Catalog/Programs
| Home Vegetable Gardening | Clock Hours: 15.00 | CEUS: 1.50 |
Learn or enhance your knowledge in home vegetable growing. The rewards are food freshness, family participation, and helping or improving our environment. Subjects to be covered are: Site Selection, Soil Preparation, Kind and Varieties of Vegetables to be considered, Cultural Practices and Vegetable Preparation.Course ID
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| Irrigation | Clock Hours: 24.00 | CEUS: 2.40 |
Examine the use of irrigation in the landscape industry with emphasis on design, equipment suitability, water application procedures, and construction. Design projects and job bidding are also included.Course ID
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| Landscape Construction | Clock Hours: 24.00 | CEUS: 2.40 |
Learn site preparation, site drainage, patio and walkway construction with pavers and various materials, decks and board walks, water features, outdoor lighting, fences, segmented retaining walls, shrub and tree installation and if time permits outdoor kitchens.Course ID
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| Landscape Design | Clock Hours: 30.00 | CEUS: 3.00 |
Learn the principles of landscape design, including form and function, symmetry vs. asymmetry, balance, texture, light shadow, composition, use of symbolism, and development of your own style. Study use and design of hardscapes, lighting plans, designing commercial properties, and legal issues associated with the design industry. Learn specific garden styles, preparation of renderings, advanced color theory, spatial arrangements, and water features. The required textbook Landscape Plants of the Southeast is available at the Beltline Campus Bookstore.Course ID
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| Lawn Care | Clock Hours: 24.00 | CEUS: 2.40 |
Learn the identification, use, culture, and maintenance of turf grasses. Emphasis is on the installation and management of turf in residential, commercial and public areas.Course ID
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| Making Your Landscaping Business Profitable | Clock Hours: 15.00 | CEUS: 1.50 |
Learn the basics of planning, budgeting and operating a successful landscape industry small business--everything you need to know to turn your idea into a successful business. Master what it takes to get started, including business planning, marketing, record keeping, and more. Study real world examples that you can use immediately, along with checklists, forms, worksheets, references and invaluable resources.Course ID
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| Pests in the Landscape | Clock Hours: 24.00 | CEUS: 2.40 |
Learn to identify and control insects, diseases and weeds that are pests of landscape plants. The required textbook Category 3 Turf and Ornamental Pest Control can be purchased at the Beltline Campus Bookstore.Course ID
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| Woody Plants and Shrubs | Clock Hours: 24.00 | CEUS: 2.40 |
The study of woody plant materials, shrubs and trees that are used in the southeastern landscaping and nursery trade. Identification of plants by common and scientific nomenclature, characteristics, culture, and use are included.Course ID
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