HORT 90K: LANDSCAPING WITH EDIBLES
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
| Heading | Value |
|---|---|
| Effective Term: | Fall 2026 |
| Units: | 1 |
| Hours: | 12 lecture per quarter (12 total per quarter) |
| Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
| Foothill GE: | Non-GE |
| Transferable: | CSU |
| Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
| Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the use of edible plants in built landscapes.
- Identify edible ornamental plants for the landscape.
Description
The use of edible plants in residential landscapes. Practice and feasibility of integrating edible plants into landscape designs. Identification of ornamental plant materials which produce edible fruit, foliage, flowers, or other edible parts.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Identify edible, ornamental plants used in residential landscapes
- State the use of edible plants in landscape design
- Design and/or describe using and maintaining edibles in the residential landscape
Course Content
- Introduction to edible plants
- Edible plant identification
- Fruits, foliage, flowers, and other edible parts
- Growth habits
- Environmental requirements and cultivation
- Pros and cons of using edible plants
- Applications using edible plants
- Landscape design
- Aesthetic and/or functional purpose
- Planting designs using edible plants
- Mixing edible and non-edible plants
- Sourcing edible plants
- Edibles in the built landscape
- Plant selection (type and quality)
- Planting techniques
- Maintenance
- Harvesting
Lab Content
Not applicable.
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Design laboratory with multimedia projection system, horticultural facilities, and arboretum.
2. Students provide pruning shears with sheath, work boots, leather gloves, and clothing for field work.
2. Students provide pruning shears with sheath, work boots, leather gloves, and clothing for field work.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Field test on edible plants (identification, growth habits, etc.), and/or edible landscape design project
Documented active participation, including reports, projects, and research
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Lecture
Demonstrations
Discussions
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Creasy, Rosalind. Edible Landscaping, 2nd ed.. 2010.
Although this text is older than five years, it is a seminal piece written by a Foothill Horticulture graduate.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
Reading assignments will include reading approximately 35 pages per week from the assigned text (two hours).
Discipline(s)
Ornamental Horticulture