They also learn floral design, creating arrangements throughout the year to celebrate the seasons offerings and illustrate the different designing techniques. Interior landscaping and greenhouse management are also important aspects of this major. The trees, shrubs, grass, and flowers that we use to decorate and beautify our land also serve a useful environmental purpose. The design and maintenance of these important features is the study of Ornamental Horticulture. Qualified graduates find employment on building maintenance staffs, at cemeteries and golf courses, in addition to landscaping companies serving residential and commercial sites, garden centers, and nurseries.
Many graduates start and operate their own successful businesses.
Students in this major receive extensive training in lawn installation and maintenance. On our extensive grounds, they learn the proper techniques of mowing and feeding natural turf, along with planting, pruning, and maintaining shrubs and trees. Design and building of patios, walkways, and walls are studied and practiced, along with propagation and retailing of nursery stock. It is essential that we learn to manage and protect our natural resources for present and future generations. Preservation of our forests, rivers, lakes, and ponds from pollution, protecting wildlife, and management of our parks are all aspects of study in the Natural Resource major.