Spring Blossoms

North Metro has a spectacular Environmental Horticulture program. Last year the team came in first in the national competition (Planet). This year the team traveled to California and came in third in the nation - still in the top ten and beating one of our neighboring '
big dogs'.......

Top ten schools:
..1. BYU - Idaho
..2. Colorado State
..3. North Metro Tech
..4. BYU - Provo
..5. Cal Poly St Luis Obispo
..6. Cal Poly Pomona
..7. Miss State
..8. NC State
..9. Univ of GA
..10. Penn State

Students placing in top three:
..Alejandro Simmonds - 1st in CAD Design
..Cassie Templeton - 2nd in Annual ID
..Jessica Gray - 2nd in Irrigation Design
..Jessica Gray - 1st in Irrigation Troubleshooting
..Kevin Porter & Chris Early - 1st in Landscape Maintenance
..Lisa McKinney - 1st in Sales Presentation

This spring the course offerings reflect the depth of our program.

Our library offers a range of materials to support each program. The Horticulture program takes up three shelf units!

Online in GALILEO is the Ebsco database Garden, Landscape & Horticulture Index which provides access to articles about gardens and plants, including topics such as horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design & history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. A highlight of the database is its focus on environmentally sustainable horticultural and design practices. This index and abstract product is designed for gardening enthusiasts, professionals, and students of horticulture and of garden and landscape design & history. It covers more than 300 core serial titles that include general gardening titles of national, international, and regional interest, and titles devoted to specialty gardens and plant groups.

The password to use GALILEO at home is available from your Georgia librarian.