Identification of trees, shrubs, and woody vines. Factors influencing the horticultural use of woody plants. Field trips outside of regular class time may be required.

(2-2) Cr. 3. F.

Plant Sleuth YouTube Channel - Course videos posted to community channel by faculty teaching plant ID courses.

ISU Excellence in Remote Instruction Award, COVID-19 Exceptional Effort

Semesters taught: F'19, F'20, F'21

Prereq: HORT 221 or BIOL 211

Fundamental principles underlying sexual and asexual propagation of plants; practice in reproducing plants by use of seeds, cuttings, layering, grafting and budding and tissue culture.

(2-2) Cr. 3. S.

Semesters taught: S'19, S'20, S'21, S'22

Iowa Public Radio, Horticulture Day: Propagating plants in the home garden

Prereq: Hort 240 or L A 221 or L A 222

Principles and practices involved with establishment and maintenance of managed landscapes. Laboratory work involves site evaluation, installation techniques, postplant care, and maintenance of established landscape plants.

(2-3) Cr. 3. F. (moving to spring beginning S. 2022)

Semesters taught: F'19, F'20, S'22

Principles and practices of residential landscape construction. Encompasses project management, landscape estimating and overview of common landscape materials. Laboratory work involves field trips and project installation.

(2-3) Cr. 3. F.

Semesters taught: S'20, F'21

Horticulture class challenges students to put their knowledge to practice

I presented in multiple courses in the Landscape Architecture Department on the topics of urban tree diversity, post-construction soil evaluation and remediation, plant establishment, and planting design. This included working with a studio course around the recovery of Marshalltown, IA following a tornado and planting pollinator gardens in a bioswale on campus.

Plant Iowa Beautiful project builds pollinator habitats in 10 Iowa counties