Unit 1

Terms  Ornamental Horticulture: the practice of growing and using plants for decorative purposes.  Floral Production: involves growing of flowering or foliage crops to sale size of maturity.  Landscape and Nursery Industry: the science and practice of propagating, growing, installing, maintaining, and using grasses, annual plants, shrubs, and trees in the landscape.

Terms Continued  Floriculture: the “culture of flowers” – The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, designing, and marketing flowering plants.  Pomology: the science and practice of growing, harvesting, handling, storing, processing, and marketing tree fruits.  Olericulture: The science and practice of growing, harvesting, storing, and marketing vegetables.

Career Opportunities  Careers in the floriculture industry can include a sound understanding of plants and plant growth or a strong background in business.  Grower  Propagator  Greenhouse/Nursery worker  Marketing Manager  Landscaper  Etc.

Duties  Grower: Person in charge of crop production Specialized growers may focus on one or more specific crops  Propagator: Employee trained in plant propagation Production begins with some form of plant reproduction (by seed or a portion of a plant)

Duties  Greenhouse /Nursery Worker: Often may start as unskilled workers Duties may include: ○ potting, ○ Disbudding ○ Watering ○ applying pesticides and fertilizers ○ packaging crops ○ maintaining greenhouses structures and equipment

Duties  Marketing Manager: Also referred to as a Wholesale Manager Responsibility of moving the crop to the customer Promotes sales of crops and handles orders  Landscaper: Laborer Implements landscape design and ornamental lawn care

Job Descriptions  Jobs that require work with your hands, tools, and equipment. Much of the work is done outside, with the exception of the greenhouse. Greenhouse workerNursery grower PropagatorBedder Tree surgeonPruner Turf WorkerGrounds Keeper Greens KeeperLandscape Gardener OrchardistSmall Fruit Grower Vegetable Crop GrowerFarm Chemical Sales Worker

Job Descriptions  Jobs that require advanced training, planning, and paper work. Much of the work is done indoors. Landscape architectConsultant TeacherResearcher Plant BreederOffice Supervisor Sales PersonPlant Disease Specialist Greenhouse ManagerNursery Manager Garden center ManagerPest Control Specialist Pesticide SpecialistLandscape Contractor