2013 Plant Identification
Summer Course
Landscape Plant Materials Course: This class covers the NHCLP (New Hampshire Certified
Landscape Professional) Plant Identification List. The purpose is to teach plant materials to people who
are new in the industry or people with little plant knowledge. The first class introduces students to
methods of identification and plant families and the rest of the classes are spent identifying plant
material. The NHCLP Plant Identification List covers a wide range of common plant materials used in
the landscape industry. This course is appropriate for anyone who wants to strengthen their plant
material knowledge and is also designed to prepare people for the Identification portion of the NHCLP
Exam. It is open to both members of NHLA and non-members.
Format: Students will learn the identifying features and landscape value of the plants in the
Certification manual. There will be a quiz each week and a final exam. Students will obtain a certificate
if they obtain a 60% average. The Identification portion of the Certification exam will be held after
the end of the course.
Instructor: Dana M. Sansom; Associate Professor of Horticultural Technology, Thompson School of
Applied Science.
2013 Dates: June 20 through September 5 (13 weeks), Thursdays, 5:00-8:30pm. The week of July 4 the
class will be Wednesday, July 3.
Place: Most classes will be held at The Thompson School of Applied Science, UNH, Durham. Classes
will also be held at Stone Post Nursery in Raymond, NH, Millicans Nursery in Chichester, and Van
Berkum Nursery in Deerfield.
Cost: $450.00 per student. Price includes Plant ID portion of NHCLP exam. The exam will be givien in
the fall of 2013.
See page 2 for the registration form.
For more Information: Scot Flewelling 603-568-0994, [email protected] or Dana M.
Sansom 603-435-7216, [email protected]
Landscape Plant Materials Course
2013 Registration Form
To register: Please fill out the information below and send with a check to:
Scot Flewelling
819A Loudon Ridge Road
Loudon, NH 03307
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