Landscape Introduction – What do you already know?
For each question select the best answer. You have 14 questions to answer in 30 minutes.
What is the difference between a deciduous plant and an evergreen?
No difference
Deciduous plants lose their leaves during Autumn and Winter in Australia while evergreen plants do not.
Evergreen plants lose their leaves during Autumn and Winter in Australia while deciduous plants do not.
Do not know
The term pH is used in gardening. What does it tell the gardener about the soil and what plants to plant?
ph identifies the alkaline (or basic) properties of the soil.
pH tells you how much Hydrogen as an element of a compound is in the soil.
ph identifies the acidity of the soil
pH identifies the acidity or alkaline properties of the soil.
Porosity is a term that refers to soil types in a garden. Name a soil that is non-porous – ie it retains water?
sand and gravel
silt and gravel
sand and clay
silt and clay
Porosity is a term that refers to soil types in a garden. Name a soil that is porous – ie water easily flows through it?
sand and gravel
silt and gravel
sand and clay
silt and clay
In a garden where water is not plentiful, Australian native plants are recommended. We call such a garden sustainable. From the following list of Australian natives, select a tree that would be suitable in a suburban garden: Select from: Banksias gardneri; Banksia integrifolia; Boronia Heterophylla; Boronia ‘Shark Bay’; Leucospermum Vlam; Acacia Cultriformis; Acacia glaucopters; Acaciia longifolia; Eucalyptus calophylla.
In a garden where water is not plentiful, Australian native plants are recommended. We call such a garden sustainable. From the following list of Australian natives, select a shrub that would be suitable in a suburban garden: Select from: Banksias gardneri; Banksia integrifolia; Boronia Heterophylla; Boronia ‘Shark Bay’; Leucospermum Vlam; Acacia Cultriformis; Acacia glaucopters; Acaciia longifolia; Eucalyptus calophylla.
In a garden where water is not plentiful, Australian native plants are recommended. We call such a garden sustainable. From the following list of Australian natives, select a ground cover that would be suitable in a suburban garden: Select from: Banksias gardneri; Banksia integrifolia; Boronia Heterophylla; Boronia ‘Shark Bay’; Leucospermum Vlam; Acacia Cultriformis; Acacia glaucopters; Acaciia longifolia; Eucalyptus calophylla.
Acaciia longifolia
Banksias gardneri
Acacia Cultriformis
Boronia Heterophylla
Pruning of native plants is best done:
After flowering
At the end of Autumn
At the end of Spring
It does not matter
Using mulch on garden beds – complete the statement by selecting those that apply:
This question is to do with paving around the perimeter of a house.
Paving is often used within a garden and often used around the outside of a home. What is the minimum distance recommended between the top of a paver and the damp course layer of an external house wall?
65mm
70mm
75mm
80mm
This question is to do with storm water from the roof of a house.
Storm water pipes help drain water away from the home’s foundations. To allow this to happen efficiently a slope or fall in the pipe away from the home has to be present. What is the minimum fall recommended for every horizontal metre of pipe?
minimum of 1mm fall
minimum of 2mm fall
minimum of 3mm fall
minimum of 4mm fall
What is the main reason that a fall or slope is required away from the house?
Water needs to run downhill
To ensure any dust is not washed along the pipe
To ensure that the flow of water will wash any build up of silt in the pipe out of the pipe.
To ensure no water sits in the pipe for micro organisms to breed.
This question is based on watering your garden.
What is the best method for watering a garden?
Overhead sprinklers or sprays
By hand
Soaker hoses covered by mulch
Dripper sprays
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