Environmental Horticulture Science

Environmental Horticulture Science

Course ID: 130

11th/12th Grade

Graduation Requirement: Science/Math Electives

A-G: Area G College Preparatory Elective

CSF Course: List III

CTE: Capstone Course

Dual Enrollment: LAND 11

This is a course in the study of landscape horticulture with emphasis on nursery operations, landscaping, turf management, and floral industries. Topics include basic botany, cultural practices, propagation, structures and layout, pest management, planting, container gardening and houseplants, floral design, plant identification, turf grass installation and care, and survey of career opportunities. As part of this course students will routinely use the on-campus greenhouse. Students will communicate by reading lab procedures, participating in class discussions, using newspapers, textbooks and science magazine articles. Students will be tested in various different forms such as short-answer, essay questions on tests and much more. For the speaking aspects of the class, each student will give individual and in- group classroom presentations. Students will learn the ethics of the class with the knowledge and adherence to classroom rules. Students are also required to participate in agricultural activities through the FFA.