Certification & Education
IAH Quiz
IAH Quiz: July 2017
Due: August 15, 2017
The Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Committee is pleased to provide you an opportunity to earn CEUs (continuing education units) in each issue of the Indiana Nursery and Landscape News.
Complete the quiz and mail or fax to INLA by the deadline above. Be sure to write your name, IAH number, and contact information on the bottom of the quiz when submitting. If additional space is needed, please attach the extra paper to this form and submit together. Mark your answers.
The IAH quiz offered in each issue can be completed by anyone who is an “Active” (current) IAH (initial or masters).
1. When a perennial “outgrows” its intended space, it can be dug and ____________________ for replanting.
Each quiz will be worth a .5 (onehalf) CEU (continuing education unit) for the completion of the bi-monthly quiz with a pass rate of 80%. Over a 2-year period, you could earn up to 6 CEUs if you take and pass every quiz! The INLA office will grade the quiz. Questions and answers have been provided by the IAH committee. Thank you and good luck studying! The Indiana Accredited Horticulturist Committee Chair - George Brenn, Four Seasons Landscaping Nursery Committee Members - Brian Bunge, LaPorte County Nursery - Gabriel Gluesenkamp, Designscape Hort Services - Wayne Gruber, Niemeyer’s Landscape Supply - Jim Messmer - Melissa Mravec, Allen Landscape - Jodie Overmyer, Price Nurseries
Please Note: New Chapters Added to Indiana Accredited Horticulture (IAH) Manual As of January 6, 2017, all IAH exams will include questions from the NEW CHAPTER 9 (Ornamental Plant Pathogen Biology and Management) as well as questions from the NEW CHAPTER 15 (Diagnosing Plant Health Problems). The new chapters are on the new download from the website and available on the CD.
2. Ornamental grasses should be _______________ _______________ prior to emergence of new growth 3. Annual flowers provide color for more weeks of the year than do most perennials. T or F (circle answer) 4. One of the most important factors for a successful bulb planting is to be certain the soil condition provide good ______________ , especially during ______________ months. 5. Removal of spent flower heads of annuals and perennials is called ____________________. 6. The “seed head” of an ornamental grass is also referred to as an ___________________. 7. Annual flowers complete their entire ______________ _______________ in one year fruit; as well as other ornamental characteristics.
Name:_____________________________________________________________________________ IAH No.:_ __________________________________________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________________________________________________ Email:_ ____________________________________________________________________________ Fax: 317-889-3935 or Mail: INLA, 7915 S. Emerson Ave., #247, Indianapolis, IN 46237 Answers: Please contact the INLA office if you would like to receive the answers or find out your results to any previous IAH quiz.
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