# Environmental Horticulture (EHV) (EHV) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 8 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/sel/career-skills/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### EHV NC001 — Green Gardener: Module 1

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 24 (24 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Attention landscapers, maintenance gardeners, property owners and managers. This course is designed for interested individuals who wish to develop knowledge and skills in order to pursue a career in sustainable landscaping. Participants will become certified after completing the course requirements and passing exams. Students who complete the course will benefit from discounts, free advertising, and promotion by the program sponsors. Expert guest lecturers will cover irrigation efficiency, green waste reduction, pest and fertilizer management, and proper plant maintenance. Includes both classroom and fieldwork. Clients who hire Certified Green Gardeners will benefit from a resource-efficient landscape. May be taught bilingually. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC002 — Green Gardener: Module 2

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 24 (24 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

This class builds on the Green Gardener Module 1 course, providing the landscape professional additional training in resource conservation, pollution, prevention and sustainability. May be taught bilingually. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC010 — Ecological Landscape Design 1

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 10 (10 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

In this course students learn how to apply ecological and environmental principles to design regenerative landscapes. This course covers an introduction to the design method and process along with the basic hands-on ecological landscaping tools necessary to design, build and maintain a regenerative landscape. These tools and their practical application result in landscapes that are locally sustainable, require reduced inputs and lower costs. The successful student receives an entry level ecological landscape certificate granted by the State of California. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC011 — Ecological Landscape Design 2

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 10 (10 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Imagine if your career and the work that you do in the world, was providing benefits to soil, water, wildlife, humans and repairing whole ecosystems. What if you could actually be paid to restore the planet in real and tangible ways? Ecological landscaping is the design, implementation, and management of landscape systems, which regenerate ecological processes while integrating the basic needs of humans. In this course you will learn how to apply ecological and environmental principles to design regenerative landscapes that are locally sustainable, require reduced inputs and lower costs. Enjoy a balance of hands-on learning, interactive slides, expert guest presenters, group work and local site visits. This course will give you the fundamentals in getting you started in the profession of ecological landscaping. The successful student receives an entry level ecological landscape certificate granted by the State of California. Come learn how ecological landscape design can positively transform daily living and the environment. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC106 — Advanced Green Gardener Module 1

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 45 (45 lecture)
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Recommended being taken after completion of Green Gardener Course Modules 1 and 2, as it builds on the same topics with greater detail, including hands-on experience in sustainable landscape design, including incorporating beneficial insectory as an IPM strategy. May be taught bi-lingually. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC107 — Advanced Green Gardener Module 2

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 45 (45 lecture)
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Recommended being taken after completion of Advanced Green Gardener Course Module 1 as it builds on the same topics with greater detail, including hands-on experience in effective passive rainwater catchment strategies and becoming familiar with the latest controllers. May be taught bi-lingually. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC207 — Small Scale Food Production 1

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 12 (12 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Explores the natural and sustainable techniques and skills used to produce healthy organic produce in the home landscape. Soil development, composting, mulching, suitable vegetables, fruit trees and herb cultivation covered. Course restricted to 98 repetitions

### EHV NC208 — Small Scale Food Production 2

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 12 (12 lecture)
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 4 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/ehv.md); Spring 2027, 4 sections (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/ehv.md)

Demonstrates the natural and sustainable techniques and skills used to produce healthy organic produce in the home landscape. Soil development, composting, mulching, suitable vegetables, fruit trees and herb cultivation covered. Course restricted to 98 repetitions