CONTACT FOR THIS PROGRAM:

Phone: 619.660.4261

TESTIMONIAL

My career path in the Green Industry is a direct result of the Horticultural program offered at Cuyamaca College. Cuyamaca College offers "real put-to-use" job-related courses.

> Loren Godes,
Sales Representative, Hydro-Scape Products

Ornamental Horticulture

Class Descriptions

Classes in the Ornamental Horticulture Program provide students with academic preparation and hands-on experience. Classes are taught by full-time faculty with years of experience and industry leading professionals from the field. Classes are taught on a rotational basis with some classes offered each semester and others once per year or once every other year.

•Projected Class Rotation Schedule

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Class Descriptions

UNITS

Course	Name	Units
OH-102	Xeriscape: Water Conservation In The Landscape	2
OH-114	Floral Design I	3
OH-116	Floral Design II	3
OH-117	Wedding Design I	3
OH-118	Special Occasion Floristry	3
OH-119	Wedding Design II	3
OH-120	Fundamentals Of Ornamental Horticulture	3
OH-121	Plant Propagation	3
OH-130	Plant Pest Control	3
OH-140	Soils	3
OH-170	Plant Materials: Trees And Shrubs	3
OH-171	Landscape Drafting	1
OH-172	Introduction To Landscape Design	3
OH-173	Intermediate Landscape Design	3
OH-174	Turf And Ground Cover Management	3
OH-175	Advanced Landscape Design	3
OH-180	Plant Materials: Annuals And Perennials	3
OH-199	Special Studies Or Projects In Orn. Horticulture	1-3
OH-200	Introduction To Computer Aided Landscape Design	3
OH-201	Advanced Computer Aided Landscape Design	3
OH-220	Landscape Construction: Concrete And Masonry	3
OH-221	Landscape Construction: Irrigation And Carpentry	3
OH-222	Japanese Garden Construction And Maintenance	1
OH-225	Landscape Contracting	3
OH-235	Principles Of Landscape Irrigation	4
OH-238	Irrigation System Design	3
OH-240	Greenhouse Plant Production	3
OH-250	Landscape Water Management	2
OH-255	Sustainable Urban Landscapes	2
OH-260	Arboriculture	3
OH-261	Tree Surgery And Specialized Pruning Techniques	1
OH-262	Arboriculture: Palms And Related Plants	1
OH-263	Urban Forestry	1
OH-265	Golf Course And Sports Turf Management	3
OH-275	Diagnosing Horticultural Problems	1.5
OH-276	Horticultural Equipment Repair And Maintenance	3
OH-278	Business Management For Ornamental Horticulture	3
OH-290	Cooperative Work Experience Education	1-4
OH-298	Selected Topics In Ornamental Horticulture	1-4
OH-299	Selected Topics In Ornamental Horticulture	1-4

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This web site is supported by Carl D. Perkins VTEA IC funds through the System. Office, California Community Colleges,
Grant #08-C01-020