Professional Landscape Management Course

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This course is designed for professional grounds managers, condo managers, public parks and landscape supervisory employees, golf course superintendants and pest control operators.

Date: January 5- April 13, 2005
Time: Wednesdays at 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Mounts Building Auditorium [view map]. Outdoor sessions will be held in the Mounts Botanical Garden and other horticultural sites.
Cost: $275 per person. No refunds will be given after course begins. Cost includes all study materials.

Registration

Registration will be limited to 30 students selected on a first-come, first-served basis. All applications and registration fees must be received by December 17, 2004. The course is open to all regardless of race, color, sex, age, handicap or national origin.

Topics

Week 1 - January 5

• Introduction to Extension
• Dealing with cold in the home and commercial landscape
• Mounts Botanical Garden Tour
• Environmentally Friendly Landscapes (FYN)
• Salt tolerant plants

Week 2 - January 12

• Tree and shrub establishment and aftercare
• Diagnosing landscape plant problems
• Landscape weed identification and control

Week 3 - January 19

• Pesticide use
• Pesicide calibration
• Ornamental plant pests and their management

Week 4 - January 26

• Business planning
• Financial management
• Strategic marketing
• Personnel management

Week 5 - February 2

• Tree problems and tree pruning
• Diagnosing landscape problems
• Intergrated Pest Management

Week 6 - February 9

• Lake, canal and retention pond plants
• Plant identification - flowering shrubs
• Hedges for Florida landscapes

Week 7 - February 16

• Tree maintenance
• Pine tree problems
• Fragrant plants
• Unbelievable Acres Botanical Gardens tour

Week 8 - February 23

• Diseases and disorders of bedding plants
• Mounts Botanical Garden tour
• Bedding plants for South Florida
• Annual bed preparation and installation of bulbs for Florida (video)

Week 9 - March 2

• Landscape irrigation
• Irrigation maintenance
• Turfgrass managment

Week 10 - March 9

• Using native plants
• Native plant field trip (sites to be announced)

Week 11 - March 16

• Citrus culture
• Tropical fruits for South Florida
• Mounts Botanical Garden tour
• Tropical fruit culture

Week 12 - March 23

• Plant identification - flowering trees, vines for Florida
• Palm culture
• Patio and interior plants

Week 13 - March 30

• Plant identification - bulbs and lilies for Florida
• Plant identification - gingers, heliconias, and related plants
• Highway and median plants
• Soils and their effect on plant growth

Week 14 - April 7

• Plant identification - groundcovers, cactus and related plants
• Poisonous plants
• Mounts Botanical Garden tour
• Butterfly garden plants
• Enviroscaping Principles (video)

Week 15 - April 13

• Open book exam
• Exam review
• Class photo
• Graduation luncheon
• Presentation of certificates

Course Instructors

• Dr. John Cisar
• Mike Greenstein
• Lynn Griffith
• Clayton Hutcheson
• Gene Joyner
• Robert Johnson
• Karl Kepner
• Matt King
• Laura Powell
• Carolyn Saft
• Bill Schall
• Carl Terwilliger
• Mike Zimmerman

How to Register

• Download the registration form
• Mail registration form and check for the amount of $275 (payable to Horticulture Account) to: Gene Joyner, 531 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL, 33415
• You will be notified if you are accepted. If class is full, your check will be returned promptly.

For more information call 561-233-1754 or 561-233-1759.

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