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  • HORT 164: California Native Plants & Plant Communities

    2.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    2 units; 1 hour Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Covers the identification of native plants and their best uses in the developed landscape, and includes discussion of the diverse native plant communities of California.
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  • HORT 165: The Therapeutic Garden

    4.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Introduces the use of plants, landscapes, and plant-related activities in improving the health and well being of people by focusing on the therapeutic and rehabilitative treatment of people with special needs. Also covers the design of accessible landscapes, the vocational potentials of horticultural therapy working in service programs within hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, alcohol rehabilitation centers, and vocational training centers.
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  • HORT 170: Restoration Landscaping

    3.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    3 units; 2 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Explores the theory and practice of restoring native landscapes with the goal of promoting biodiversity, mimicking natural habitats, solving erosion problems and assessing compromised soil situations. Techniques such as grazing and burning to control invasive exotic plants, will be covered as well as the preservation of fragile plant communities, and propagation and seed collection methods. Field trips to local restoration sites included.
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  • HORT 172: Arboriculture

    4.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces the care and management of trees in the landscape providing preparation for the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification exam and covers the selection, training, protecting, fertilizing and the basics of pruning. Soil, water and nutrient management and plant biology will be discussed as well as the operation of a tree maintenance business. Trees common to the ISA exam will also be covered.
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  • HORT 175: Sustainable Landscaping

    2.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    2 units; 2 hours Lecture, 2 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligilibity for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Introduces sustainable landscaping theories and practices including designing and maintaining ecologically sound landscapes as well as renovating existing gardens with living walls, green roofs, permeable hardscapes and rainfall catchment systems.
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  • HORT 1A: Basic Horticulture

    4.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Surveys the horticulture industry emphasizing plant forms, growth and development, and identifying sustainable techniques for landscaping, ornamental plant and food production systems. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.
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  • HORT 1B: Basic Horticulture:Crop Production

    4.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 5 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Surveys the production of ornamental and landscape plants to gain a working knowledge of how light, temperature, water, fertilizers, and soilless media interact in a controlled environment. Also covers pest management and propagation of selected ornamentals. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.
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  • HORT 2: Soil Science and Management

    4.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    4 units; 3 hours Lecture, 3 hours Laboratory Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Examines physical, chemical and biological composition of soils, local soil formations, methods of soil sampling and testing, fertilizer and liming techniques, production and use of organic and chemical fertilizers, green manures and relationship between soils and human culture. Also includes the use and testing of soils for production plus septic and gray water systems. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU. CAN AG 14.
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  • HORT 52: Greenhouse Design and Operation

    3.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100, and MATH 154. Presents the design and management of commercial and residental greenhouses including site analysis, greenhouse styles, glazing, circulation, cooling, venting, heating systems, and control systems. This class also covers general growing conditions of plants in a controlled environment. The business of nurseries and greenhouses is also covered briefly. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.
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  • HORT 54: Business Aspects of Horticulture

    3.00 Credits
    Cabrillo College

    3 units; 3 hours Lecture Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 100, READ 100 and MATH 154. Introduces topics relevant to starting and managing a horticultural business, including developing a business plan, sales and marketing, record keeping and responsibilities of employers. Transfer Credit: Transfers to CSU.
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