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Landscaping Technology

Learn the skills you need to begin a career as a Landscaping Technician - at home, at your own pace at Penn Foster Career School.

There are certain skills you need to begin a career as a Landscaping Technician. Penn Foster's program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently. You’ll learn about:

• Plant health, soil, and fertilizers
  
• Servicing garden tractors and other tools used in landscaping
  
• Creating landscaping designs using shrubs and ground covers
  
• Specialty landscaping, starting and operating your own landscaping business
  

And you’ll learn it all at home – no classroom needed! This Penn Foster distance learning program is like having your own personal landscaping school.

Start a challenging, new career as a Landscaper.

With the right credentials, you can:

• Work for an established landscaping firm or start your own business.
  
• Complete your training in as little as six months from today, or take longer if you wish.
  

The U.S. Bureau of Labor predicts a 18% increase in new job opportunities for Landscapers by 2018.* Those completing programs at Landscaping Schools enjoy challenging, varied assignments, and flexible working hours. Self-employed landscaping professionals enjoy the career freedom and independence that come with business ownership.

* Growth figures represent a ten-year period ending 2018. Source: "National Industry-Occupation Employment Matrix," a publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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