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Interior LandscapeTraining

February 26 - April 16th, 20101pm to 5pm - Friday, 8 weeks

Phelps Street Nursery1150 Phelps St, San Francisco

Next to the SoutheastCommunity Center

Developing Social and Professional CommunitiesVocational training programs by Careers in Horticulture, Inc (CiH) are offered to industry professionals, and are available without cost to residents of Bayview.

Highly qualified professional instructors share their passion for horticulture, while opening pathways for career development. Trainees network with other working professionals serious about improving work skills and their credentials.

Careers in Horticulture seeks to harnesses horticultural enterprise as an agent of change, with the potential to contribute substantively to the aspirations of Bayview resident’s for satisfying professional careers and personal fulfillment. We are located in a 120,000 square foot greenhouse behind the Southeast Community Center. Our multi-vectored approach to training and job placement draws attention to the Greenhouse as a community resource, and an access-point on a region-wide horticultural service industry.

Residents of 94124 may qualify for scholarships.

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Decorative Plant ServiceSan Francisco FoliageSunborne Nursery

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BGTA thanks everyone who helped to bring this course about. Special thanks are due to San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, Southeast Community Facility Commission, Linton Yielding Bowie, Mario J Vega, and Dr. Toye Moses.

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Prepares service personnel for certification by the Professional Landcare Network PLANET

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Careers in Horticulture initiatives include:

1. Vocational Training: CiH trainings further professional standards, fiscal responsibility and industry-appropriate communication skills.

2. Job Placement: CiH coordinates job placement with interior landscape companies who frequent the greenhouse as customers and associates.

3. Education in Bayview schools: CiH stimulates awareness of, and interest in, horticultural professions and careers among Bayview youth from grade school through high school.

4. Mentoring Programs: CiH promotes mentoring through involvement with the more than 40 diverse horticultural enterprises in or on the periphery of Bayview.

Members of the Bayview Greenhouse TenantsAssociation (BGTA) provide wholesale indoor plants,interior landscape design and maintenance services toCalifornia customers. We have been active in the Bayview Community since 1989. We have a reputation for quality products and excellent service.

C A R E E R S O P P O R T U N I T I E S :

• Interior Landscape Sales • Plant Installation Specialist • Greenhouse Assistance • Interior Landscape Technician • Retail Indoor Plants

The professionals at Careers in Horticulture kindle passion for horticulture, and share pathways to lives that are satisfying, fulfilling and meaningful. Horticultural service businesses deliver

quality of life enhancements and health benefits.

I N T E R I O R L A N D S C A P E C O U R S E O U T L I N E :

Design, Practices and Plant Maintenance 1. Introduction and History of Interior Landscapes 2. Safety 3. Plant Identification 4. Diagnosing Problems with Indoor Plants • Identification of Insect Pests • Infectious Disease in Indoor Plants 5. Practices to Prevent Indoor Plant Problems • Plants Health Pruning Fertilization/Nutrition Pesticides, Biological Control • The Root Environment of an Indoor Plant Potting Soil Watering/Sub-irrigation 6 . Design Concepts • Appropriate Lighting • Indoor Plantscape Design Ideas • Explore Container Choices for Design Projects 7 . Managing Relationships for Success • Customer • Employer, Supervisors • Peers • Professional development 8 . Cost : $ 250.00

Learn in a fully functioning thriving greenhouse.

Learn about the care, cultivation & maintenance of indoor plants

F I N A N C I A L T R A I N I N G :While participants receive horticultural training, Careers in Horticulture provides resources for financial literacy training through service providers who give incentives to encourage savings for additional career training and/or advanced education.

Become self-sufficient with a career in horticulture.

Investment in education yield a competitive advantage.

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I N S T R U C TO R S :Lin Bowie has been an environmental professional for 30 years. She studied biology and natural resources management and holds a B.A. and a M.S. in those fields. Lin is currently an adjunct Instructor in the Horticulture and Biology Departments at the College of San Mateo where she teaches biology, horticulture, floristry and soils, and other classes. 

Mario J Vega is a Nursery Specialist with the San Francisco Park and Recreation Department assigned to the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. Proficient in design, installation, watering, pest identification and prevention. Mario has managed service personnel and greenhouses for over 25 years.