Environmental Horticulture & Design

Horticulture students collaborate on garden design, reviewing plans while planting in an outdoor campus space.

Environmental Horticulture & Design

Why 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

Students work together on container planting, combining hands-on gardening with digital design tools.

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?

Students practice planting techniques in a greenhouse, learning soil preparation and plant care.

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

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Program Mission

Our mission is to blend theoretical knowledge regarding horticulture with practical application of horticultural technique in all of our offerings.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate skills necessary to design residential landscapes.
Students will be able to identify plant material.

Greenhouse compost demonstration area with plants and vines growing in a sustainable learning environment.

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Degrees & Certificates

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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

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 Yan

Foothill Main Campus

Environmental Horticulture