HI Landscape study plan

Map the seven domain weightings against a self-rating scale from 1 to 5 and rank your weakest three subtopics inside Domain 1

Define site-analysis inputs (sun and shadow paths, prevailing wind, views and borrowed landscape, circulation desire lines) and sketch a bubble diagram for a 500 square meter residential lot

Convert a client program (outdoor kitchen, play lawn, screening, accessible path) into a functional zoning diagram with primary, secondary, and service zones

Draft a planting-design intent statement that ties each zone to a spatial purpose rather than to plant names

Apply scale, proportion, and rhythm principles to critique two of your own schematic plans and annotate three specific revisions on each

Calculate impervious coverage and open-space ratios for a small commercial plaza layout and compare the result to a typical local zoning threshold

Sequence a design process from client interview through concept, design development, and construction documentation, listing the approval gate at each stage

Produce a planting plan legend that specifies botanical name, common name, mature size, spacing, and quantity for at least 15 plants

Build a plant-selection matrix scoring 20 candidate species against hardiness zone, mature size, water demand, sun exposure, soil pH tolerance, and maintenance level

Match at least eight species to specific microclimates on your Week 1 plan and justify each placement in writing

Classify the 20 species by growth habit, evergreen versus deciduous, and root habit, and flag any that conflict with hardscape or utilities

Distinguish the cultural requirements of turf, groundcover, shrub, and canopy layers and state one failure mode for each layer

Read a topographic map with 0.5 meter contours and identify ridge, valley, and drainage-shed lines, then mark the likely flow path across the site

Compute slope percentage between ten point pairs and classify each as walkable, plantable, or requiring a retaining structure

Specify soil amendment and drainage correction for one compacted area and one poorly drained area on your plan

Select and schedule plants tolerant of the wet and dry extremes you identified, with at least three species per extreme

Compare four paving materials on load capacity, permeability, slip resistance, freeze-thaw behavior, and installed cost per square meter

Detail a typical segmental paver assembly from subgrade through bedding sand and joint sand, labeling each layer and its compaction requirement

Size a modular retaining wall for a 1.2 meter height difference, including base course width, embedment, drainage gravel, filter fabric, and weep points

Identify three common hardscape failure modes (settlement, heave, efflorescence) and write the construction detail that prevents each

Lay out a drip and spray irrigation zone plan for your site, assigning each hydrozone a precipitation rate and controller station

Calculate total flow and pressure demand for the design and check it against a stated available supply of 25 liters per minute at 3 bar

Design a surface and subsurface drainage scheme with pipe sizing, minimum slope, catch basin locations, and an overflow route to a legal discharge point

Write a winterization and seasonal adjustment procedure for the system you designed

Build a quantity takeoff from your own plan for paving area, wall face area, plant counts, and mulch volume, then price it with unit costs and a 12 percent contingency

Draft a 12-line-item work breakdown with sequence, duration, and predecessor for a four-week installation

List the site-safety controls required for excavation, equipment operation, and utility locating, and state the trigger for each

Identify the permits, utility locates, and accessibility requirements that apply to your project and note who is responsible for each

Complete 120 mixed practice questions under timed conditions and log every miss by domain and error type

Re-teach your three weakest subtopics from source material and write a five-line summary of each in your own words

Recompute the two calculations you missed most often (slope percentage, irrigation flow, or takeoff quantity) until you can do each correctly three times in a row

Assemble a one-page formula and reference sheet you can mentally reconstruct on exam day