If you saw a flower, plant, or tree today, enjoyed beautiful landscaping in a park, walked over turf grass, or played on a basketball, football, or golf course then chances are you benefited from the work of a horticulturist during your day. While other LISD TECH Center agri-science programs focus on staple crops, Horticulture is the study of creative and sustainable solutions to use plants and plant research to enhance personal health and the quality of life. Whether you want to work in a lab, a field, a floral shop, at an arboretum, a botanical garden, in plant research, or on the golf course, the possibilities in Horticulture are plentiful.

The Horticulture program is held at the LISD Center for a Sustainable Future, where plants, flowers, and small fruits and vegetable production are grown in a state-of-the-art greenhouse as part of the Center’s “living roof”. In this course, students learn landscape, conservation of natural resources, forestry, and how to use design software programs. Students will learn greenhouse management and operate a nursery. FFA leadership training is an essential part of the curriculum. Students who take this program have the option to dual-enroll in Michigan State University classes.

Successful students usually have strong grades in science, an interest in working outdoors, the ability to follow directions, multi-task, and an interest in scientific methods and research. Good communication and math skills are helpful.

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