Production Horticulture Emphasis

• The production horticulture emphasis concentrates on crops produced in greenhouses or nurseries and is designed to prepare students for real world production.
• Hands-on practical growing experience in the production courses, such as plant propagation, identification or herbaceous plants, cultivation of indoor and outdoor plants and floral design.
• Practical growing facility patterned after industry provides real-life growing environment for production classes.
• In greenhouse production courses, students produce crops that are sold to industry businesses.

• Floral design students, together with the Horticulture Club act as the on-campus florist for major events, providing real-life challenges and design opportunities. Team work and accountability result in beautiful plants that are sold on campus by the Horticulture Club.

• Collaboration with the UMC grounds manager provides an opportunity for students to grow the bedding plants used on the beautiful UMC campus.
• Beautiful UMC campus serves as a laboratory for horticulture students
• Field trips to Twin Cities (Minnepolis/St.Paul, MN) area growers give students a realistic view of a career in Production Horticulture.
• Jobs are waiting for UMC Horticulture graduates. Our students are sought after by the Green Industry.