Floriculture & Landscaping

Floriculture or flower farming as it is popularly called is a discipline of Horticulture, and is the study of growing and marketing flowers and foliage plants. Floriculture includes cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for sales or for use as raw materials in cosmetic and perfume industry and the pharmaceutical sector. The persons associated with this field are called floriculturists.

Courses

Personality Traits

a) Patience, analytical and observant.
b) Detail oriented and accurate in the work
c) Love of nature.
d) Creativity and artistic flair.
e) Physical stamina and manual dexterity.
f) Good verbal communication skills.

Employment Avenues

The employment opportunities include joining as farm/estate managers, plantation experts and supervisors, project coordinators etc. Research and teaching , Marketing of Floriculture products , working as consultant, jobs as floral designers, groundskeepers, landscape designers, architects and horticultural therapists. Such jobs require practitioners to deal directly with clients.
Professional qualification combined with an inclination towards gardening and such other activities produces efficient floriculturists and landscaping professionals. The skills and knowledge required are imparted under the professional courses of floriculture and landscaping. Entrepreneurship or working in plantations at various levels.