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Horticulture Technician


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Ontario College Diploma
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Primary location Whitby (some courses may be delivered at Parkwood Estate in Oshawa)
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Next Intake
September 2023
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Faculty
Faculty of Hospitality & Horticultural Science (HHS)
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Four semesters
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More than 75% of this program is delivered in-person. Learn more.
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Program Overview

With access to a national historic site and a one-of-a-kind living lab that provides students with legacy opportunities to complete campus projects, this program will help you graduate with the creative, entrepreneurial, and professional skills needed to be an industry leader. The art, science and business of horticulture are the focus of this program, ensuring students learn the skills required to create landscapes, renew historical gardens, enhance communities and express their creativity while learning the complexities involved in a broad range of professional environments. In addition, the dynamic, hands-on opportunities to experience the many aspects of the industry will make a difference as you work towards becoming a professional horticulturist. 

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Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U)
  • Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Please note: This program may be highly competitive and have a specific selection process and application deadline. Please refer to Admission Processes for details regarding highly competitive programs.

Tuition

  • Year one domestic: $2,722 (CAD)
  • Year one international: $14,186 (CAD)

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Semester 1 Courses

  • Annual and Herbaceous Perennials for Historial and Contemporary Gardens (HTAH 3131)
  • Equipment Operations, Maintenance and Safety (HTEO 2131)
  • Horticulture Principles and Sustainable Practices (HTHP 1131)
  • Landscape Planning, Materials & Construction I (HTLD 1131)
  • Technical Report Writing for Horticulture (TECH 1132)

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To help students succeed in programs with learning requirements, Durham College’s IT Services department has identified minimum technology recommendations. While these are not program requirements, these suggestions will help ensure students have the right tools to support a quality learning experience.

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Entrepreneur/small business owner
  • Golf course technician
  • Greenhouse grower
  • Landscape contractor or designer
  • Municipal gardener
  • Nursery grower
  • Turf manager
  • Arborist

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Program Details

Gain knowledge and hone your skills in landscape construction, nursery management and soil and plant nutrition so you are prepared to work in creating and developing dynamic residential lots, business locations and communities. A growing interest in landscaping, gardening and urban agriculture is prompting more people to spend money on these enjoyable diversions and opening new opportunities for graduates.

You will also have access to an unmatched learning environment, with more than 50 per cent of learning time focused on hands-on activities offered at the college’s W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (Weston Centre), a unique field-to-fork-focused learning environment, and Parkwood National Historic Site, which provides access to historic gardens and greenhouses, further the understanding of different concepts and designs you will face upon graduating.

You will focus on:

  • Aspects of growing plants outdoors, indoors and in a greenhouse environment.
  • Disease and pest management.
  • Landscape construction.
  • Landscape design fundamentals.
  • Nursery management.
  • Parks and turf management fundamentals.
  • Plant propagation.
  • Retail store operation.
  • Small equipment operation and safety.
  • Soil and plant nutrition.

Please note: Students will be required to purchase green tag safety boots in order to participate in many laboratory settings.

In The News

  • Durham College celebrates fall’s bounty with fifth-annual Harvest Dinner
  • DC plants trees at its Whitby campus as part of the Highway of Heroes Tree Campaign
  • Horticulture students win gold at Ontario Skills Competition
  • DC plants its roots at Whitby Garden Tour
  • Durham College Centre for Food named 3 Star Certified Green Restaurant®
  • DC students successfully represent Ontario at Skills Canada National Competition
  • DC partners with GM Canada to help save endangered butterflies
  • DC’s Horticulture students blossom at Landscape Ontario Congress
  • DC’s Centre for Food pollinator garden springs to life
  • CNLA members tour DC’s Centre for Food
  • The Parkwood Advantage
  • DC and Parkwood announce new partnership
  • DC takes food and horticulture to a new level

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply the principles of plant and soil sciences to complete work in horticulture.
  2. Apply practical horticulture skills to the production of plant materials, including herbaceous plants, woody plants, and turf.
  3. Apply the principles of design to horticulture.
  4. Apply basic installation and construction principles and practical skills to horticulture.
  5. Implement maintenance procedures for plants, property, and equipment.
  6. Utilize knowledge of plant identification, usage, and maintenance criteria.
  7. Recognize the potential environmental effects of projects and the need to avoid environmental damage and promote healthier ecosystems.
  8. Apply the principles and practical skills of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to indoor and outdoor plants.
  9. Contribute to the effective planning, implementation, and conclusion of projects.
  10. Use safe working practices.
  11. Use business practices appropriate to the horticulture industry.
  12. Act in a professional manner, maintain professional relationships, and communicate effectively with clients, co-workers, supervisors, and others.
  13. Develop strategies for ongoing personal and professional development to enhance work performance and career opportunities and to keep pace with industry changes.

Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
    AND
  • Grade 12 English (C or U)
  • Grade 11 mathematics (C, M or U)

Please note: This program may be highly competitive and have a specific selection process and application deadline. Please refer to Admission Processes for details regarding highly competitive programs.

Courses

The courses listed below are for incoming students. If you are a current student, please refer to your program of study for the year you began your program. Your program of study can be found on MyDC.

Semester 1

  • Annual and Herbaceous Perennials for Historial and Contemporary Gardens (HTAH 3131)
  • Equipment Operations, Maintenance and Safety (HTEO 2131)
  • Horticulture Principles and Sustainable Practices (HTHP 1131)
  • Landscape Planning, Materials & Construction I (HTLD 1131)
  • Technical Report Writing for Horticulture (TECH 1132)

Semester 2

  • Mathematics for Horticulture and Artisan Agriculture (AGHM 1131)
  • Career Planning and Development (CARR 2131)
  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Topics In Horticulture (HTCP 4131)
  • Introduction to Soils, Agriculture and Horticulture (HTIS 2131)
  • Sustainable Garden Concepts and Design (HTSG 1131)
  • Woody Deciduous and Evergreen Species (HTWD 1131)

Semester 3

  • FNMI Elective (FNMI 0000)
  • Entomology & Plant Pathology (HTEP 3131)
  • Greenhouse I (HTGS 4131)
  • Historical and Contemporary Landscape and Garden Maintenance (HTLA 3131)
  • Landscape Planning, Materials and Construction II (HTLD 3131)
  • Parks and Turf Management (HTPT 3131)
  • Field Placement (PLAC 1102)

Semester 4

  • General Education Elective (GNED 0000)
  • Arboriculture (HTAR 3131)
  • Greenhouse II (HTGP 2131)
  • Entrepreneurship (HTHE 4131)
  • Integrated Pest Management (HTIP 4131)
  • Nursery Operations and Management (HTNM 1131)

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change. Please note that as a result of COVID-19 the 2023-2024 program of study may be modified to accommodate program delivery changes.

Course delivery

More than 75% of this program is delivered in-person.

The rest of the coursework will be delivered using hybrid, flexible or online formats. Students will come to campus to complete in-person learning requirements. Detailed schedules, with course-specific delivery information, will be available after registration. Courses, course descriptions and delivery formats are subject to change.

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Course is delivered in person, on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Flexible:
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Part of the course is delivered online, remotely, and part is in-person on campus within a classroom, lab, shop or studio.
Online:
Fully remote course delivery.

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

  • Entrepreneur/small business owner
  • Golf course technician
  • Greenhouse grower
  • Landscape contractor or designer
  • Municipal gardener
  • Nursery grower
  • Turf manager
  • Arborist

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

  • Greenhouses and garden centres
  • Horticulture, landscape arboriculture companies
  • Landscape construction and maintenance
  • Municipal parks departments
  • Nurseries
  • Property management

Experiential Learning

Field Placement

Your learning experience will be complemented by a field placement opportunity in the horticultural industry. Students work in landscape design and construction companies, greenhouses, and property maintenance, among others.

Provincial conferences and competitions

Students have the opportunity to bring all their learning together and advance their skills and learning through provincial and national competitions. These valuable events see them construct landscapes and other projects on fixed timelines and with specific guidelines and expectations.

Each summer, a number of students are selected for paid work opportunities in the fields and grounds of the Weston Centre . This allows them to build on the learning from their first year and take part in legacy projects.

Durham College’s recently announced partnership with The Barrett Family Foundation will support the creation of a centre of excellence and new urban farm in Durham Region. The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture will become an internationally recognized hub of excellence in urban agriculture practices, research, education and training, creating a range of new opportunities for students.

 

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration - General Business - Davenport University
  • Bachelor of Science in Environmental Practice - Royal Roads
  • Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Practice - Royal Roads
  • Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
  • Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
  • Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems – Trent University
  • Bachelor of Arts in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems – Trent University

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree.

Technology Recommendations

To help students have the best learning experience possible, Durham College’s IT Services department has identified technology recommendations for each program based on course needs and software requirements. While not required, students may want to consider these suggestions if they are purchasing a computer or laptop for the upcoming academic year.

Processor: i7
RAM: 16GB
Storage: 256GB SSD
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Professional or Education x64 SP1
Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome (newest version) or Firefox (newest version)
Network Adapter: 802.11ac 2.4/5 GHz wireless adapter
Camera: Webcam/built-in camera
Internet connection

Questions regarding technology recommendations can be directed to the IT Service Desk  or the school office.

Each summer, a number of students are selected for paid work opportunities in the fields and grounds of the Weston Centre . This allows them to build on the learning from their first year and take part in legacy projects.

Durham College’s recently announced partnership with The Barrett Family Foundation will support the creation of a centre of excellence and new urban farm in Durham Region. The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture will become an internationally recognized hub of excellence in urban agriculture practices, research, education, and training, creating a range of new opportunities for students.


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