Landscaping & Turf Management

Essex North Shore Landscaping & Turf Management Career Tree

Meet the Landscape & Turf Management Teachers

Course Number	Name	Credit	Grade Level
ls101	Landscaping & Turf Mgt Exploratory 9	1.0	Grade 9
ls103	Landscaping & Turf Management 9	10.0	Grade 9
ls200	Landscape Design 10	16.0	Grade 10
ls201	Landscape Theory 10	4.0	Grade 10
ls300	Landscape Design 11	20.0	Grade 11
ht301	Horticulture Theory 11	4.0	Grade 11
ls305	Landscape Cooperative Education 11	12.0	Grade 11
pap301	CTE Pathway: Agricultural Sciences	4.0	Grade 11
ls400	Landscape Design 12	20.0	Grade 12
ht401	Horticulture Theory 12	4.0	Grade 12
ls405	Landscape Cooperative Education 12	24.0	Grade 12
pap401	CTE Pathway: Agricultural Management	4.0	Grade 12

Landscaping & Turf Management Exploratory 9 

Course # ls101 | Credits: 1.0
This five-day cycle exploratory course introduces grade 9 students to the field of landscaping and turf management. Students will learn about several areas of the industry, including seasonal maintenance, hardscaping, and seasonal flower planting. Students will also explore numerous landscaping and turf management careers and career pathways. 

Landscaping & Turf Management 9 

Course # ls103 | Credits 10.0
This semester-based course is designed to give students a general knowledge needed for a successful career in the landscaping and turf management industries. Students will learn about a broad range of landscaping principles and practices. Students will also be introduced to the basics of planting, seasonal maintenance, hardscaping, and equipment operation within safety parameters. 

Landscape Design 10 

Course # ls200  | Credits: 16.0
This full-year course continues to give students a general knowledge needed for a successful career in the turf management industry. Students will learn the basics of turf physiology, fertilization, and turf pest control. Students will be given specific time on the cultural requirements necessary to grow and maintain turfgrass in many different settings. Students will understand and practice the basics of operating and maintaining commercial mowers and related equipment. 

Landscape Theory 10 

Course # ls201 | Credits: 4.0
This full-year, classroom-based course is designed to give students a greater scientific understanding needed for a successful career in the landscaping and turf management industries. Students will learn the basics of turf physiology and the requirements for growing healthy turfgrass in the Northeast. Specific time will be spent on the cultural requirement required to grow and maintain turfgrass in many different settings. Students will also learn about OSHA and will obtain an OSHA 10 card. 

Landscape Design 11 

Course # ls300 | Credits: 20.0
This full-year course will provide students with the basics of landscape construction and hardscaping from base prep to completion of walls, terraces, walkways and water features. Students will read landscape plans and documents and use these to prepare estimates. Students will identify different types of plant material, the cultural requirements of each, and proper installation techniques. Students will study plant health care, including pruning techniques, mulching, soils and soil amendments, and Integrated Pest Management. Various aspects of irrigation installation and maintenance will be covered. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of landscape design, how to operate a skid steer loader and mini excavator safely as well as the maintenance requirements for the equipment. Safety requirements for all areas of landscaping and PPE will be emphasized. Students will be involved in different on-and off-campus landscape projects, including mowing, bed maintenance, fall and spring cleanups, and lawn seeding along with various landscape construction and planting projects. 

Horticulture Theory 11 

Course # ht301 | Credits: 4
This full-year, classroom-based course continues to deepen student understanding of horticulture through botany, pest management, plant propagation, nutrition, production, and soil science. Topics will include a closer examination of irrigation, growing media, planting beds and sites; propagation; marketing; repair and maintenance of nursery equipment and facilities. 

Landscape Cooperative Education 11 

Course # ls305 | Credits: 12
This semester-based course provides qualified students with a career technical employment opportunity. The program is designed to allow students on-the-job training by involving them in work that is directly related to their technical area of study. Cooperating employers provide additional training, pays students, and reports their performance to the school for every cycle. Please note that juniors are eligible for Cooperative Education during third and fourth quarters only. 

Landscape Design 12 

Course # ls400 | Credits: 20.0
This full-year course is designed to give students a more in-depth understanding of landscape construction and hardscaping from base prep to completion of walls, terraces, walkways and water features. Students will read landscape plans and documents and use these to prepare estimates. Students will identify different types of plant material, the cultural requirements each requires, and proper installation techniques. Students will learn about plant health care, including pruning techniques, mulching, soils and soil amendments, irrigation installation and maintenance, and Integrated Pest Management. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of landscape design, learn to operate safely a skid steer loader, and mini excavator as well as the maintenance requirements for the equipment. Safety requirements for all areas of landscaping and PPE will be emphasized. Students will be involved in different on and off campus landscape projects including mowing, bed maintenance, fall and spring cleanups and lawn seeding as well as various landscape construction and planting projects. 

Horticulture Theory 12 

Course # ht401 | Credits: 4
This full-year, classroom-based course continues to deepen student understanding of horticulture through studying sustainable landscapes: green roofs, permeable hardscapes, rain gardens, pollinator gardens, drought tolerant plantings, heritage and perennial vegetables, native plants, drip irrigation and energy efficient landscape designs. 

Landscape Cooperative Education 12 

Course # ls405 | Credits: 24
This full-year course provides qualified students with a career technical employment opportunity. The program is designed to allow students on-the-job training by involving them in work that is directly related to their technical area of study. Cooperating employers will provide additional training, pay students, and report their performance to the school for every cycle.