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Create a plant growth experiment by altering different soil types or some other variable
Create a plant growth experiment by altering environmental factors such as light, temperature, fertilizers or
different types of music.
Construct a landscape project such as a wall or fence.
Construct a landscape project such as a fountain or arbor.
Construct a landscape project such as a walkway or patio addition.
Develop a method to build a window boxes for flowers.
Plant seasonal flowers at your home, school or community
Adopt a stream in the community. Keep accurate records and data.
Adopt a section of road in the community.
Adopt a subdivision entrance and improve its appearance.
Adopt a park in the community.
Identify and compare the trees or wild plants in your neighborhood.
Research and write news articles that will increase the public awareness about horticulture.
Create a landscape plan for your home, subdivision entrance or place of business.
Create an educational video about almost any topic relevant to agriculture or natural resources.
Create a movie with characters about a horticulture topic, environmental concern or success.
Create a photo essay about a horticulture topic, environmental concern or success story.
Conduct a plant experiment using hydroponics.
Make a collection of pressed leaves identified at your neighborhood, school or community
Create a detailed web page for an agri-business company or organization.
Conduct an experiment with different treatment of seeds.
Conduct interviews of different horticulture job opportunities in our area.
Visit commercial greenhouse operations and report back with an educational video.
Build a portable home plant propagation tent and conduct root experiments.
Build a “cold frame” for germinating seedlings in the winter time.
Visit public gardens in our area and report back with photos, interview or video.
Experiment with the grafting or layering techniques of fruit trees and different plants.
Prepare the soil properly and conduct your home research planting flower bulbs such as tulips.
Research the certified organic gardening industry in Georgia. Compare crops.
Conduct your own experiment growing small trees in the Bonsai technique.
Develop a plan to produce, market and sell terrariums for holiday gifts.
Compare the effects of different herbicides (weed killers) on various plants.
Research the interior plant leasing business and compare results.
Create a business of providing teachers with constant desk flowers for a monthly fee.
Interview adults who work in an environmental or horticulture field.
Prepare a scrap book or video about a career field that interests you.
Create a student coop to raise funds for our class. Sell a product or a service.
Develop a pet sitting or plant sitting business for people out of town.
Start up a small business of selling firewood.
Start up a small business of lawn care in your neighborhood.
Start up a small business of leaf removal in your neighborhood.
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Create your own personal business that suits YOUR skills or interests.
Work as an employee or volunteer intern at a nursery.
Work an as employee or volunteer intern at a vet clinic, stable or farm.
Raise honey bees.
Build a compost bin for recycling home organic wastes.
Begin planting a small orchard of fruit trees at your home or community.
Start up a small business of providing pine straw to the neighborhood.
Research different types of landscape tools and demonstrate their use.
Research landscaping equipment such as Bobcats and backhoes and video their usage.
Research the golf course industry. Visit different courses and explain their construction
Research the athletic field industry. Visit different fields and explain their construction.
Develop a grounds maintenance program for football fields, baseball fields, etc.
Demonstrate how computers can be used in the landscape design industry.
Develop a recycling program for home or community.
Study entomology and make an impressive insect collection for display.
Study a wildlife concern in our community and demonstrate its effect on our lives.
Create a detailed.Power Point Presentation on almost any environmental topic.
Work as a volunteer or employee at a florist and share what you have learned.
Develop a nature trail or help to improve a nature trail that you know of.
Research the hobby of drying flowers and demonstrate your findings.
Research different forestry projects in our state and report your findings.
Visit different types of greenhouses and compare different types.
Study Christmas tree production in Georgia and the profits that can be made
Identify a need and coordinate a fall tree planting event in the community.
Visit pumpkin farms in our area, interview the growers and give a program on pumpkins.
Refurbish an old lawn mower or landscaping tool.
Create a welded sculpture using old rusted garden tools
Compare wholesale nurseries and retail nurseries in our area.
Interview public servants such as Foresters, Extension Agents, Arborists, etc.
Work or volunteer at a zoo, public garden or nature center and report about the jobs available.
Work or volunteer as an intern at a veterinary hospital.
Develop an herb garden.
Create a musical production focuses on Georgia agri-business or natural resource issue.
Find out what are the native or endangered plants or animals in our area and report back.
Start up a small business of holiday wreaths, bows or services.
Start a crop of strawberries, grapes or blueberries from start to finish.
Research the industry of agriculture communications, interview public figures, video.
Research the value of “Math in Horticulture” and demonstrate its many applications.
Interview landscaping company employees and demonstrate their duties.
Research a particular family of native plants and illustrate where they grow.
Install a small section of nightscaping lamps at your home or deck area.
Interview 2 landscape architects and demonstrate symbols and lettering methods.
Identify and label the trees or shrubs found on campus, park or community area.
Overhaul a piece of landscape equipment such as mower, wheelbarrow or other tools
Rebuild a small engine.
Research and video poinsettia crop production.
Work in a florist and document what you find out.
Determine if the phases of the moon have an effect on plant growth.
Compare different rooting hormones on root development.
Analyze the effectiveness of different display methods on plant sales at a garden center.
Demonstrate the impact of different levels of soil acidity on plant growth.
Develop an advertising campaign for an agri-business.
Attend an agricultural field day event.
Renovate or restock a fish pond.
Almost anything relating computer technology to horticulture.
Cutting and selling firewood with a chain saw.
Changing oil in mowers, tillers or other equipment
100.Create almost any stimulating, exploring, experimenting, educational agri-topic project !