University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore

Scope, importance and opportunities of ornamental and landscape horticulture -- History of gardening -- Styles (or) types of ornamental gardening -- Ornamental trees and shrubs -- Turf and turf making -- Creepers, climbers and annuals -- Hedges, edges, topiary, tophy and carpet beds -- Indoor plants and plants for special purposes -- Cactus, succulents and rosarium -- Ferrns, selaginella, palms and cycads -- Propagation of ornamental plants -- Containers, soil, media and nutrition of ornamental plants -- Pruning, training and growth regulation of ornamental plants -- Pest and disease management of ornamental plants -- Environmental horticulture-psychological and social aspects of ornamental plants -- Hardscape (Non-living) elements -- Beauty components, principles and concepts of landscape designing -- Site analysis, cliental preference and selection of plants and enrichment items to match the design criteria -- Fundamentals of landscape drawing and drawing methods -- Special types of garden-water garden, sunken garden, marsh or bog garden and rock garden -- Special types of garden- Terrace garden, paved garden, roof garden, vertical garden, meditation and yoga garden -- Bonsai -- Terrarium -- Garden tools and implements -- Biblography.