Students study basic woody plant ID, turfgrass management, basic landscape construction practices, grounds maintenance, specialty landscape construction, professional practices, etc. They learn construction materials, building and installation methods for decks, garden pools, waterfalls, patios, walks, outdoor lighting, etc. Extensive intern training with commercial companies is encouraged. Job titles include landscape designer, landscape architect, landscape construction and contracting manager, sales manager, salesman, superintendent of operations, construction and landscape superintendent, crew foreman, mechanic, laborer, superintendent of operations, etc. The wholesale nursery industry is the production of trees, shrubs, and other ornamental plants used in residential and commercial landscaping and garden center retail sales.
Marketing is usually on a regional or national scale.
Students learn nursery crop production and marketing with special emphasis on sound business and labor management practices. Students study basic landscape plants, greenhouse production and management, plant propagation, turfgrass management, landscape construction, nursery management and production, plant pathology, economic entomology, small internal combustion engines, agricultural chemical application techniques, etc. Extensive intern training with selected regional and national companies is encouraged. Job titles include plant propagator, grower, inventory controller, shipping superintendent, field superintendent, customer services manager, credit manager, shipping manager, irrigation manager, inventory and quality control specialist, traffic supervisor, advertising and catalog production, salesman, regional marketing manager, traffic manager, broker, etc. Garden Center and Retail Nursery Management Garden Centers and retail nurseries are the primary sources of nursery products sold to the general public.