Horticulture Horticulture

Achieving Success In HorticultureAchieving Success In HorticultureChapter 2Chapter 2

Learning TargetsLearning Targets

I can identify Various Careers in I can identify Various Careers in Horticulture?Horticulture?

I can identify 4 Skills needed to be I can identify 4 Skills needed to be successful in a career.successful in a career.

3 Career Areas of 3 Career Areas of Horticulture Horticulture

1.1. OrnamentalOrnamental2.2. OlericultureOlericulture3.3. PomologyPomology

How to Find a JobHow to Find a Job InternetInternet NewspaperNewspaper Go to job siteGo to job site College interviewsCollege interviews Ag. TeacherAg. Teacher

Applying for a JobApplying for a Job Complete Job Complete Job

ApplicationApplication Letter of Letter of

ApplicationApplication Prepare a ResumePrepare a Resume Be Neat with Be Neat with

work!!work!!

Getting Along On The JobGetting Along On The Job Good Work EthicGood Work Ethic Be HonestBe Honest Have EnthusiasmHave Enthusiasm DedicationDedication Proper DressProper Dress

Career Opportunities in Career Opportunities in HorticultureHorticulture

Entrepreneur:Entrepreneur:Person who owns Person who owns

their own their own business.business.

Career Opportunities in Career Opportunities in HorticultureHorticulture

Employee:Employee:Person who works Person who works

for someone else.for someone else.

Nursery ProductionNursery Production Growing of plants Growing of plants

in containers or in containers or fields.fields.

Landscape Nursery Landscape Nursery The preparation of The preparation of

sites for sites for landscaping, landscaping, purchasing of purchasing of plants, and plants, and construction of the construction of the job site.job site.

Landscape MaintenanceLandscape Maintenance Care of Care of

established established landscapes.landscapes.

Herbaceous Plant and Herbaceous Plant and Seed ProducersSeed Producers

The growing of The growing of plants to harvest plants to harvest seeds and seeds and cuttings.cuttings.

Garden Center (Retail Garden Center (Retail Nursery)Nursery)

Provides the Provides the customers with a customers with a source for all plant source for all plant materials and materials and supplies.supplies.

FloricultureFloriculture Cultivation, Cultivation,

harvesting, harvesting, storing, designing, storing, designing, and marketing of and marketing of flowering plants.flowering plants.

Ornamental HorticultureOrnamental Horticulture Growing and using Growing and using

plants for their plants for their beauty.beauty.

OlericultureOlericulture Production, Production,

storage, storage, processing, and processing, and marketing of marketing of vegetables.vegetables.

PomologyPomology Production, Production,

storage, storage, processing, and processing, and marketing fruits marketing fruits and nuts.and nuts.

Turfgrass (Horticulture Turfgrass (Horticulture and Agronomy)and Agronomy)

Sod Production: Sod Production: Growing and Growing and harvesting of sod harvesting of sod to be sold to to be sold to establish lawns.establish lawns.

Golf Course Design and Golf Course Design and MaintenanceMaintenance

Manage, Design Manage, Design and maintain golf and maintain golf course facilities.course facilities.

TerminologyTerminology

Horticulture CareerHorticulture Career Direction of a Direction of a

person’s life as person’s life as related to work in related to work in the field of the field of horticulture.horticulture.

Start at the bottom Start at the bottom and working your and working your way up the ladder.way up the ladder.

Horticulture OccupationHorticulture Occupation Specific work that Specific work that

has a title with has a title with general duties that general duties that a person would a person would do.do.

Work= ExperienceWork= Experience

Horticulture JobHorticulture Job Specific work that Specific work that

a person in a person in horticulture horticulture occupation occupation performs.performs.

Getting The EducationGetting The Education FFAFFA Community Community

CollegesColleges UniversitiesUniversities

Getting The EducationGetting The Education You can receive:You can receive: Bachelor’s DegreeBachelor’s Degree Master’s DegreeMaster’s Degree Doctoral DegreeDoctoral Degree Teaching DegreeTeaching Degree Business DegreeBusiness Degree

Other Career AreasOther Career Areas Horticulture TherapistHorticulture Therapist Extension AgentExtension Agent ConsultantConsultant Communicator in Hort.Communicator in Hort. TeacherTeacher Research ScientistResearch Scientist Plant InspectorPlant Inspector Foreign AssignmentsForeign Assignments