Hard Landscaping Materials and Features

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
L/507/0586
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
25 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
    Research hard landscaping materials used in garden design.
  • 1.2
    Define garden terms and specific features used in hard landscaping.
  • 1.3
    Compare the advantages and disadvantages of a range of hard landscaping materials.
2

Know how to use hard landscaping materials in specific situations.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Select appropriate hard landscaping materials for a range of given sites and briefs.
  • 2.2
    Produce presentation plans demonstrating the appropriate use of hard landscaping materials for given sites and briefs.
3

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

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Research hard landscaping features which may enhance a given design.
  • 3.2
    Evaluate ways of constructing hard landscaping features in relation to a given design.
4

Know how to specify hard landscaping materials and methods.

Assessment Criteria

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