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  • HORT 132: Pest Management

    9.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 9 hours lecture/27 hours laboratory per term Recommended: eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent Course .offers .students .an .opportunity .to .examine .and .try .different .methods .and .tools .for .managing .pests .in .the .urban .environment .with .special .emphasis .on .preparation .and .continuing .education .for .the .California .Pest .Control .Operator's .License .(PCO) .and .Pest .Control .Advisors .License .(POA). .CSU .
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  • HORT 140: Basic Plant Taxonomy

    3.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: HORT 109 or 110 or equivalent; eligibility for ENGL 122 An .overview .course .designed .to .acquaint .students .with .the .artificial .and .phonetic .systems .of .classification .as .applied .to .vascular .plant .species .in .cultivation. .Topics .to .be .presented .include: .the .nature .and .use .of .keys, .the .naming .of .plants, .vegetative .and .reproductive .terminology, .modern .phylogenetic .systems, .and .a .basic .introduction .to .major .plant .groupings, .ecologically .and .economically. .CSU .
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  • HORT 141: Tree Identification

    3.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent; eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent Note: this course meets the plant certification for California Association for Nurserymen; California Landscape Contractor's Licensing and satisfies International Society of Arboriculture Continuing Education units. Taxonomic .and .nomenclatural .identity, .habits .of .growth, .liabilities, .and .geographical .origin .of .landscape .trees, .native .and .exotic. .Focus .on .tree .valuation, .landscape .use, .and .structural .analysis .of .species .from .nursery .stock .to .mature .specimens. .CSU
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  • HORT 141L: Tree Identification laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated once 54 hours laboratory per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent Note: this course satisfies continuing education unit requirements for the International Society of Arboriculture Professional upgrades. Field .identification .of .trees, .native .and .exotic. .Cultural .requirements, .landscape .design .criteria .and .functional .values. .Field .outings .to .local .gardens .and .arboreta. .Planting .site .analysis .compared .to .tree .candidate .requirements .are .linked .to .standard .arboricultural .rating .systems. .CSU .
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  • HORT 143: Shrub Identification

    3.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent; HORT 140 and eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent Note: this course meets the plant certification for California Association of Nurserymen; California Landscape Contractor's Licensing and satisfies International Society of Arboriculture Continuing Education units. Taxonomy, .identity, .growth .habits, .landscape .values .and .nativities .of .shrubs, .naive .and .exotic, .used .in .the .urban .landscape. .Emphasis .on .contemporary .and .historical .landscape .design .with .shrubs, .from .maritime .to .continental .environments. .CSU .
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  • HORT 143L: Shrub Identification Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated once 54 hours laboratory per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent Note: this course satisfies California Association of Nurserymen's continuing education requirements for members. Field .identification .of .shrubs, .native .and .exotic. .Cultural .care .requirements, .landscape .design .criteria, .and .functional .values. .Field .outings .to .local .gardens .and .arboreta .and .parks. .Introduction .and .identification .of .shrubs .species .less .commonly .seen .in .Mediterranean .climate .setting. .CSU .
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  • HORT 145: Ground Covers and Vines Identification

    3.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent; eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent Note: this course meets the plant certification requirements for California Association of Nurserymen and current guidelines for State of California Landscape Contractors Association. Taxonomic .identity, .habits .of .growth, .cultural .requirements .and .geographical .origin .of .ground .covers .and .vines, .native .and .exotic, .used .in .the .urban .landscape. .Analysis .and .evaluation .of .local .landscape .settings .that .appropriately .support .ground .cover .species. .Aerial .and .edapitic .requirements .of .180 .species .introduced .and .discussed. .CSU .
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  • HORT 147: Annuals and Perennials Identification

    3.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    3 .units .SC 54 hours lecture per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent; eligibility for ENGL 122 or equivalent Note: this course meets the plant certification requirements for California Association of Nurserymen and current guidelines for the state of California licensing for landscape contractors. Taxonomic .identity, .habits .of .growth, .liabilities, .cultural .preferences .and .geographical .origin .of .annual .and .perennials, .native .and .exotic, .used .in .the .urban .landscape. .CSU .
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  • HORT 147L: Annuals and Perennials Identification Laboratory

    1.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    1 .unit .SC 54 hours laboratory per term Recommended: HORT 110 or equivalent Field .identification .of .annuals .and .perennials, .native .and .exotic. .Cultural .requirements, .landscape .design .criteria, .and .the .functional .values. .Field .outings .to .local .gardens .and .arboreta. .CSU
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  • HORT 148: California Native Plants

    1.00 Credits
    Diablo Valley College

    1 .unit .SC May be repeated three times 54 hours laboratory per term Note: trip location varies for each course offering. This .is .a .field .identification .course .of .California .native .plants .intended .for .landscape .professionals .involving .the .study .of .California .plant .communities .and .the .environments .that .shape .them. .This .course .is .designed .to .acquaint .the .landscape .design .student .with .the .dominant .and .typical .plant .constituents .of .each .vegetation .unit .in .California, .focusing .primarily .on .those .native .species .currently .used .in .the .nursery .industry. .Habitat, .soil, .and .climatic .factors .are .discussed .in .relationship .with .the .plant .species .established .in .their .natural .and .horticultural .environment. .Multiple .day .field .trips .to .select .California .vegetation .environments .are .taken .to .record .relevant .plant .and .habitat .data. .CSU .
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