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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved annual *a plant that completes its life cycle in a growing season UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved botany *the science of plants *the branch of biology that deals with plant life UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved flower bed *a free-standing planting made entirely of flowers UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved flower border *a flower planting used in front of shrubs UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved habitat *the place where a person or thing is usually found UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved hardscape *manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building *paved areas, statues or retaining walls UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved landscape *to enhance the appearance as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass *altering the contours of the ground UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved perennial *a plant that lives more than two growing seasons UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved perspective *a drawing that permits multiple sides of an object to be seen in a single view UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved plant list *an alphabetical listing of botanical names of plants used in a landscape plan, their common names, the total number used, plant spacing and container sizes UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved softscape *elements of a landscape that are comprised of live, horticultural elements UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved specifications *written requirements for the installation of a landscape UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved topography *a scale drawing illustrating the contours of the ground in relation to a fixed benchmark UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved perspective plant list Plant List Botanical Name Common Name QTY Size Comment Lagerstroemia Indica Crape Myrtle 5 4' Containers Rhododendron indica India 7 1'6" Quercus Rubra Red Oak 3 8' B&B UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved site plan softscape UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved

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UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved Resources Graphics: www.clipart.com Definitions: www.dictionary.com Ingels, J. (2004) Landscaping Principals & Practices. Thomson Delmar Learning. UNT in partnership with TEA, Copyright © All rights reserved