Landscape Horticulturist
Trade Description:
Landscape horticulturists design, construct, install and maintain landscaping. Projects include walkways, fences, decks, outbuildings, and irrigation systems. Responsibilities include maintaining inventory and facilities in greenhouses and garden retail centres and advising customers and clients on plants, plant materials, pesticides, fertilizers and other landscaping products.
Landscape construction companies, nurseries, greenhouses, garden centres, yard and tree care companies, golf courses, public parks and other horticulture and gardening-related fields are major employers of landscape horticulturists.
| Trade Regulation |  Prepping for the Exam - Booklist |
| Red Seal Occupational Standard | |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
| Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By |
| 4 | 1,500 | 9-9-9-8 | RRC |
Training Standards:
| Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two |
RSOS Subtask to Unit Comparison |
| Level Three | |
| Level Four | |
Red Seal Exam Information
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (Online) |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
Years of Experience |
Hours Required | Additional Practical
Exam Required |
| 6 | 9,000 | No |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
Designated Trainers:
| Work Experience Form |
Accredited Programs:
| Apprenticeship Trade | Training Institution - Secondary Schools |
Training Institution - Post-Secondary Schools | Training Institution Program Name |
Level |
| Landscape Horticulturist | R.B. Russell Vocational School | __ | Landscape Horticulturist Program | 1 |
