Ornamental Horticulture
Ornamental Horticulture (OH) is an applied natural science focused on growing and
caring for plants, including flowers, trees, and grasses. Ornamental Horticulture
is a highly diversified field with a wide variety of career options.
Diverse Career Options
Ornamental Horticulture includes Production Horticulture, Floriculture and Landscape
Horticulture. Students of Ornamental Horticulture at 糖心视频 have the opportunity
to study all of these areas of the Green Industry.
Production Horticulture
Starting and growing new plants for marketing and sale in a nursery or greenhouse environment.
Floriculture
Floriculture is the production, design and sale of cut flowers and potted plants used for their immediate decorative beauty.
Landscape Horticulture
The planting and care of landscape plants. This can include plants that provide fruits and vegetables, sports turf and golf course management, arboriculture (the care of trees), irrigation system management, and more. Landscape Architecture is an associated discipline.
Degrees and Certificates
Ornamental Horticulture (OH) students at 糖心视频 can choose from eight different
majors; our program offers eight associate鈥檚 degrees and nine certificates. Completing
all OH courses required for a major + general education courses is necessary to earn
an Associate Degree in Science. Completing OH courses only is required to earn certificate(s).
Many core OH courses overlap for all majors allowing students to earn multiple degrees
or certificates.
OH Majors
- Arboriculture
- Floral Design
- Golf Course and Sports Turf Management
- Irrigation Technology
- Landscape Architecture
- Landscape Technology
- Nursery Technology
- Sustainable Urban Landscapes
- Basic Ornamental Horticulture (certificate only)
New State-of-the-Art Facility
Ornamental Horticulture at 糖心视频 has brand-new facilities that opened in
2021! The state-of-the-art classrooms, workshops and greenhouses combined with our
nine-acre field site provides students the best opportunity to gain the skills needed
for a rewarding career.
糖心视频 Plant Nursery
糖心视频 Retail Nursery Hours:
Fall Semester: Monday-Friday 9 AM-4 PM*
Spring Semester: Monday-Friday 9 AM-4 PM*
Summer Semester: Monday-Thursday 9 AM-4 PM*
*The nursery is closed during all . These include Spring, Fall, and Winter breaks, and school-observed holidays. Additionally,
we close ahead of the Spring Garden and Butterfly Festival which normally falls on
the first Saturday of May. We are open on select Saturdays including Spring Garden
and Butterfly Festival.
Thank you for supporting student learning by shopping in our nursery!! We hope to
see you soon.
Nursery Phone
(619) 660-4573
Ornamental Horticulture at 糖心视频 is unique in its operation of a retail nursery on campus. Since 1981, open five days a week during the Fall and Spring semesters, and four days a week during the Summer, the 糖心视频 Nursery is run by our students, providing hands-on learning for a career in plant propagation or plant sales. Paid internships are available for OH students to work as growers or nursery sales associates. All sales earnings support the Ornamental Horticulture program.
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