​Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Department
Fee-based Courses & Registration Fees

Registration fees can now be paid via the Add to Cart, (PayPal), button.
​The following payment options are acceptable: credit card, debit card, or PayPal.
​We are no longer accepting checks for fee-based registration classes.
Please see our refund policy at the bottom of the page.
                                                       We offer the following fee-based classes:
​                                        * AESTHETIC PRUNING                    * FLORAL DESIGN 

Aesthetic Pruning

Fall '22 Class Schedule 
All aesthetic pruning classes will be held online during the fall semester.

* LH812 The Art of the Focal Point Tree $45
Instructor: Pete Churgel
Saturday, September 10th
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

* LH818 Pruning Conifers $45
Instructor: Grant Foerster
Saturday, September 17th
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

* LH815 Pruning for the Big Picture $45
Instructor: Pete Churgel
Saturday, September 24th
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

* LH817 Pruning Japanese Gardens  $45
Instructor: Bill Castellon
Saturday, October 22nd
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.
* LH819 The Art of Tree & Shrub Reduction $45
Instructor: Chris Ingram
Saturday, October 29th
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

* LH816 Pruning Container Trees and Shrubs $45
Instructor: Bill Castellon
Saturday, November 5th
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

* LH823 Aesthetic Pruning as a Career $45
Instructor: Chris Ingram
Saturday, December 3rd
9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

​LH805 Rock Placement $45
Instructor: Bill Castellon
Saturday, December 10th
​9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.
* Courses denoted with an asterisk are requirements for the Aesthetic Pruning Award.

Aesthetic Pruning Classes

Aesthetic Pruning Class Recordings
To purchase an aesthetic pruning class(es), choose one or more from the ​drop-down menu below.
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To purchase an aesthetic pruning class recording(s), choose one or more from the drop-down menu below.
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Please see our refund policy at the bottom of the page.

Pruning (non-fee-based course)
Fall 2022

* LH26 Pruning           
Instructor: Pete Churgel
Enrollment code: 44643

Dates: Sunday, Nov. 13th & Sunday, Nov. 20th
Time: 9a.m.-1:15p.m. LECTURE
          1:30-5:45p.m. LAB
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 LH26 is NOT a fee-based class. Register for LH26 via the Peralta Colleges system, Campus Solutions.

                                          * This course is one of the requirements for the Aesthetic Pruning Award.

Floral Design

Fall '22 Class Schedule

Hand-Tied Bouquets &
the Study of Color Theory
Instructor: Kay Wolff
Wednesday, September 14, 21, 28
6:30p.m. - 9:30p.m.

ENROLLMENT FEE: $135 + Materials Fee: $45
​Total: $180
Creative Centerpieces:
Sustainable Practices
Instructor: Kay Wolff
Wednesday, October 5, 12, 19
6:30p.m. - 9:30p.m. 

ENROLLMENT FEE: $135 + Materials Fee: $55
Total: $190​
Please note that the materials fee covers the first week's class supplies.
​Students will need to purchase their own supplies for the following two weeks.
Questions about the fee-based courses and schedules?
​Email Nia Hill at: nhill@peralta.edu

For more detailed information about our fee-based courses, go to:
https://www.merritt.edu/lanht/fee-based/

* Refund Policy *

Fees are refunded only if student withdraws and requests a refund before the class begins,
(via email at least 1 hour before posted start time).
Refunds are subject to a 14% transaction fee.
Why? This is the fee PayPal takes off the top of every payment it processes - we absorb that so that you can still pay the same low tuition. If you opt for a refund, we’d still be on the hook for that fee.
If you can’t make a class, consider one of our two great alternatives:
* You can view a recording of the class (available for a limited time only!)
* Have those fees credited toward a future class’ tuition cost!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING
MERRITT COLLEGE LANDSCAPE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT &
THE AESTHETIC PRUNING CLUB!