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HORT 485: Special
Problems
Botanical Gardens, Arboreta and Professional Grounds
Maintenance
We are now accepting a limited number of students into 1 - 3 hour Special
Problems courses focusing on Botanical Gardens, Arboreta and Professional
Grounds Maintenance . These courses will be offered at the TAMU Horticultural
Gardens and Field Laboratory. This 15 acre facility contains over 300
plant specimens in 27 different beds and planting areas. In addition
to the gardens, the facility offers a 20,000 square foot container nursery,
4,000 square feet of covered overwintering structures and 6,000 square
feet of greenhouse area.
Prerequisite: Instructors Approval.
Instructor:
Dr. Don Wilkerson, Professor
Time: TBA
(8 - 5, M - F, minimum 2 hr. blocks)
The breakdown for credits per hours worked is as follows:
For SS1 or SS2
1 485 credit = 9 hours/week
2 485 credits = 18 hours/week
3 485 credits = 27 hours/week
For the 10 week Summer Session:
1 485 credit = 4.5 hours/week
2 485 credits = 9 hours/week
3 485 credits = 13.5 hours/week
Reporting Form:
Click Here for the On-line Reporting Form.
Course Description:
This 3 hour course is designed to provide the basic skills, knowledge
and practical experiences required for career opportunities in botanical
gardens, arboreta and professional grounds maintenance. Study areas
include:
Plant
Care and Maintenance
Turf Care and Maintenance
Bed Preparation and Construction
Irrigation Installation and Maintenance
Hardscape Installation
Landscape Installation
Tree and Shrub Installation
Small Equipment Operation and Maintenance
Building and Construction
Greenhouse/Nursery Care and Maintenance
Gardens and
Grounds Supervision
Labor and Materials Scheduling
Costing and Bidding
Scheduling Seasonal Color
New Construction Planning and Supervision
Landscape Design and Implementation
Publications, Newsletters, etc.
Working with Mass Media/Television/Video
Special Events Planning and Implementation
Community Outreach
Plant Evaluation and Plant Database Management
For
additional information contact
Dr.
Don Wilkerson
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843-2134
(979) 845-8560
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