Institute of Applied Agriculture

Ornamental Horticulture

Mr. Ken Ingram
Program Advisor

 The IAA's horticulture program prepares students to produce, protect, maintain and market ornamental plants. It also develops management skills needed to manage and operate a business. The Ornamental Horticulture program allows students the flexibility to take courses that meet their individual needs in nursery, greenhouse, interior plantscape or garden center management.

Career Opportunities

With an increasing need to conserve the urban forests/landscapes and a growing concern about the environment, the demand for arborists, horticulturists and landscapers is growing. Today, many businesses and private residents are hiring professionals to design their landscapes and maintain their grounds. According to the Maryland Department of Agriculture, Office of Plant Industries and Pest Management, there are 462 nurseries, 818 plant dealers, 432 general plant dealers, and 9100 acres of production and sales in the State. The number of plant dealers has more than doubled in the past decade. The horticulture field employs over 6,000 people in the State of Maryland and generates about $300 million dollars each year. Horticulture careers include landscaper, greenhouse manager, groundskeeper, nursery manager, and urban forester. Many IAA graduates establish their own companies and run successful businesses.

Ornamental Horticulture
1ST YEAR, FALL SEMESTER			Credit Hours
F	INAG 100	Introduction to Plant Science	3
F	INAG 102	Business Operations	3
F	INAG 111	Written Communication	3
F	ENBE 200*	Fundamentals of Agricultural Mechanics	3
F	Approved Elective(s)		3
			15
1ST YEAR, SPRING SEMESTER
S	INAG 101	Computer Applications	3
S	INAG 104	Agricultural Mathematics	3
S	INAG 105	Soils & Fertilizers	3
S	INAG 110	Oral Communication	3
S(odd)	INAG 114	Plant Propagation	3 or
S(even)	INAG 224	Greenhouse/Production Management	3
	Approved Elective(s)		3
			15
SUMMER, BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND YEARS
	INAG 299A	Internship I	1
2ND YEAR, FALL SEMESTER
F	INAG 201	Personnel Management	3
F	INAG 226	Diseases of Ornamentals/Turf	3
F	INAG 231	Insects of Ornamentals/ Turfgrass	3
F	PLSC 253 *	Woody Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes I	3
F	INAG 299B	Internship II	1
F	INAG 240	Professional Development Seminar	1
F	Approved Elective(s)		1
			15
2ND YEAR, SPRING SEMESTER
S	INAG 106	Pesticide Use & Safety	2
S	INAG 204	Business Management	3
S	INAG 206	Business Law	3
S(odd)	INAG 114	Plant Propagation	3 or
S(even)	INAG 224	Greenhouse/Production Management	3 or
	Approved Elective(s)		3
	Approved Elective(s)		3
			14
		TOTAL CREDITS	60
APPROVED ELECTIVES
F	INAG 236	Spanish Communication	3
F	INAG 107	Turfgrass Management	4
F	INAG 203	Introduction to Finance	3
S	INAG 207	Power & Machinery	3
F	INAG 235	Drainage and Irrigation Practices	3
F(even)	INAG 218	Landscape Construction	3
S	PLSC 254 *	Woody Plants for Mid-Atlantic Landscapes II	3
S/F	PLSC 272*	Arboriculture	3
F/S	INAG 1#9	Special Problems (check schedule)	1
S	INAG 237	Surveying and GPS Applications in Agriculture	3
*Denotes courses in 4 year program

For additional information please complete the Information Request, visit our Admissions Page and download the Student Handbook (pdf document). For further information about the Ornamental Horticulture Program please contact Mr. Ken Ingram, at the Institute of Applied Agriculture, University of Maryland, 2113 Jull Hall, College Park, MD 20742, or by telephone at 301-405-4685.
Links to Programs at the Institute of Applied Agriculture
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Equine Business Management	Golf Course Construction Management
Landscape Management	Sports Turf Management
Ornamental Horticulture	Turfgrass Management

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