Nursery/Landscape CDE General Knowledge Daily 6 Quiz 31

An example of an ORGANIC material that you may add to your existing soil would be __________________.

• Pea gravel

• Perlite

• Leaf mold

• Vermiculite

A __________________is a landscape designers tool for drawing circles on a landscape plan.

• Protractor

• Scale

• Circle template

• T-square

Which is the best definition of the term understory, as used in landscaping?

• the bottom level of a two story house

• smaller plants that grow under the canopy of a tree

• shrubs and other plants planted under the eaves of a house

• the basement of a two story house

Which insect eats out trails BETWEEN the leaf surfaces?

• Spider mites

• Aphids

• Leaf miners

• Thrips

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

• Mealybugs

• Aphids

• Borers

• Thrips

When installing a landscape, which step (from the following list) should be completed LAST?

• Build retaining walls and garden walkways

• Plant the trees and shrubs

• Install the drainage system

• Add amendments to the soil