Plants for Ecological Design II
Recorded 2026-10-14 Spring 2027
Plants for Ecological Design II
Ecological landscape design using plants in urban and rural settings, focusing on Wisconsin native species and habitat relationships in late winter and early spring.
offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 No instructors listed
Summary
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.58 GPA, 26.9% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.60 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe the abilities of plant species to establish, grow and successfully meet design goals based on ultimate size and shape at various life stages, rate of growth, ecological relationships, and aesthetic characteristics of leaves, bark, flower, fruit, habit, and form in both urban and rural settings.
Select plants for a landscape design using a process that begins with and is guided by an understanding of the composition, structure, and dynamics of the natural plant communities found in the region
Use hand graphics, notes, and mapping and sampling techniques to illustrate the character of individual plants and the composition and structure of plant communities in the field to compile a personal plant portfolio for future reference consisting of a core set of 50 or more plant species in late winter and early spring growing conditions
Perform a literature review of current understandings of the ecosystem services provided by specific plants or propose an experiment or monitoring system to measure services in the field.
Apply sustainability principles and/or frameworks to address the challenges of creating sustainable cities and communities, and prevent the extinction of species
Use sustainability principles for developing personal goals and professional values
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
↗ average GPA
7878 letter grades
A61.5%61.5%
AB6.4%6.4%
B12.8%12.8%
BC2.6%2.6%
C11.5%11.5%
D3.8%3.8%
F1.3%1.3%
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Prerequisites
Course mapLAND ARC 380 or Graduate/professional standing
- LANDARC 380 · unspecified
- Graduate/professional standing
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- Any of
- LANDARC 380 · unspecified
- Graduate/professional standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
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Student experience
the class
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.58 GPA, 26.9% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.60 GPA, 71.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades).
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Topics
- Plant-environment relationships in native and designed habitats during late winter and early spring.
- Creating resilient outdoor spaces that enhance human health and provide ecosystem services.
- Sustainability principles for sustainable cities, communities, and species conservation.
Skills
- Identifying aesthetic, functional, and cultural characteristics of Wisconsin native and non-invasive horticultural plants.
- Selecting plants for landscape design based on regional natural plant community dynamics.
- Applying sustainability principles and frameworks to urban planning and species conservation.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
average GPA
A / AB grades
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Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A57.1%57.1%
AB14.3%14.3%
B19.0%19.0%
BC9.5%9.5%
C0.0%0.0%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
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Through Spring 2026
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