Landscape Design & Turfgrass Management
 
Full academic selections for Juniors and Seniors Technical Core Curriculum:

Length of Program: 2 years
Technical Credits Earned:
6
Academic Credits: 4 per year

  • Project-based training

  • Identify and classify plants common to the horticulture industry

  • Understand propagation and seasonal specialty flowers and ground cover

  • Design and practice basic landscape settings for residential and commercial sites

  • Maintain and improve existing landscape plantings

  • Seed and maintain desirable turf according to prescribed setting

  • Continuous Quality Improvement in facility presentation

  • Utilize landscape computer design and produce portfolio project

  • Utilize math skills to size and plan projects

  • Familiarization with pricing structure of horticulture and landscaping industry

  • Budgetary planning for projects

  • FFA student organization
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Instructor - Bridget Comes
comes@mcjvs.org

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Students will design and produce project-based portfolios to present to post-secondary admissions personnel or prospective employers. This program will blend sound business principles with landscaping design skills and turf management skills.

Post-Secondary Education Opportunities

  • Associate or Bachelor's Degree

  • Self-Employment

Employment Opportunities
  • Landscaping maintenance and design

  • Establish own business

  • Sod industry

  • Commercial production of plants and floral

  • Golf Course maintenance

  • Sports complex maintenance

  • Students are encouraged to continue their education to acquire post-secondary associate or bachelor degree


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