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Online courses help you develop and expand your skills, whether you’re a Master Gardener, a homeowner, or work in a garden retail setting. Each course is one college credit (nonmajor undergraduate) or as noncredit.
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Course offered Fall 2006 include Vegetables, Perennial Garden Flowers, Houseplants, and Annual Garden flowers.
Visit: http://www.lifelearner.iastate.edu/
or call: (866) 240- 6519 to learn more on these courses.
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You will spend two to three hours per week studying the
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lesson and completing assignments. Courses are divided into units. Each unit will have a quiz. A final project is required in the credit courses.
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Horticulture 193B, Perennial Garden Flowers
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Learn to use color, texture, height and bloom when combining plants to create a harmonious look in the garden. Study 40 perennial plants hardy to USDA hardiness zone 4.
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Horticulture 193C, Houseplants
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Learn basic aspects of houseplant selection for different indoor conditions. Get in-depth fact sheets with culture information and care instructions for 40 popular foliage and blooming houseplants.
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Horticulture 193D, Vegetables
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Examine specific cultural practices for 40 vegetable varieties. Learn the basics of growing vegetables in containers - which varieties work well, what soil to use and fertilizer requirements.
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Horticulture 193A, Annuals
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Learn about planting annuals in containers, starting seeds and transplanting in the garden. The course is an in-depth study of 40 annual plants for Iowa gardens.
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Available in 2007:
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Horticulture 193E, Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
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Master the basic principles, selection, uses, maintenance,
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propagation, and general culture techniques for bulbs, corms and tubers.
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Noncredit--early registration (more than one month before
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Noncredit--early registration (more than one month before
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course begins) $69, after is full registration $89.
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Many companies and government agencies offer tuition reimbursement or assistance for college credit courses. Check with your company’s human resources department.
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Yvonne Nilles
6/19/2006