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Landscape Technology 3: Dry Climate Horticulture Certificate
Landscape Technology 3: Dry Climate Horticulture Certificate
  Southern California’s water resources are rapidly depleting. Selecting the correct drought tolerant plant material is expected of landscape professionals. Maintaining the urban forest as an environmental resource is vital to our future. Whether you’re employed at a parks department, a landscape construction company, a design firm, a tree care company, a maintenance company, or a nursery, educating yourself in the rapidly changing field of dry climate horticulture is crucial to your success, professional growth, and career advancement.
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Overview

  This certificate focuses on plant and soil management in the urban landscape. Students learn to identify and select water-conserving trees for the urban forest, as well as select shrubs, and groundcovers that minimize environmental impacts and create beautiful sustainable landscapes.

Benefits / Objectives

  Students already employed in the landscape field—the green industry—receive the latest information on technological advances focusing on landscape plant care and selection, including management techniques for the urban forest. Students new to the landscape profession gain insight into identifying plants, as well as a career in the field of tree care—urban forestry.

Course Information & Registration

Drought Tolerant Plants I
Drought Tolerant Plants II
Drought Tolerant Plants III
Soils and Fertilizers
Tree Care for the Urban Forest

Intended Audience

  This certificate curriculum is designed for landscape personnel who are looking to improve their professional plant identification and maintenance skills, as well as an introductory program for persons seeking a career change. The courses are recommended for arborists, nursery personnel, and persons seeking plant knowledge—the foundation of horticulture.



Awarded Certificate

  The Certificate in Dry Climate Horticulture is awarded to students who successfully complete the five required courses. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of all five courses.

Each course within the Certificate in Dry Climate Horticulture is a stand-alone course, which can be taken without prerequisites. However, we strongly advise that students begin with the five core courses offered within the first certificate: Sustainable Landscaping: Water Conservation. These five courses provide a solid foundation for the remaining curriculum.