Landscape Design Question Set 4

Front

The “puff balls” found on dandelions that are easily blown away by the wind, are actually:

Back

Seeds

Front

Which of the following is a drawback to planting English Ivy or Virginia Creeper on the side of a wood, brick, or vinyl-sided house? Options: the adhesive tips of the ivy damage the siding or leave unsightly blemishes, it is difficult to prune ivy on siding, these plants are groundcovers and are hard to train on walls, the leaves turn brown in the fall and are unsightly

Back

the adhesive tips of the ivy damage the siding or leave unsightly blemishes

Front

When pruning cuts are made on woody trees, one should not cut into or behind the ________. This area is where healing callus originates.

Back

collar

Front

If a house is painted in several colors you might be worried about the colors of the house and the plant flower color clashing. One flower choice that would be safest to use is

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white

Front

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using a time clock to control an irrigation system? Time clocks are very expensive, The plants are watered at set times, whether they need watering or not., Time clocks are difficult to set., When there is a power outage, the irrigation system runs continuously.

Back

The plants are watered at set times, whether they need watering or not.

Front

A privacy fence should be at least ______ feet high if the purpose is to screen the view of neighbors at ground level or others walking near the property at the same elevation.

Back

8

Front

Once they are beneath the bark surface, ______ are difficult to control.

Back

Borers

Front

A color scheme in a garden that produces a carnival-like effect is referred to as being:

Back

Polychromatic

Front

When taking a soil sample, be sure to take cores at least ______ inches deep.

Back

6

Front

To preserve the germination ability of most seeds, store them in a:

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Cool, dry environment