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HRT 260- Introduction to Floral Design
Professor K. Wright
Thursdays 5:30pm-9:25pm
Loudoun Campus- LS 114
Teaches skills required for the composition of basic table arrangements. Includes the history of design styles, identification of flowers and greens, identification and use of equipment, and conditioning and handling of flowers
Materials Fee: $175
Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
Summer and Fall 2022 Schedule of Courses
Open Registration for Summer and Fall 2022 is now open!
Below is a list of available Horticulture Classes being offered at NOVA Loudoun!
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Bluebells at the Bend – Festival at Riverbend Park
Riverbend Park is hosting a Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica) festival on Saturday, April 99th from 10am to 2pm. The event is $8 if tickets are purchased in advance and $10 at the gate.
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Academies of Loudoun 2022 Spring Plant Sale
Looking to start your spring and summer planting? The Academies of Loudoun is having an annual plant sale featuring a great selection of annuals, perennials, vegetable plants including tomatoes, herbs, hanging baskets, shrubs, trees, small fruits, aquatic plants and fish, mulch, potting soil, and more!
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Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival!
Horticulture Club is proud to announce that we are participating in the 32nd Annual Leesburg Flower and Garden Festival for the first time since 2019!! We will be selling a variety of fantastic plants for your home and landscape! We will be offering a selection of Geraniums, Alternanthera, Angelonia, Begonias, Bacopas, Bidens, Bromeliads, Coleus, New Guinea Impatiens, Assorted Succulents, and Scaevola.
Contact Horticulturist Kyra Longacre (Klongacre@nvcc.edu 703-948-7754) for more information
On Campus Plant Sale!
Horticulture Club is proud to announce that we are having our annual plant sale for the first time since 2019!! We will be selling a variety of fantastic plants for your home and landscape! We will be offering a selection of Geraniums, Alternanthera, Angelonia, Begonias, Bacopas, Bidens, Bromeliads, Coleus, New Guinea Impatiens, Assorted Succulents, and Scaevola.
Contact Horticulturist Kyra Longacre (Klongacre@nvcc.edu 703-948-7754) for more information
Spring Break Horticulture Hike
Hey Guys!
We have our Horticulture field trip to River Bend park on Saturday, March 12th.
We will be meeting at the visitor center at 11:00 AM EST. The address is: 8700 Potomac Hills St, Great Falls, VA 22066
The trail we will be walking is the “Potomac Heritage Trail”. It is around a 3 to 4 mile hike, round trip, so be sure to prepare accordingly with proper footwear and water supply.
Here is a link to check it out for yourself:
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/riverbend/trails
I am excited to see you all there!
– Eric, Horticulture Club President
Horticulture Club March Events
Cut Flower Programs- UMD Extension
Looking for a program to help you improve your cut flower growing? UMD Extension will be hosting an in-person 3-day Cut Flower Short Course in 3 different locations from March 15th through the 17th!