Nursery Management
Certificate of Achievement Landscape Horticulture · Merritt College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Program Description
The Nursery Management Certificate of Achievement program provides advanced training for working in the wholesale and retail nursery industry. Students will learn growing and maintenance practices for a wide variety of plant species, advanced propagation techniques, watering systems, basic soil and fertilizer chemistry, pest and disease control, and nursery business operations.
A Certificate of Achievement will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of the certificate requirements specified below.
Career Opportunities
Nursery Management Certificate of Achievement established positions and job titles: 1. Wholesale nursery worker or manager 2. Wholesale nursery propagator 3. Retail nursery salesperson or manager 4.. City, County or Municipality Nursery Worker or Manager
Learning Outcome(s)
- Perform state-of-the-art sustainable operations of a professional nursery person in both wholesale and retail nursery operations.
- Demonstrate ability to grow and/or maintain nursery stock including basic nursery propagation, soils, watering systems, fertilizers, pest and disease control, and plant evaluation.
- Demonstrate knowledge of all aspects of nursery management including the basics of financial, site operations, personnel, and marketing aspects.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | 39 | |
| Core Courses: | 27 | |
| LANHT 10 | Insect Pests | 3 |
| LANHT 11 | Plant Diseases and Their Management | 3 |
| LANHT 16 | Soil Management | 3 |
| LANHT 19 | Plant Nutrition | 3 |
| LANHT 23 | Plant Terminology | 2.5 |
| LANHT 24 | Plant Propagation | 3 |
| LANHT 25 | Nursery Management | 3 |
| LANHT 26 | Pruning | 0.5 |
| LANHT 52 | Special Projects in Plant Propagation | 3 |
| LANHT 206 | Landscape Business Practices | 3 |
| Choose One: | 3 | |
| LANHT 1 | Introduction to Landscape Horticulture with Lab (Day) | 3 |
| LANHT 1E | Introduction to Landscape Horticulture (Evening) | 3 |
| Choose 3 different plant ID courses (choose either a day or evening version of a course): | 9 | |
| LANHT 2 | Plant Materials: Tree ID and Culture with Lab (Day) | 3 |
| orLANHT 2E | Plant Materials: Tree ID and Culture (Evening) | 3 |
| LANHT 4 | Plant Materials: Shrubs ID and Culture with Lab (Day) | 3 |
| orLANHT 4E | Plant Materials: Shrubs ID and Culture (Evening) | 3 |
| LANHT 5A | Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) | 3 |
| orLANHT 5EA | Plant Materials: Fall Native Plant ID and Culture (Evening) | 3 |
| LANHT 5B | Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture with Lab (Day) | 3 |
| orLANHT 5EB | Plant Materials: Spring Native Plant ID and Culture (Evening) | 3 |