Lawn care & Landscaping College?

[Shane Scaife]

Like I posted before, I also run a carpet cleaning Co. In that business I got certified from IICRC (The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning
and Restoration Certification). You took classes at a local distributor and were tested on different items offered. Like Carpet Tec, Fire restoration, and so on. Carpet cleaning is not regulated, and shouldn’t be, this is voluntary. But it does show the client you took the time to learn the right way to do things and it does sell in the ads.

Do they have something like this in Lawn care and landscaping?

[steve-o]

if you want to be the best and get big then i say go for whatever your time allows. me, i just want to stay small and simple and above all be legal.

steve

[Shane Scaife]

I could see classes on lawn problems (Grubs, acid soil, etc) irrigation, proper tree and shrub care, mower operation, maintenance, and repair, weed and insect control, walls, lighting, landscape design and more. I think the client would love to see a list of patches on my uniform for items I took the time to get certified in. Just a thought
Shane

[highlander316]

there are classes. I'm at Del Val right now in Doylestown, PA. Different majors here, turf management, horticulture, landscape contracting, covering all the topics you mentioned.

[P&C Lawn Care]

The classes I know about for landscaping and lawn care is part of my hort degree at ok state university. Don't know about carpet cleaning, but there is quite alot to know with green industry.

[Shane Scaife]

I would much rather see a local trade classes.

[rckid57]

check out the community colleges in your area. most offer turf mang which teaches
the things that you asked about. also most equip dealers will work with you on the operation of your equip

[pow]

Shane,
you mentioned weed and insect control, if you plan on treating for these pests then you better take the courses, they are not optional, they're mandatory. If you don't someone like me will turn you in!

[Ric]

Gentleman

All Land Grant Universities have or offer some form of Turf Grass and Horticulture programs.

Two that have online certification courses that I know of are Purdue and Georgia tech. I am sure there are others. It might be worth spending your internet time on the millions of University websites.

[Shane Scaife]

Pow, "If you don't someone like me will turn you in!" as well you should.
I work with all kids of chem's in my CC and would not want anyone who doesn't know what they are doing to tuch them.