Horticulture (HORT)
HORT 209 Floral Design 3 Hours
Principles and elements of floral design; the use of floral materials, design techniques, and elements including line, form, texture, and color; emphasis on the history and use of floral art in business and society.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; fall 2023; spring 2024; fall 2024
HORT 301 Introduction to Landscape Plants 2 Hours
Identification, recognition and use of deciduous trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants in the landscape. Introduction to evergreen shrubs and trees as well as fall flowering bulbs and perennials are included.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): HORT 302
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023
HORT 302 Introduction to Landscape Plants Laboratory 1 Hour
A laboratory course correlated with HORT 301.
Corequisite(s): HORT 301
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023
HORT 304 Landscape Maintenance 2 Hours
Maintenance of landscape plants including trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, and turf; proper use of equipment, fertilizers, and pesticides. Landscape maintenance business practices are included.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): HORT 305
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HORT 305 Landscape Maintenance Laboratory 1 Hour
A laboratory course correlated with HORT 304.
Corequisite(s): HORT 304
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HORT 309 Advanced Floral Design 3 Hours
Advanced principles of floral design as applied to a commercial floral shop enterprise. Production cost and profit analysis, selling techniques, and customer relations are considered concurrently with design.
Prerequisite(s): HORT 209
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; fall 2023; spring 2024; fall 2024
HORT 312 Introduction to Horticulture 3 Hours
Emphasis is given to principles of growth, development and management of major horticulture plants. Special consideration is given to major horticultural crops of Kentucky.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
HORT 313 Turfgrass Management 3 Hours
A study of turfgrass, including adaption, identification, uses and fundamental principles essential for establishing and maintaining quality turf in lawns and recreation areas. Note: Permission of instructor may be required.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2024
HORT 316 Greenhouse Maintenance and Operation 2 Hours
Structures, equipment, and maintenance of greenhouse facilities and an introduction to basic techniques for growing floriculture crops.
Corequisite(s): HORT 317
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
HORT 317 Greenhouse Maintenance and Operation Laboratory 1 Hour
A laboratory course correlated with HORT 316.
Corequisite(s): HORT 316
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
HORT 330 Wedding Floral Design 3 Hours
Principles and elements of floral design as applied to wedding planning and design. Includes production cost and profit analysis and marketing techniques.
Prerequisite(s): HORT 209
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2022; fall 2023; fall 2024
HORT 340 Greenhouse Crop Production 3 Hours
Commercial greenhouse production of floriculture crops, focusing on the production of bedding plants, potted flowering plants, foliage plants and other non-floriculture crops including but not limited to hemp and tobacco transplants.
Prerequisite(s): HORT 316 and HORT 317
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
HORT 403 Landscape Design and Construction 2 Hours
Design of residential and commercial landscapes; techniques and materials for construction of landscape features such as decks, patio covers, walls, patios, pools, and irrigation are presented. Note: Permission of instructor may be required.
Prerequisite(s): HORT 402
Corequisite(s): HORT 404
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HORT 404 Landscape Design and Construction Laboratory 1 Hour
A laboratory course correlated with HORT 403.
Corequisite(s): HORT 403
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
HORT 407 Plant Propagation 2 Hours
Plant propagation is studied and practiced as an art and a science. Sexual and asexual techniques include propagation by seed, cuttings, grafting, layering, division and tissue culture.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Corequisite(s): HORT 408
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
HORT 408 Plant Propagation Laboratory 1 Hour
A laboratory course correlated with HORT 407.
Corequisite(s): HORT 407
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023; spring 2024
HORT 419 Fruit, Vegetable, and Vineyard Production 3 Hours
Production of fruit, vegetables, and grapes (wine and table) that are particularly suited for Kentucky, considering variety selection, management, harvesting, processing, and marketing. Note: Permission of instructor may be required.
Prerequisite(s): AGRO 110 (may be taken concurrently)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2024
HORT 420 Floral Shop Management 3 Hours
Principles of floral shop management, including sourcing, purchasing, distributing, marketing and selling floricultural products. Note: Permission of instructor required.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Floristry (1769) or
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2023; spring 2024
HORT 475 Selected Topics in Agriculture 1-3 Hours
Special topics acquaint advanced undergraduate students with scientific developments of current interest in agriculture. Appropriate topic titles are assigned. Lecture and assignments vary with credit. May be repeated with change in content. Note: Consent of instructor required.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2024