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 Feb. 10 at the 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 (below).
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Allan Belcher Dwaine Jones Robert Joseph Daniel Lipps Lisa McDavid Hannah McDonald Bill McLaughlin Farris Mallo Michael Morton Julius Suter Joshua Webster |
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Jesse Beavers Michael Brown Dakota Gill D. Lee Glaspell Emily Harris Derreck Hatfield Argie Jeffers Michael Johns Timothy Johns Shawn Lester LaDares Lilly Earl Moore Eric Nelson John Watson Robert Wiltse Mark Yost |
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