WHAT YOU DO
As a Landscape Horticulturist, you’ll get to spend a lot of time outside, designing and maintaining landscapes. You and your two green thumbs feel most at home surrounded by plants.
Landscape Horticulturists are the masterminds behind many of the green spaces in your community—parks, gardens, golf courses and everything in between. A Landscape Horticulturist understands what is going on in a particular environment and can determine which plants would enhance the area.
Program detailsWHAT YOU LEARN
- How to survey and assess different landscapes
- How to design and implement landscape designs
- How to install and maintain gardens, parks, golf courses and more
- How to identify a diverse range of plant material
- How to care for all kinds of plants, trees and shrubs
- How to diagnose and treat plants
- How to manage plant pests and incorporate integrated pest management
WHO YOU WORK FOR
As a Landscape Horticulturist, you can work at a single location like a botanical garden, nursery or golf course, travel to multiple residential and commercial sites as an employee of a landscaper, or even start your own business.
Types of Workplaces
- Architectural Firms
- Landscapers
- Municipalities
- Self Employed
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
When you need to redesign or invigorate a landscape or a green space, you bring in an expert. You will be paired with an experienced Landscape Horticulturist who can show you how to design, develop and maintain public and private landscaping spaces with grass, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants.
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