SCNLA
Certified Nursery Professional
Program
Certified
Nursery
Professional
The
South Carolina Nursery & Landscape
Association began sponsoring
the SC Certified Nursery Professional Test in 1985. The test
offers
landscapers, garden center employees, growers, etc. the opportunity to
obtain the only ornamental horticulture "certification" offered in the
state. It gives the consumer a means of identifying skilled
nursery
professionals.
The
test is given in two parts. The first is a written test on topics
that
include plant development, soils, irrigation, plant nutrition, plant
propagation,
pest management, nursery production, greenhouse production, turf grass
installation, landscape maintenance and much more. The second phase of
the test is the identification of over 120 plants.
The SC
Nursery & Landscape Association has developed a 450 page
study
manual for the test. The manual includes detailed line drawings, plant
index and appendices. It also serves as a useful reference tool. This
manual
is offered for sale to SCNLA members and non-members.
Presently
there are approximately 290 ornamental horticulture industry
professionals
that have passed this test and are SCNLA Certified Nursery
Professionals.
Each year SCNLA is proud to sponsor this program for the benefit of the
industry as well as the consumer.
The
Certified Nursery Professional test is given each year at the "SCHI"
Show.
An additional test site can be arranged in the summer when there are at
least twenty applicants to take the test.
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