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Post-emergent for annual grass-

A

Fenoxarop- bermudagrass
Clethodim-annual
Fluazifop

73
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Control for wild garlic-

A

Manor

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