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 | |
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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 |