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MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
and
MERCER COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL
offer a
One-Year Tech Prep Program for High School Seniors
in
Ornamental Horticulture/Landscape Design

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Course Descriptions: Fall Semester

Program Objective
The Ornamental Horticulture/Landscape Design Program provides practical and theoretical preparation for positions in landscape planning, floral design, and greenhouse, nursery, and turfgrass management.

 

Plant Science OHT 101 This introduction to the field of plant science includes topics in botany and plant physiology, plant growth, leaves, roots, flowers, plant genetics, and a survey of the taxonomy of the plant kingdoms.
College Credits: 3

Landscape Plant Materials Seminar
Provides an orientation to the adaptation of plants to their environment and the selection of appropriate plant materials for the landscape design planner and architect.  Topics will include herbaceous annual and perennial plants and woody trees and shrubs including deciduous and evergreen trees.  Materials covered will include an introduction to the use of paving stones and wall systems commonly used in the landscape design.
College Credits: 3

Course Descriptions: Spring Semester

Ornamental Horticulture OHT 102                         This course examines plant propagation, insect pests and diseases of trees and shrubs, irrigation, and other horticultural operations and principles of landscape design.
College Credits: 3

Landscape Design Seminar
This course presents an introduction to the materials and methods used in planning the residential landscape.  An emphasis will be placed on design principles and elements in addition to the graphic skills needed to complete a landscape design.
College Credits: 3