Landscaping and Greenhouse Management

Instructor:

Para-Professional:

Course Description:

Do you enjoy playing in the dirt? Are you interested in starting your own landscape design and maintenance business or running your own greenhouse?  Then this is the place for you! Learn how to design a landscape plan, create floral arrangements, grow plants in a greenhouse, plant a garden, grow with hydroponics, care for our natural resources and more. As a Landscaping and Greenhouse Management student, you’ll also compete in state leadership events, floral design contests, and go on exciting field trips as part of the National FFA Organization. You will also gain valuable customer service skills working in the Petal Shop our student-run floral shop. This class takes going-green to a whole new level!

View Course Syllabus

Landscaping & Greenhouse Management

Other Links

Muskegon FFA website

Landscaping & Greenhouse Management website

Student Quotes:

"I had fun in this class and enjoyed my internship, classmates, and teacher."
- Horticulture & Natural Resources student, 2008-09

"I liked how we did outside work we didn't  just do worksheets all the time– it was hands-on expierience."
- Horticulture & Natural Resources student, 2007-08

Special Features of the Program:

Learn how to grow and care for plants in a greenhouse environment. In addition, practice basic floral design techniques to help you earn your Michigan Student Certified Florist Certification.

Enjoy the outdoors as you work on excitng landscaping projects right at the CTC.

Be a part of FFA and learn leadership skills that will benefit you in any career.

Qualified students can earn articulated credit to Ferris State University or Lansing Community College.

View a list of program advisors:

LGM advisory committee