SPM Landskap dan Nurseri study plan
SPM Landskap dan Nurseri · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Asas Landskap dan Hortikultur (Landscape and Horticulture Fundamentals) & Reka Bentuk Landskap (Landscape Design and Graphics)
Define 30 core landscape and horticulture terms (landskap lembut, landskap keras, hortikultur, arborikultur, xeriscaping) in a personal glossary with one example each
Differentiate the six planting design principles (skala, imbangan, penekanan, irama, kesatuan, perkadaran) and match each to one real Malaysian site photo you source yourself
Sketch three bubble diagrams for a 20m x 30m terrace house lot showing zoning for softscape, hardscape and utility areas
List the eight stages of a landscape project cycle from brief to handover and state the output of each stage
Your checkpoint
A 6-page hand-drawn design workbook containing the 30-term glossary, principle-to-photo matching table, and three labelled bubble diagrams
Reka Bentuk Landskap (Landscape Design and Graphics) & Pembiakan Tumbuhan dan Pengurusan Nurseri (Plant Propagation and Nursery Management)
Produce a scaled site plan at 1:100 with north arrow, scale bar, existing trees, contours and drainage direction
Draft a planting plan using botanical names, spacing, mature height and quantity columns
Build a plant schedule spreadsheet of 25 species with symbol, botanical name, common name, size and quantity
Explain how nursery stock availability and pot size constrain design choices by writing a 200-word note referencing your own schedule
Your checkpoint
One complete A3 design set (site plan, planting plan, plant schedule) for the same 20m x 30m lot, checked for scale accuracy
Pengenalan dan Pengelasan Tumbuhan Landskap (Plant Identification and Classification) & Pembiakan Tumbuhan dan Pengurusan Nurseri (Plant Propagation and Nursery Management)
Classify 40 landscape plants by growth habit (pokok, palma, renek, penutup bumi, rumput, memanjat) and by function (naungan, sempadan, tumpuan, penapis)
Identify 20 species by leaf arrangement, margin, venation and flower type using your own field notes or public herbarium images
Compare sexual and asexual propagation methods (biji benih, keratan batang, tut, cantuman, pembahagian rumpun) and match each to three suitable species
Describe the nursery workflow from mother stock selection to hardening off, noting media, humidity and shading at each step
Your checkpoint
A 40-species identification and classification table plus a one-page propagation method decision chart
Media, Baja dan Pengairan (Growing Media, Fertilizers and Irrigation) & Pembinaan dan Penyelenggaraan Landskap (Landscape Construction and Maintenance)
Formulate three growing media mixes by volume (seedling, general potting, palm/cactus) and justify each component's role
Calculate fertilizer rates for a 50-plant bed given an N-P-K recommendation, showing working for urea and compound fertilizer
Design a drip irrigation schedule stating emitter flow, run time and frequency for a 100m2 bed
Sequence the construction of a 30m2 softscape bed from site clearing to planting and staking, listing tools and materials per step
Your checkpoint
A media and fertilizer calculation sheet plus a construction sequence checklist with quantities for a 30m2 bed
Pembinaan dan Penyelenggaraan Landskap (Landscape Construction and Maintenance) & Perlindungan Tanaman dan Keselamatan Kerja (Crop Protection and Occupational Safety)
Write a 12-month maintenance calendar covering mowing, pruning, fertilizing, mulching and pest scouting with frequency and responsible role
Diagnose eight common landscape problems (chlorosis, root rot, leaf scorch, pest damage) from symptom descriptions and propose corrective action
Apply integrated pest management by ranking cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical controls for three named pests
List PPE, tool handling and chemical storage rules, and draft a 10-point site safety briefing
Your checkpoint
A maintenance calendar poster plus a 10-point safety briefing card suitable for posting at a worksite
Keusahawanan dan Pengurusan Projek Landskap (Entrepreneurship and Project Management) & Asas Landskap dan Hortikultur (Landscape and Horticulture Fundamentals)
Prepare a bill of quantities and cost estimate for the 30m2 bed using current local prices you verify yourself
Build a simple project schedule (Gantt or bar chart) with dependencies, milestones and a 10% contingency
Draft a one-page client proposal covering scope, timeline, price and warranty terms
Summarise the legal and licensing basics for a landscape contracting business (SSM registration, CIDB where relevant) without asserting details you cannot verify
Your checkpoint
A costed mini project proposal with bill of quantities, schedule and one-page client document
Asas Landskap dan Hortikultur (Landscape and Horticulture Fundamentals) & Pengenalan dan Pengelasan Tumbuhan Landskap (Plant Identification and Classification) & Media, Baja dan Pengairan (Growing Media, Fertilizers and Irrigation)
Revisit weak spots flagged in weeks 1 to 6 and rewrite any glossary or table entries you got wrong
Complete 60 mixed practice questions across the three domains under timed conditions and log every error with its cause
Redraw two design or construction diagrams from memory to test retention
Explain in writing how media choice, irrigation and plant selection interact in one worked scenario
Your checkpoint
An error log of at least 25 corrected items with a short note on why each answer was wrong
Reka Bentuk Landskap (Landscape Design and Graphics) & Pembinaan dan Penyelenggaraan Landskap (Landscape Construction and Maintenance) & Perlindungan Tanaman dan Keselamatan Kerja (Crop Protection and Occupational Safety) & Keusahawanan dan Pengurusan Projek Landskap (Entrepreneurship and Project Management)
Run two full-length timed mock exams and score each domain separately
Target any domain still below 70% with a focused 90-minute review using your own notes
Rehearse calculation types (fertilizer rates, quantities, costs) until you can complete each in under three minutes
Consolidate all deliverables into one indexed revision file for final review
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a domain-by-domain score table and a one-page final revision index
Milestones
Week 2: You can produce a scale-accurate site and planting plan for a given lot without referring to a template, and your plant schedule reconciles with the plan quantities.
Week 4: You correctly calculate fertilizer rates and media volumes for two unseen scenarios and can recite the construction sequence for a planting bed from memory.
Week 6: Your costed proposal totals match your bill of quantities line by line, and you can defend each price assumption you made.
Week 8: Both mock exams score at least 70% overall with no single domain below 60%, and every logged error from week 7 has been rechecked as resolved.