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Landscape Horticulture
The Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department is to help students attain knowledge, skills, and broad-based outlooks needed to succeed as professionals, as stewards of the land, and as responsible citizens. To accomplish these goals the department provides open access to educational programs, support services, and community outreach in a rigorous, diverse, and culturally rich learning environment.
Department Overview
The mission of the Landscape Horticulture Department is to help students attain the knowledge, skills, and broad-based outlooks needed to succeed as professionals, as stewards of the land, and as responsible citizens. To accomplish these goals the department provides open access to educational programs, support services, and community outreach in a rigorous, diverse, and culturally rich learning environment.
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Degrees & Certificates
For detailed descriptions, click on the links below to learn more
Horticulture:
- Basic Landscape Horticulture - Certificate of Achievement
- Basic Cannabis Horticulture - Certificate of Achievement
- Bridge to Cannabis Cultivation - CP2: Certificate of Completion
- Nursery Management - A.S. Degree
- Nursery Management - Certificate of Achievement
- Permaculture Design - Certificate of Achievement
- Municipal Gardener, Level 1 - Certificate of Achievement
- Municipal Gardener, Level 2 - Certificate of Achievement
Landscape Architecture & Design:
- Landscape Architecture - A.A. Degree
- Landscape Design and Construction - A.S. Degree
- Landscape Design and Construction - Certificate of Achievement
- Landscape and Parks Maintenance - A.S. Degree
- Landscape and Parks Maintenance - Certificate of Achievement
Urban Arboriculture:
Contact Information
Landscape Horticulture Department
Email: mer-lanht@peralta.edu
Department Chair
Laura Forlin
lforlin@peralta.edu
Nursery Manager and
Science Lab Tech
Nia Hill
nhill@peralta.edu
Interim Dean of Division II: Math, Science, Technology, and Allied Health
Diane Chang
Career Pathways
Each of our degree and certificate programs lead to tangible employment opportunities. Graduates of our programs have found jobs at companies such as….
Landscape Architecture/Landscape Design and Construction Programs
- 4 Dimensions
- Arca Design Group
- Arterra
- City of Pleasanton
- Dawn Landscaping
- DTLA
- Dynamic Designs
- Frank and Grossman
- Green Gallery Landscaping
- Headwaters Landscape
- Lazar Landscape
- Mariposa Design and Gardening Cooperative
- Miller Landscape Architecture
- Place works
- PGA
- Restoration Design Group
- Trust for Public Land
- In addition, many students have formed their own companies, such as Mission Blue Landscape, Headwaters Landscape, and Plant Stars.
Landscape and Parks and Maintenance Program
- City of San Francisco Public Works
- East Bay Regional Parks District
- Lakeside Gardens
- Oakland Parks and Recreation
- Oakland Public Works
- Oakland Zoo
- Ruth Bancroft Garden
- Tilden Botanical Garden
- UC Botanical Garden
Urban Arboriculture Program
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Berkeley and San Francisco Urban Forestry Division
- City of Albany
- Davey Tree Company
- East Bay Regional Parks District
- Friends of the Urban Forest
- Hort Science
- Tree Davis
- Traverso Trees
Nursery Management Program
- Annie’s Annuals
- Berkeley Horticultural Nursery
- Blake Gardens and Estate
- Broadway Terrace Nursery
- Devil Mountain Nursery
- East Bay Nursery
- Flowerland Nursery
- Friends of Sausal Creek
- Thornhill Nursery
- Watershed Nursery
Permaculture Design Program
- City Slicker Farms
- Planting Justice
- Ploughshares — Alameda Point Collaborative
- Spiral Gardens Community Food Security Project
- The Watershed Nursery
