PLSCI 1102

Hands-On Horticulture for Gardeners

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The objective is to instill in students a lifelong appreciation for how gardening can enhance individual well-being through aesthetics, culinary experiences, and mastery of techniques. Emphasizes hands-on learning and practice of key gardening skills and techniques in the greenhouse and the field, such as landscape management, garden design, propagation, pruning, grafting, pest management, and flower arrangement.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: first-year students, sophomores and juniors.

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a life-long appreciation for how gardening can enhance individual well-being through aesthetics, culinary experiences, and mastery of techniques.
• Apply key gardening skills and techniques, such as landscape management, garden design, propagation, pruning, grafting, pest management, and flower arrangement.
• Explain the science behind various practices used in the production and management of fruits, vegetables, flowers, grass and landscape plants.

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