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"THE CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE"

Calendar:

  • Below you can see a tentative schedule of our program activities. This calendar serves both as general plan for future activities and as a summary of what was actually done (modified after the fact).
  • Follow links for additiona information on each of the major activities.

Week 1: 12 - 16 June
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Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

9/10/11 June
F/Sat/Sun

 Arrival and settling in. Tour the College Campus, go shopping in Preston, and attend a Rugby League match. John Smyth
Monday 12 June Review the garden project, initiate site analysis and survey - Andrew Taaffe. Begin drawing the site map
Tuesday 13 June Review the analysis process; principles of landscape design- Mike Pennington Studio time to apply the concepts introduced in the morning
Wednesday 14 June Lecture on plant selection and Native English plant types. Visit to Nurseries: Ashgrove Nursery, Garden Center Plants and Barton Grange Garden Center - John Smyth
Thursday 15 June Free Period Lecture on plant schedules and coding. First Plant Identification walk. John Smyth.
Friday 16 June Visit to Grizedale Forest ... continue Grizedale Forest
Saturday 17 June Ingleton Falls (Check Postcards) ... continue Ingleton Falls
Sunday 18 June Sizergh Castle and Levens Hall Meat at Guys with staff 6:00 pm (Check Postcards)
Week 2: 19-23 June
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Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

Monday 19 June

 Fountains Abbey and York City (all day)  
Tuesday 20 June Drawing studio with Mike Pennington. Continue drawing studio/discussions.
Wednesday 21 June Lecture on Hard landscape methods & practice with Andy Taaffe Overview of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Edinburgh with Joe Lamont.
Thursday 22 June Drawing studio with Mike. Second set of plant materials. I.D. quiz #1. Open period for work on individual projects and visit to Garstang.
Friday 23 June Preston; Ribble Reclamation Free Period so students can leave for Dublin
Saturday 24 June Free Period (students visit Dublin) See the Postcard section for details.
Sunday 25 June Free Period (students visit Dublin)  
Week 3: 26-30 June
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Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

Monday 26 June

 Visit to Mormon Temple Grounds, Preston (Chorley, actually) and private gardens of Edith and Peter Visit Northwest Turf
Tuesday 27 June Studio work with Mike Pennington all day ....
Wednesday 28 June Visit to Biddulph Grange Gardens with other... ...Myerscough students
Thursday 29 June Plant Materials; Quiz #2 and third set of new plants. Dry stone walling in Dinkling Green with Chris Winter
Friday 30 June Work on individual projects ... continue work on individual projects
Saturday 1 July Skipton Castle and market (see Postcards)  
Sunday 2 July Bodnant Gardens, Wales (see Postcards)  
Week 4: 3 - 7 July
Day(s)
Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

Monday 3 July

 Work on design teams. (see Project)  
Tuesday 4 July Studio work with Mike Pennington to complet design phase and make presentations of ideas and designs Some students at the Royal (Agricultural) Show (all day)
Wednesday 5 July Visit to Manchester City Centre Visit to Manchester United football stadium
Thursday 6 July Start site clearance. (see Project) Practical andwork on individual project.
Friday 7 July Trip to London (see Postcards) in London
Saturday 8 July London London
Sunday 9 July London London and return to Myerscough
Week 5: 10 - 14 July
Day(s)
Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

Monday 10 July

 Practical with John, Chris and Tom Installing the garden (see Project)
Tuesday 11 July Plant Materials #4. Continue garden installation
Wednesday 12 July Visit Liverpool with Mike Pennington ...Liverpool
Thursday 13 July Practical on site with the team. (see Project) continue practical
Friday 14 July Arboriculture in Britain. Review progress; other garden visits.
Saturday 15 July Open for personal trips .Group party at John Smyth's... (see Postcards)
Sunday 16 July Open for personal trips ...
Week 6: 17-21 July
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Morning Activities
Afternoon Activities

Monday 17 July

 Final stages of garden project ...
Tuesday 18 July Complete garden installation Presentations of Individual Projects. Graeme's 10 of his favorite plants.
Wednesday 19 July Presentations of Individual Projects Visit to Blackpool
Thursday 20 July Program Closure: John Moverley, Myerscough Principal and Daniel Struve, OSU representative. John Smyth: 10 of this favorite plants. Garden Presentation and BBQ in the new garden
Friday 21 July Free Period to shop and prepare for return ... home
Saturday 22 July Departures  
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