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Horticulture Technology, Horticulturist
When you enroll in the Horticulture program, you will attend classes at our horticulture location adjacent to the
Idaho Botanical Gardens off Warm Springs Avenue in Boise. The facility includes classrooms in a restored early 1900s
home with two state-of-the-art greenhouses and over 20 acres of growing fields. There are also over 1,000 plant
species growing in the Botanical Gardens next door. The AmericanHort Association of Horticulture Professionals,
predicts that its industry will continue to have attractive openings for graduates. After completing this program, you
will be in position to pursue careers working for retail and wholesale nurseries, land and park management,
government agencies, landscape contractors, turf and golf industries, greenhouses, floral shops, and more. Potential
jobs include working as a grower, propagator, nursery supervisor, arborist, landscape manager, landscape
maintenance supervisor and urban farmer, among others.
Horticulture Program Newsletter, Arbor, Forb and Flora - Sign Up [1]
Video
Horticulture Vignette 2015 youtube [2]
Why This Program
We prepare our horticulture graduates to work for retail and wholesale nurseries, public and private landscape
maintenance and installation/construction companies and governmental agencies, greenhouses, urban farms, and
community supported agriculture cooperatives. Graduates often start their own small businesses in various
horticulture fields.
Additional Opportunities
Our horticulture training involves classroom learning, as well as field trips to local growers and practical outdoor and
plant-growing experience in the student greenhouses, and nurseries. Internships with area nurseries, landscape
installation and maintenance companies, or greenhouses are also offered.
Career Information
The American Nursery & Landscape Association predicts that its industry will continue to have attractive openings for
graduates. After completing this program, you will be in position to pursue careers working for wholesale nurseries,
landscape contractors, floral shops, and more. Potential jobs include working as a grower, nursery crew supervisor,
nursery inventory control specialist, and landscaping, among others.
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Announcements
CWI Horticulture Plant Sale
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
CWI Horticulture Campus, 2444 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise
More Info [3]
Professions
Landscaping [4]
Grower [5]
Nursery Crew Supervisor [6]
Nursery Inventory Control Specialist [7]
Horticulturist [8]
Skills, Traits, and Prep Classes
Computer Literacy Skills [9]
Drawing and drafting capability [10]
Artistic ability and appreciation of gardening and landscaping [11]
Courses in biology, botany, art, design, and math [12]
Basic business management training [13]
Outdoor work enjoyment and capability [14]
What You Will Learn to Do
Identify and classify soils and plants, including flowers, shrubs, and trees [15]
Design, construct, and maintain landscapes [16]
Grow, care for, and arrange flowers [17]
Prune trees and shrubs properly [18]
Identify and manage plant pests and disease [19]
Propagate plants [20]
Manage greenhouses and nurseries [21]
Market horticulture goods and services [22]
Use pesticides and fertilizers safely and legally [23]
Communicate professionally, both in person and in writing [24]
Use business computer applications [25]
Conduct effective job searches [26]
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Horticulture Technology, Horticulturist Landscaping Grower Nursery Crew Supervisor Nursery Inventory Control
Specialist Horticulturist Computer Literacy Skills Drawing and drafting capability Artistic ability and appreciation of
gardening and landscaping Courses in biology, botany, art, design, and math Basic business management training
Outdoor work enjoyment and capability Identify and classify soils and plants, including flowers, shrubs, and trees
Design, construct, and maintain landscapes Grow, care for, and arrange flowers Prune trees and shrubs properly
Identify and manage plant pests and disease Propagate plants Manage greenhouses and nurseries Market
horticulture goods and services Use pesticides and fertilizers safely and legally Communicate professionally, both in
person and in writing Use business computer applications Conduct effective job searches
Resources
Horticulture Technology Book and Tool List [27]
Department
Trades and Technology
Locations
CWI Horticulture
Program Department Chair / Contact
Leslie Blackburn
Instructors
Dan Schults
Degree
Horticulture Technology, Horticulturist, Associate of Applied Science Horticulture Technology, Horticulturist,
Advanced Technical Certificate Horticulture Technology, Horticulture Assistant, Intermediate Technical Certificate
GE - Short URL
ge/horticulture-technology
Next Step Button
Apply Now [28]
Flyer Link
http://cwidaho.cc/sites/default/files/pdf_using_mpdf/CWI_Horticulture%20Technolo... [29]
Request More Information - Emails
[email protected],[email protected]
Source URL: http://cwidaho.cc/program/horticulture-technology
Links
[1] http://eepurl.com/b4rBnX
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0t-m565pD4
[3] http://cwidaho.cc/sites/default/files/imce/PDF/programs/horticulture/2017cwiplantsale.pdf
[4] http://cwidaho.cc/program-careers/landscaping
[5] http://cwidaho.cc/program-careers/grower
[6] http://cwidaho.cc/program-careers/nursery-crew-supervisor
[7] http://cwidaho.cc/program-careers/nursery-inventory-control-specialist
[8] http://cwidaho.cc/program-careers/horticulturist
[9] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/computer-literacy-skills
[10] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/drawing-and-drafting-capability
[11] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/artistic-ability-and-appreciation-gardening-and-landscaping
[12] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/courses-biology-botany-art-design-and-math
[13] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/basic-business-management-training
[14] http://cwidaho.cc/program-skills-traits-prep-classes/outdoor-work-enjoyment-and-capability
[15] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/identify-and-classify-soils-and-plants-including-flowers-shrubs-and-trees
[16] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/design-construct-and-maintain-landscapes
[17] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/grow-care-and-arrange-flowers
[18] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/prune-trees-and-shrubs-properly
[19] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/identify-and-manage-plant-pests-and-disease
[20] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/propagate-plants
[21] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/manage-greenhouses-and-nurseries
[22] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/market-horticulture-goods-and-services
[23] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/use-pesticides-and-fertilizers-safely-and-legally
[24] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/communicate-professionally-both-person-and-writing
[25] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/use-business-computer-applications
[26] http://cwidaho.cc/program-learn-do/conduct-effective-job-searches
[27]
http://cwidaho.cc/sites/default/files/imce/PDF/programs/horticulture/horticulture_book_and_tool_list_2017_fall.xls
x_.pdf
[28] http://cwidaho.cc/future-students/associate-degrees-or-technical-certificates
[29] http://cwidaho.cc/sites/default/files/pdf_using_mpdf/CWI_Horticulture%20Technology.pdf