Develop the vital skills needed to protect and manage landscapes, maintain healthy trees, design attractive gardens, and produce landscape plants. Many horticulture students start their own businesses or pursue rewarding careers in a breadth of areas, including landscaping companies, nurseries and garden centers, public parks, botanical gardens, and private estates. Enroll in a single class or pursue a Horticulture Certificate.
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Learn
the
principles
and
techniques
of
plant
propagation
by
seed
and
cuttings.
Explore
the
basics
of
sexual
and
asexual
propagation,
with
attention
to
fruit
development,
seedling
production,
root
initiation,
stem
and
leaf
cuttings,
and
layering.
Materials
included.
Prerequisite:
Introduction
to
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Through
lectures,
laboratories,
and
field
trips,
learn
how
to
work
with
plants
that
are
difficult
to
propagate
by
seed
or
cuttings.
Subjects
include
advanced
seed
propagation
and
techniques
of
grafting,
budding,
and
micro-propagation.
Learn
about
tissue
culture
at
the
Garden's
more...
The
American
Society
for
Horticultural
Science
(ASHS)
offers
a
national
credential
validating
the
knowledge
and
skills
of
practitioners
in
the
horticulture
industry.
The
exam
assesses
performance
in
35
tasks
in
seven
major
categories
of
horticultural
practice.
The
application
deadline
is
more...
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
Whether
you
are
a
budding
arborist
or
weekend
woodcutter,
knowing
how
to
use
your
chainsaw
safely
and
maintain
it
properly
are
keys
to
success.
This
lecture-demonstration
course
by
an
ISA-certified
arborist
teaches
you
the
basics
of
chainsaw
use
and
care,
more...
Hydroponics
is
a
different
way
to
think
about
and
cultivate
plants,
and
it
is
known
for
beautiful
and
fast
growth.
This
course
covers
hydroponic
basics,
including
system
types,
soilless
nutrition,
and
crop
selection.
Focus
will
be
on
home-scale
systems,
though
more...
Designed
for
students
who
want
a
user–friendly
introduction
to
plant
science,
this
course
surveys
the
major
groups
of
plants—flowering
plants,
conifers,
ferns,
and
bryophytes—focusing
on
plant
form
and
structure.
Learn
about
the
relationships
between
appearance
and
function,
ecology,
systematics,
and
more...
Soil
is
a
dynamic,
living
organism
and
the
very
foundation
of
sustainable
horticulture
and
agriculture.
This
course
focuses
on
the
texture,
structure,
density,
and
color
of
different
soils
and
the
dynamic
relationship
that
exists
among
soil,
water,
and
plants.
Through
more...
Learn
the
identification,
classification,
and
landscape
use
of
native
and
non-native
conifers
that
thrive
in
the
northeastern
United
States.
Major
plant
groups
studied
include
Chamaecyparis,
Picea,
and
Pinus.
Gain
a
working
knowledge
of
the
best
species
and
cultivars
of
conifers
more...
Join
the
cut
flower
farming
revolution!
Discover
the
basics
of
how
to
design,
plant,
grow,
and
harvest
a
cutting
garden
that
will
be
productive
throughout
the
seasons.
You'll
get
hands-on
practice
starting
seeds
to
ensure
you
always
have
something
fresh
more...
Discover
the
details
of
making
a
landscaping
business
work.
Explore
the
type
of
business
to
create:
design,
installation,
construction,
maintenance,
estimating
or
some
combination.
Learn
about
legal
requirements,
advertising,
customer
relations,
and
human
resources.
Discuss
the
monetary
aspects:
start-up
costs,
more...
Through
course
study
and
hands-on
pruning,
you
will
learn
the
best
tools,
techniques,
and
timing
to
use
when
you
prune
to
help
shrubs,
conifers,
broadleaves,
evergreens,
and
deciduous
plants
thrive.
Explore
how
woody
plant
structure
and
physiology
influence
pruning.
You'll
more...
Learn
the
fundamental
principles
of
design
in
this
studio-oriented
course,
including
site
analysis,
schematic
and
finished
planting
plans,
and
various
garden
styles.
Study
the
effective
use
of
color
when
selecting
specific
garden
plants
and
learn
various
color
schemes
such
as
more...
Examine
the
most
important
factors
in
the
management
and
maintenance
of
commercial
and
residential
landscapes
using
sustainable
techniques.
Learn
to
develop
programs
that
reduce
adverse
effects
on
the
environment,
including
alternative
approaches
to
conventional
lawn
management.
Focus
on
how
to
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