Let’s say that you have just built a new house. The subdivision regulations require shrubbery and trees and well manicured lawns to blend into the neighborhood. You call a
Landscape Designer to draw master plan for the residence. The plan is given to a
Landscape Contractor to install the design which includes retaining walls, pavers and plant material. The plants are purchased at a local
Garden Center. The Garden Center got the plants from a
Wholesale Plant Nursery. A Plant Propagator started the plants from cuttings, while a
Chemical Technician treated them for pest, and an
Irrigation Specialist designed an automatic watering system to nurse them along. All of the perennial and annual flowers are purchased from a
Greenhouse Grower who got their seeds, plug plants and supplies from a
Wholesale Horticulture Distributor.
At the same time, the Wholesale Plant Nursery owner was entertaining clients at a local golf
course, managed by a Golf Course
Superintendent. Then they went to the local Botanical Garden and Park, cared for by the
Grounds Superintendent. That evening
they went to a local football game in a sports complex cared for by the
Athletic Field Superintendent. Meanwhile the owner’s secretary had a
Florist deliver flowers to the client’s motel. The florist’s delivery truck noticed an
Arborist pruning the limbs out of a large tree.
Finally, the Landscape Contractor arrives with the plants and installs the landscaping. He subcontracts the irrigation to an
Irrigation Contractor and the grassing to a
Sod Installer. A
Landscape Maintenance company cares for your landscape.
All of the bold areas have allied sales, marketing, research and development specialist that have also attained horticulture degrees. Each specialty listed above requires a well-rounded understanding of horticulture to be successful.