Basic principles of selecting and managing turfgrass for home lawns, parks, golf courses, and other turf areas. Principles of engines and machinery operation, maintenance, selection, and minor repair. Turf equipment emphasized. Limited to Turfgrass Management majors. 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.