Agriculture/Horticulture
Plant and Landscape Systems
The Plant and Landscape pathway will give you an idea about what employment is like in fields relating to fruit and vegetable productions, nursery productions, plant identification, and landscape selection and design. Throughout the three courses of the pathway you will learn about employability skills, useful information that can be applied to their lives as future homeowners. Students will be engaged in projects around the North Paulding campus and greenhouse productions.
Course 1: Basic Agricultural Science
The first course includes introduction to all facets of Agriculture, where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. Topics include: horticulture, animal science, mechanics, and biotechnology.
Course 2: General Horticulture Science
The second course, for plant lovers, goes in depth into the plant industry. Topics include: ornamental horticulture and landscaping, greenhouse production, and fruit/vegetable production. The curriculum covers the ins and outs of how to approach this fantastic field of study, which is a strong industry in our local community.
Course 3: Landscape Design & Management
The third course, students interested in landscape design discuss topics including: hardscape design, patio design, and architectural designs. The course also teaches students how to use the computer aided design (CAD) based ProLandscape software. The software is designed to create planting, softworks, groundworks, and hardwork plans before constructing a landscape.
Course 1: Basic Agricultural Science
The first course includes introduction to all facets of Agriculture, where we have been, where we are, and where we are going. Topics include: horticulture, animal science, mechanics, and biotechnology.
Course 2: General Horticulture Science
The second course, for plant lovers, goes in depth into the plant industry. Topics include: ornamental horticulture and landscaping, greenhouse production, and fruit/vegetable production. The curriculum covers the ins and outs of how to approach this fantastic field of study, which is a strong industry in our local community.
Course 3: Landscape Design & Management
The third course, students interested in landscape design discuss topics including: hardscape design, patio design, and architectural designs. The course also teaches students how to use the computer aided design (CAD) based ProLandscape software. The software is designed to create planting, softworks, groundworks, and hardwork plans before constructing a landscape.