Advanced techniques used in high-style floral arrangements. Students design with fresh, dried, and silk flowers. Floral shop management including marketing, pricing, purchasing, personnel management, and promotional programs. 2 cr Hands-on experience in planting, pruning, and landscape maintenance of woody ornamentals. An introduction to the procedures used in commercial greenhouses for managing diseases, insects, mites, and weeds.
Lab exercises on insect identification, disease diagnosis, and pest scouting.
Basic principles of organizational operation and personnel management with emphasis on human behavior. 1 cr Preparation for pesticide certification exam. 4 cr Required of all students majoring in Floriculture. 4 cr Required of all students majoring in Fruit and Vegetable Crops. Required of all students majoring in Turfgrass Management.