Environmental Horticulture- Course Description
The Environmental Horticulture course exposes students to the art and science of growing plants, shrubs, trees, flowers, fruits and vegetables. Students will be provided information regarding the care and propagation of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs. But place special emphasis on those used for decorative purposes and human consumption. In doing so, the course will cover a wide variety of topics, including greenhouse and nursery operations, soils and media mixtures, fruit and vegetable production, turf management, interior and exterior plantscaping, irrigation systems, weed and pest control and floral design. Participation in FFA student organization activities and Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects is an integral course component for leadership development, career exploration and reinforcement of academic concepts.