• Designs flowers for a florist or floral business
Flower grower
• Produces flowers used in floral design
Greenhouse manager
• Manages the production process for a flower grower
Retail florist
• Is floral business that furnishes flowers to general public
Wholesale florist
• Is a floral business that furnishes flowers and supplies to retail florists
Landscaping and nursery careers
• Are related to the use and production of plants for aesthetic purpose
Greenskeepers
• Takes care of golf course turf
Landscaper
• Installs plants in various locations in a landscape area of homes, churches, and businesses for aesthetic purposes
Landscaper architect
• Design landscape plans for plant installation and is a part of the horticultural industry
Nursery operator
• Grows trees and shrubs needed for landscaping
Turf farmer
• Grows turf grass for sale
Forestry careers
• Are careers related to growing, managing, and harvesting trees for wood and wood by-products
Forester
Is a service- oriented career that helps with the science of growing trees
Forest rangers
• Work primarily with the government to manage forests on state and federal lands, but may also assist with fire prevention, etc. on private lands as well.
Logging foreman
• Will supervise a logging crew during the harvesting phase of trees from a forest or woodland sites
Horticulture
• provides career opportunities or jobs for individuals living in rural and urban areas
• Most jobs in horticulture are labor intensively
Small Plots or Greenhouses
• Where most horticultural crops are grown
Postsecondary Institutions
• Will give you more information about career opportunities in plant science
Information About Plant Science
• Can be attained from Agriscience teachers or
• Cooperative Extension Service
Plant Science Careers
• Botanist
• Turf manager
• Landscape architect
• Greenhouse manager or grower
Timber Cruiser
• Is career in forestry that involves estimating timber in woodlots
Forestry Consultant
• Is an individual responsible for provides consulting services related to managing and selling timber for the private land owner for a fee
Soil thermometer
• Is used to determine soil temperature
Planting Bar
• Is the best tool used for setting out tree seedlings
Hand Lopping Shears
• Is the best tool for cutting large branches when pruning shrubs
Pruning Shears
• Is the best tool to use when pruning small limbs to shape shrubbery
Pole Pruner
• Is the best tool to use when pruning limbs in high places
Hedge Shears
• Is the best tool to use when shaping shrubbery into a continuous row for screening
Bush Axe
• Best tool for cutting bushes and undergrowth
Grafting Tool
• Is the best tool to use when preparing a plant to be joined to another plant asexually
Tree Scale Stick
• Is the tool used to estimate the timber yield in a tree
Pruning Saw
• Best tool to use when sawing limbs from shrubbery and trees