Landscape Technician

Humber’s Landscape Technician diploma program is based on the principles of sustainability, conservation, and environmental sensitivity. Students learn about landscape design and development, site construction, general horticulture, ground maintenance, and related technologies through a combination of in-class studies and hands-on landscape training.

Humber has exceptional facilities for landscape education. The Humber Arboretum, for example, is a 250-acre botanical garden centered on the west branch of the Humber River, surrounding Humber’s North Campus. It includes ornamental, woodland and wildlife gardens serving as a unique living classroom for plant studies, construction, arboricultural and horticultural skills. Their construction lab is housed in a weather-protected 8,000-square-foot facility which allows learners to potentially build full-scale structures such as decks, gazebos and retaining walls. In a modern greenhouse setting students can propagate and nurture plants, learning the processes of plant propagation, plant growth and production. Humber’s computer labs use the latest in computer-aided design (CAD) software, taught throughout the design courses, enabling students to prepare professional construction documents. Computer proficiency is a necessity. Computers are readily available and used extensively to complete both lab and course work.

What You’ll Learn

• Apply practical horticulture skills to the production of plant materials, including herbaceous plants, woody plants, and turf.
• Apply the principles of plant and soil sciences to complete work in horticulture.
• Apply the principles of design to horticulture.
• Apply basic installation and construction principles and practical skills to horticulture.
• Implement maintenance procedures for plants, property, and equipment.
• Utilize knowledge of plant identification, usage, and maintenance criteria.
• Recognize the potential environmental effects of projects and the need to avoid environmental damage and promote healthier ecosystems.
• Apply the principles and practical skills of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to indoor and outdoor plants.
• Contribute to the effective planning, implementation, and conclusion of projects.
• Use safe working practices.