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Teaches students how to operate a variety of landscape equipment. Hands-on training will require the students to acquire an understanding of the safe operation of equipment. Focus will be on pre-operation, operation, and post-operation procedures and skills.
Explores the properties of soils and applies them to horticultural uses as a growing medium and as an engineering base for landscaping.
Provides an overview of the horticulture profession, including its role and importance throughout history. Current trends and career opportunities will be covered. Particular attention is given to horticulture crops, plant classification, their use, and the interrelationships between the environment, plant growth and plant development.
Covers site conditions, landscape tools, and design plan implementation.
Teaches students to work with advanced construction projects, materials and methods. Students learn to develop a mobilization plan and a management system for project implementation.
Focuses on the landscape design process through the understanding of concepts such as outdoor room, design principles, site function and form composition. The course also includes drafting, site analysis and graphics.
The study and installation of organic inputs for healthy landscapes. Students will brew compost tea, make compost and operate lawn care equipment. Topics explored will include alternative lawn and land care practices, practical business applications and environmental implications of current practices.
Addresses production and propagation techniques for growing plants. Students will explore using a variety of equipment and methods.
Learn the basics of saving true breeding seeds from various vegetables and flowers. Students will leave the class with an understanding of true breeding plant varieties, the basic skills it takes to save seeds, and the benefits of incorporating seed saving in their annual gardening practices.
Studies commonly used annual, bulb and perennial herbaceous plants, with an emphasis on their use in the landscape, culture and care.
