Registration Eligibility
Landscape professionals including contractors, designers, architects, arborists, and growers.
Start Date
02/03/2021
End Date
02/03/2022
Description
Shrubs offer color, texture and form throughout our landscapes. There are such a wide and diverse array of selections for the landscape with new and improved varieties coming out every year. We'll examine a wide range of durable and beautiful shrubs for both sun and shade that will liven up the landscape. We'll discuss some of the best new varieties and established favorites that have wide applicability and use in our variable garden settings.
Distance Learning
Yes
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Design-Build
Horticulture / Plants
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the range of ornamental characteristics provided by shrubs in the landscape
2. Become familiar with some of the newest introductions of hardy, woody shrubs for the Midwest
3. Understand and consider the design merits and maintenance involved with some of these select shrubs
Instructors
Mark Dwyer, Landscape Prescriptions by MD
Course Codes
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association
Provider
Illinois Landscape Contractors Association