It's the number-one hobby in America. And the keen interest of both professionals and hobbyists has sparked new and different job demands in places like Disney World and also in public parks, gardens, and recreation areas, Hamilton explained. Another area is community gardening. There are lots of job opportunities right now for urban horticulturists. That means you work with people in inner cities to improve their living environment.
People become more neighborly and communal with one another.
The public horticulture option prepares students for these types of jobs by giving them a strong grounding in horticulture and also by preparing them to deal with the public. The major also allows flexibility to tailor programs to meet a student's individual interests, she added. I have several students who are interested in garden writing. One student won the National Garden Writer's Association scholarship last year. Another is applying this year.