Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture
INSERT REQUIREMENT GRID Additional information Plant Walks: Requirements Certificate An integral part of the Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture program is the optionScience to study the course plants outside of the classroom. Explore the gardens with a Plant –– Understanding Plants (required for Level I) team of qualified instructors who bring a vast amount of horticultural knowledge and Choose two courses –– Choose one additional Plant Science course years of field experience to the program. Hone identification skills, study live specimens, cultural conditions, and landscape uses –of plants in the outdoor gardens and indoor Plant Identification – Two Woody Ornamental Plants courses conservatories at Longwood. Designed for small groups, we encourage you to take adChoose seven courses –– Two Herbaceous Ornamental Plants courses vantage of this unique opportunity to study in such a magnificent and unique setting. –– Three additional Woody or Herbaceous courses of your choice Note: Two 3-week courses equal one 6-week requirement
Horticultural Techniques 12 class hours
–– –– Choose the appropriate number of courses to meet the 12 hours of class instruction required in the Horticultural Techniques category. These are topic specific courses. Most courses are three hours each, so that typically students will be taking a minimum of four courses to meet this requirement for the certificate.
Courses can be taken in any sequence.
Learning in the Gardens Plant Walks An integral part of the Certificate of Merit in Ornamental Horticulture is the option to study the course plants outside of the classroom. Explore the Gardens with a team of qualified instructors who bring a vast amount of horticultural knowledge and years of field experience to the program.
6 Continuing Education / 2014
Hone identification skills, study live specimens, cultural conditions, and landscape uses of plants in the outdoor gardens and indoor conservatories. Designed for small groups, we encourage you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study in such a magnificent and unique setting.