Earn the distinction of adding Certified Professional Horticulturist to your qualifications by preparing for and passing West Virginia Nursery & Landscaping Association’s CPH exam. A CPH designation indicates that the holder is a trained horticulture professional with demonstrable knowledge of the industry. He or she is qualified to offer sound scientific horticultural advice on a variety of industry-related subjects.
The next exam will be given on February 23, 2023 at Embassy Suites in Charleston. WVNLA members may order a CPH manual for $60. The cost for non-WVNLA members is $100. This informative resource is an excellent study tool. Cost to take the exam is $25.
An online version of the CPH manual is also for WVNLA members. Members may access this version by emailing to receive an access code.
Topics covered include plant nomenclature, trees & shrubs, lawn establishment and maintenance, interior and bedding plants, fertilizers, composting, insect, weed and disease control as well as landscape contracting and management, and regulations.
In addition to achieving a passing score on the exam, applicants must meet education and experience requirements as stipulated at the bottom of the CPH Application.
To order a manual, Contact Us or call 304-553-1234. To register, print and fill out the CPH Application and mail to the address noted on it, or register online.
| Certified Professional Horticulturists | |
|---|---|
| 2022 | |
| Dillon Yrizarry | |
| 2021 | |
| Andrea Landis | |
| 2020 | |
| Allan BelcherDwaine JonesRobert JosephDaniel LippsLisa McDavidHannah McDonaldBill McLaughlinFarris MalloMichael MortonJulius SuterJoshua Webster | |
| 2019 | |
| Jesse BeaversMichael BrownDakota GillD. Lee GlaspellEmily HarrisDerreck HatfieldArgie JeffersMichael JohnsTimothy JohnsShawn LesterLaDares LillyEarl MooreEric NelsonJohn WatsonRobert WiltseMark Yost | |
| 2018 | |
| Zach CredeHolly FandeySteven HawkinsGregory Howell | |
| 2017 | |
| John DoolittleAaron Stull | |
| 2016 | |
| Eamon BarkerMatthew WareJason Young | |
| 2015 | |
| Ruffner Woody | |
| 2014 | |
| Michael BartholomewMichael DickDee Fournier | |
| 2012 | |
| Dean Myles | |
| 2011 | |
| Michael BomblyMichael OsborneDonna Rumbaugh | |
| 2009 | |
| Christopher Hartsock | |
| 2007 | |
| Matthew Davis | |
| 2006 | |
| Todd B. AndersonJanie K. CarpenterBill LicliterSeth Pratt | |
| 2005 | |
| David Hill | |
| 2004 | |
| Lorie BowenJason Lipot | |
| 2003 | |
| Bettie E. Dempsey | |
| 2002 | |
| Larry GouerA. Janie HatfieldG. Lynn JenningsJason LingenfelterDeborah MeadowsLarry L. OhrnCarrie ParkerSteve RitterAubry Wilson | |
| 2001 | |
| Margaret R. GroseAndrew HillingRudy HorstChuck KinsleyChad MankoCarol McCarthyAlex PersoniusEddie R. Thompson | |
| 2000 | |
| Michael S. BookJoyce McKenneyBrenda RunionsKelly RussellBetsey SorrellRoger Wood | |
| 1999 | |
| Torula ChanlettChris ChanlettJohn Shane HolsteinEdward S. MasonEric Michael | |
| 1998 | |
| Brian BeckettPatrick BiaforeJohn D. ChidesterRick E. CutlipRichard CutlipTracy CutlipElaine FlaxerAaron HelmickBenjamin A. MarkellDonna MylesDaniel J. NobleRayburn PerryMark SpringerChris TathamBradley A. TeetsBarbara Wilcox |