Environmental Horticulture & Design
Apply for AdmissionWhy Study Environmental Horticulture & Design
Environmental Horticulture & Design is a broad field encompassing the functional, aesthetic, and environmentally-sound creation and maintenance of our urban, rural and natural landscapes.
Whether you are training for a new career, currently a landscape professional, or a hobbyist gardener looking for information on what nutrients to use for your plants, our program is geared to fit your needs.
Quick View of Environmental Horticulture & Design
Degree/Cert: AS/Yes
Length: 1-2 years
Start/End: Anytime
FT/PT: FT/PT
Number Accepted: Open
Program Application Deadline: Anytime
Prerequisites: Yes
Approx. Cost of Program: $2,750
National Lic./Cert.: Yes
State Lic.Cert.: Yes
Estimated Annual Salary: $62,000-$170,000
What can you do with a degree in Environmental Horticulture?
Horticulture Careers within the "Green" Industry:
- Arboriculture
- Landscape Construction
- Environmental Management
- Landscape Design
- Landscape & Garden Maintenance
- Historic Garden & Estate Management
- Nursery Management
- Horticultural Consulting
- Parks & Golf Course Management
- Horticultural Therapy
- Interiorscaping
- Pest Management
- Irrigation Specialist
- Plant Biotechnology
Degrees & Certificates
View list below for programs offered at Foothill. Then select program map for a possible schedule that fulfills program and college requirements.
For program requirements and full course listings, view degrees and certificates information.
Associate in Science Degree
Certificate of Achievement
Quick Look at Environmental Horticulture & Design Courses
For complete course details, including units, hours and prerequisites, view course catalog. For when a course is offered, view class schedule.
- HORT 10 Environmental Horticulture & the Urban Landscape
- HORT 15 Orientation to Environmental Horticulture
- HORT 21 Plant Materials I
- HORT 22 Plant Materials II
- HORT 23 Plant Materials: California Native Plants
- HORT 24 Plant Materials: Ground Covers & Vines
- HORT 26 Plant Materials: Perennials & Annuals
- HORT 30 Horticultural Practices: Soils
- HORT 31 Horticultural Practices: Plant Propagation
- HORT 40 Landscape Design: Graphic Communication
- HORT 45 Vectorworks for Landscape Designers
- HORT 52C Horticulture Practices: Plant Installation & Maintenance
- HORT 52G Horticultural Practices: Turfgrass Management
- HORT 52H Horticulture Practices: Integrated Pest Management
- HORT 54A Landscape Construction: General Practices
- HORT 54B Landscape Construction: Technical Practices
- HORT 54C Landscape Construction: Irrigation Practices
- HORT 54L Horticultural Practices: Disease Identification & Pathology
- HORT 55A Green Industry Management: Business Practices
- HORT 60B Landscape Design: Theory
- HORT 60C Landscape Design: Irrigation
- HORT 60D Landscape Design: Planting
- HORT 60F Landscape Design: Process
- HORT 60G Landscape Design: Intermediate Computer Applications
- HORT 60J SketchUp for Landscape Designers
- HORT 80A Environmental Horticulture Fall Skills
- HORT 80B Environmental Horticulture Winter Skills
- HORT 80C Environmental Horticulture Spring Skills
- HORT 80D Environmental Horticulture Summer Skills
- HORT 90D Herbs: Identification, Use & Folklore
- HORT 90E Horticultural & Landscape Photography
- HORT 90F Landscape Design: Basic Principles
- HORT 90G Landscape Design Forum
- HORT 90H Landscape Lighting
- HORT 90K Landscaping with Edibles
- HORT 90L Plant Propagation: Basic Skills
- HORT 90P Pruning: Basic Skills
- HORT 90Q Residential Irrigation Systems
- HORT 90U Landscape Design: Perspective Sketching
- HORT 90V Sustainable Organic Gardening
- HORT 90X Water Conservation in Landscape Design
- HORT 90Y Cacti & Succulents
- HORT 91A Composting Theory & Techniques
More Information
Our mission is to blend theoretical knowledge regarding horticulture with practical application of horticultural technique in all of our offerings.
- Students will demonstrate skills necessary to design residential landscapes.
- Students will be able to identify plant material.
I love everything I have learned so far. The Foothill horticulture program gives me courage and hope to change my career. I never thought that I could turn my passion into a career until I found this exciting program at Foothill, it made my dream become true.
Jing YanFoothill Main CampusEnvironmental Horticulture
