Landscaping & Turf Management

landscaping & turf management

Job Outlook

  • Learn proper techniques for mowing, mulching, lawn installation, edging beds, trimming, and pruning plants

  • Install wall stone, brick pavers, sprinklers, water features, and ponds

  • Understand basic design principles of landscaping using computer-aided design programs

  • Explore golf, baseball, and sports fields management

FAQs

What can I do when I graduate?

What would I do in this class?

What can I do with further training?

  • Landscaper

  • Greenhouse worker

  • Sales person at a garden or flower center

  • Sprinkler system installer

  • City parks and recreation worker

  • Lawn maintenance – mowing, applying mulch, trimming plants

  • Lawn installation – seeding, sodding, and fertilization

  • Golf, baseball, and sports fields management

  • Explore the horticulture field

  • Greenhouse management

  • Use plants in landscaping

  • Install wall stone, brick pavers, and hardscaping

  • Install sprinklers, water features, and ponds

  • Start your own company

  • Landscape architect

Program Quick Facts

Landscaping students must be able to

  • Read and comprehend information and instructions as presented in class

  • Meet safety requirements to operate equipment and use tools

  • Stand, walk, and work on your feet for several hours at a time 

  • Communicate well with customers, managers, and fellow workers 

  • Have good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity to use dangerous equipment and tools

  • Perform the job in both hot, cold, and/or damp climate

  • Handle getting dirty as part of the job

Instructors

College Credits

Available Certifications

Lab Fees

Bruce Vandall

Kent State University
Stark State College
Youngstown State University

  • CPR First Aid

  • OSHA 10 

  • NCCER Core

  • OCNT Landscape Technician

landscaping

landscaping & turf management