| England Study Abroad Program Home| Study Abroad Program Summer 2001 The Constructed Landscape (H&CS 697) The summer 2001 program is under way! A group of 13 students from The Ohio State University are taking part in the third study abroad program at Myerscough College, near Preston, England in June/July 2001. The links below direct you to additional information about individual components of the Study Abroad experience.
Field Reports	- regular reports of our various activities. Follow this link for weekly updates on the students' progress
Who are we?	- meet the participants!
Where are we?	- learn about Myerscough College, our host institution.
Comments	- submit your comments about what you see on these pages
As in previous years (see the Summer 2000 and Spring 1999 reports), the general theme of the program is "The Constructed Landscape", covering the evolution of English landscapes, the social context of horticulture, the landscape industry and landscape operations. The students in this program learn about English culture through gardens. The program provides a context for learning about the history, development and implementation of contructed landscapes through a project. The project takes the students through the process of transforming a site into a constructed landscape (a garden); along the way, students are involved in client briefs, site analysis (including measurements), site plan, overall design, plant procurement, cost estimation and actual installation. This process of desining and installing a garden provides students a focus and allows them to relate everything they hear in lectures, read in publications, see on different visits, search on the internet, and practice in the laboratory to the landscape they are constructing. These students have not only taken with them great experiences and new knowledge, but also left behind a product for future participants to enjoy.
These pages edited by the 2001 Resident Director: Dan Struve; they are modified from those created initially by Michael Knee for the 1999 program and updated by Pablo Jourdan for the 2000 program. Website managed by Tim Rhodus (6/2001)