Hard Landscaping Materials and Features

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 2
Unit No:
J/507/0571
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
24 hours

Assessment Guidance

Portfolio of Evidence

Unit Learning Outcomes

1

Understand how hard landscaping materials can be used in the garden.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Describe hard landscaping materials used in garden design.
  • 1.2
    Define garden terms and specific features used in hard landscaping.
2

Know how to use hard landscaping materials in specific situations.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Select appropriate hard landscaping materials for a given site and brief.
  • 2.2
    Produce a presentation plan demonstrating the appropriate use of hard landscaping materials for a given site and brief.
3

Understand the use of hard landscaping features in enhancing garden design.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Describe hard landscaping features which may enhance a given design.
  • 3.2
    Describe different ways that hard landscaping features can be constructed.
4

Know how to specify hard landscaping materials and methods.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Describe how to specify quantities and types of hard landscaping materials and the methods to be used.