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Horticulture and Landscape Certificate
A ten-unit program teaching skills needed by persons entering employment, or starting a business, in the horticulture and landscaping industry. All units are classified as professional development courses and will qualify as a deductible business expense. Throughout the courses, seasonal topics will be taught through lecture, demonstrations, hands-on-projects, field trips, and presentations by guest resource speakers. Resource book fee of $40 covers all units. Instructor: Master Gardener, Larry Madden.
| Certificate Requirements |
| Unit I: Soils, Nutrition/Physiology |
16 hours |
| Unit II: Plant Propagation |
16 hours |
| Unit III: Pest Management |
16 hours |
| Unit IV: Pesticide Safety/Turf Grass |
16 hours |
| Unit V: Grasses |
16 hours |
| Unit VI: Plant Identification |
16 hours |
| Unit VII: Ornamental Shrubs/Trees |
16 hours |
| Unit VIII: Principles of Landscape Design |
16 hours |
| Unit IX: Landscape Design to Scale |
16 hours |
| Unit X: Advanced Propogation |
16 hours |
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