Environmental Horticulture & Design
Apply for AdmissionWhy Study Environmental Horticulture & Design
Environmental Horticulture & Design is a broad field encompassing the functional, aesthetic, and environmentally-sound creation and maintenance of our urban, rural and natural landscapes.
Whether you are training for a new career, currently a landscape professional, or a hobbyist gardener looking for information on what nutrients to use for your plants, our program is geared to fit your needs.
Quick View of Environmental Horticulture & Design
Degree/Cert: AS/Yes
Length: 1-2 years
Start/End: Anytime
FT/PT: FT/PT
Number Accepted: Open
Program Application Deadline: Anytime
Prerequisites: Yes
Approx. Cost of Program: $2,750
National Lic./Cert.: Yes
State Lic.Cert.: Yes
Estimated Annual Salary: $62,000-$170,000
What can you do with a degree in Environmental Horticulture?
Horticulture Careers within the "Green" Industry:
- Arboriculture
- Landscape Construction
- Environmental Management
- Landscape Design
- Landscape & Garden Maintenance
- Historic Garden & Estate Management
- Nursery Management
- Horticultural Consulting
- Parks & Golf Course Management
- Horticultural Therapy
- Interiorscaping
- Pest Management
- Irrigation Specialist
- Plant Biotechnology
Degrees & Certificates
View list below for programs offered at Foothill. Then select program map for a possible schedule that fulfills program and college requirements.
For program requirements and full course listings, view .
Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement
Quick Look at Environmental Horticulture & Design Courses
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- HORT 10 Environmental Horticulture & the Urban Landscape
- HORT 15 Orientation to Environmental Horticulture
- HORT 21 Plant Materials I
- HORT 22 Plant Materials II
- HORT 23 Plant Materials: California Native Plants
- HORT 24 Plant Materials: Ground Covers & Vines
- HORT 26 Plant Materials: Perennials & Annuals
- HORT 30 Horticultural Practices: Soils
- HORT 31 Horticultural Practices: Plant Propagation
- HORT 40 Landscape Design: Graphic Communication
- HORT 45 Vectorworks for Landscape Designers
- HORT 52C Horticulture Practices: Plant Installation & Maintenance
- HORT 52G Horticultural Practices: Turfgrass Management
- HORT 52H Horticulture Practices: Integrated Pest Management
- HORT 54A Landscape Construction: General Practices
- HORT 54B Landscape Construction: Technical Practices
- HORT 54C Landscape Construction: Irrigation Practices
- HORT 54L Horticultural Practices: Disease Identification & Pathology
- HORT 55A Green Industry Management: Business Practices
- HORT 60B Landscape Design: Theory
- HORT 60C Landscape Design: Irrigation
- HORT 60D Landscape Design: Planting
- HORT 60F Landscape Design: Process
- HORT 60G Landscape Design: Intermediate Computer Applications
- HORT 60J SketchUp for Landscape Designers
- HORT 80A Environmental Horticulture Fall Skills
- HORT 80B Environmental Horticulture Winter Skills
- HORT 80C Environmental Horticulture Spring Skills
- HORT 80D Environmental Horticulture Summer Skills
- HORT 90D Herbs: Identification, Use & Folklore
- HORT 90E Horticultural & Landscape Photography
- HORT 90F Landscape Design: Basic Principles
- HORT 90G Landscape Design Forum
- HORT 90H Landscape Lighting
- HORT 90K Landscaping with Edibles
- HORT 90L Plant Propagation: Basic Skills
- HORT 90P Pruning: Basic Skills
- HORT 90Q Residential Irrigation Systems
- HORT 90U Landscape Design: Perspective Sketching
- HORT 90V Sustainable Organic Gardening
- HORT 90X Water Conservation in Landscape Design
- HORT 90Y Cacti & Succulents
- HORT 91A Composting Theory & Techniques
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Our mission is to blend theoretical knowledge regarding horticulture with practical application of horticultural technique in all of our offerings.
- Students will demonstrate skills necessary to design residential landscapes.
- Students will be able to identify plant material.
I love everything I have learned so far. The Foothill horticulture program gives me courage and hope to change my career. I never thought that I could turn my passion into a career until I found this exciting program at Foothill, it made my dream become true.
Jing YanFoothill Main CampusEnvironmental Horticulture
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