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Participate in an engaging Senior Horticulture project to earn 20 service learning hours. Activities include landscape measurement, design, researching native Illinois perennials, planting perennials, and painting benches with weather-resistant paint. To complete the project, write a reflection paper detailing your experiences, choices made during the planting process, and what you learned. Ensure to outline the project’s significance, the criteria for planting, and describe two perennials you've worked with. Don’t forget to fill out the Service Learning Form!
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Senior Horticulture Project Service Learning Hours!
What do I need to do to earn 20 service learning hours? • Participate in all class activities pertaining to the project: • Landscape measurement • Landscape design • Researching types of perennials native to Illinois • Manually helping plant perennials in front garden • Manually helping paint the benches with weather resistant paint • Write a reflection paper!!! • Fill out a Service Learning Form and get MY SIGNATURE!
What should be in my reflection paper? • Paragraph 1: Introduce the reader to the project. • Why did we choose to plant in that garden? • Why is this an important project? • Paragraph 2: Describe the process you went through to complete the project What criteria did we have to think about before planting? • Planting depth, spacing, type of plant, amount of sunlight, watering requirements, etc. What types of plants did you plant? • Choose two of the followingand describe them (defining characteristics): • Phlox • Lily of the Valley • Lamb’s Ear • Sedum • Columbine • Paragraph 3: What have you learned after completing this project?
Types of plants: Phlox Lamb’s Ear Lily of the Valley Sedum Columbine