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3.00 Credits
This course provides basic skills in landscape construction. Blueprint reading, landscape layout, installing of plant materials, hardscape construction, drainage systems and landscape lighting are emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
This course is structured to give students a working knowledge of the cultural requirements of cool and warm season turfgrasses used in the United States, with emphasis on the warm season grasses used in Florida. Morphology, primary and secondary cultural practices, pest management, and propagation will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides information that focuses on the planting and care of trees, shrubs, and vines in the landscape. Special emphasis is given to the establishment, fertilization, irrigation, and pruning of woody plant species.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a vocationally-oriented introduction to horticulture, aimed at preparation for the Florida Certified Horticulture Professional exam.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the identification, growth characteristics, culture, and use of subtropical and tropical landscape plants. Materials include trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, and foliage plants.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the native flora (plant life) of Palm Beach County taught largely in the field. Plants will be studied primarily by their ecological associations and habitats, with additional attention to family groupings. This course is relevant to anyone interested in native plants or local ecology, to those studying environmental science, as well as to horticulturists interested in native plants.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores herbaceous species, primarily grasses, sedges, rushes, composites, xyris species, eriocaulons, and assorted plant groups where multiple species occur locally. The plants are studied in the field and in the classroom.
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3.00 Credits
This course delves into the "heart" of gardening: flowers. The class explores the use of non-woody flowering plants for creation of floral displays in garden beds and in containers. The main focus will be on selection of flowering species, with supplemental consideration of site preparation, irrigation, fertilization, pest & disease management, seasonality, routine maintenance, and microhabitat influence on temporary plant selection.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of the principles of plant classification relevant to horticulture, and an overview of the major plant groups involved in South Florida horticulture. The course will also provide insights into plant nomenclature and informational retrieval on horticultural plants.
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3.00 Credits
This program combines campus study with directly related work experience in the horticulture field. College credit is given for the learning, which occurs as a result of working in the green industry. Students are required to work 15 hours per week in a horticulture position. Learning objectives are developed by the student, industry supervisor and faculty coordinator. Class meetings and personal conferences are held to discuss progress and resolve problems encountered in the work environment.
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