Horticulture

This page provides suggestions for content relating to AHC30921 Certificate III Landscape Construction.

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Suggested databases include:

• Techstreet (Australian Standards)
• Safetyhub

Basic Construction

• Basic Construction Management: The Superintendent's Job
• Construction Materials, Methods and Techniques: Building For A Sustainable Future  

Landscape Construction and Design

• Residential Landscape Architecture (new!) 
• Outdoor Design: Projects and Plans for a Stylish Garden (new!) 
• An Introduction to Landscape and Garden Design and Practice
• Dale Vine's Outdoor Reno Guide: Transform Your Garden On Any Budget

Soil

• Managing For Healthy Soils (TOCAL)
• The Australian Soil Classification
• Interpreting Soil Test Results: What Do All the Numbers Mean?

Turf

• Fundamentals of Turfgrass Management
• Sports Turf and Amenity Grasses 
• Managing Turfgrass Pests

Control Weeds

• Managing Weeds (TOCAL) 
• Plant Protection 1 (Pests, Diseases and Weeds)
• Plant Protection 2 (Control Methods and Management)

WHS

• WHS: A Management Guide
• Health and Safety Handbook: The Practical Guide to Workplace Health and Safety

Chemicals

• Chemical Application (TOCAL) 

Chain and Pole Saws

• Chainsaw Operation: A Practical Guide to Safe Work Techniques
• Chainsaw Operator's Manual
• Ergonomic Operational Working Aspects of Forest Machines
• Pole Saw Operation and Maintenance (TOCAL) 
• Tree Faller's Manual: Techniques for Standard and Complex Tree-Felling Operations

Irrigation

• Irrigation:  Centre Pivot and Lateral Move (TOCAL)
• Irrigation:  Measuring and Monitoring (TOCAL)
• Irrigation:  System and Pump Selection (TOCAL)
• Irrigation Scheduling (TOCAL)