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SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Miramar Wholesale Nursery and the ornamental horticulture program of Cuyamaca College are pleased to offer a Horticulture Seminar Series in Spanish, in combination with English as a Second Language (ESL) training.

The classes are intended to provide an excellent opportunity for non-English speaking, or limited-English speaking members of the landscape and nursery industry to advance their command of the English language. The classes are also structured to provide hands-on instruction on industry basics.

The seminars cover six topics with eight hours of instruction in each. A “Certificate of Completion” is awarded to participants who successfully complete all six seminars.

Topics include:
Plant Identification — Registration: Sept. 12 @ 3:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., Sept. 12, 14 and 19, 21, 2000
Turf Management — Registration: Oct. 10 @ 3:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., Oct. 10, 12 and 17, 19, 2000
Landscape Pruning — Registration: Nov. 7 @ 3:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., Nov. 7, 9 and 14, 16, 2000
Weed Control Ð Registration: Feb. 20 @ 3:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., Feb. 20, 22, 27, Mar. 1, 2001
Irrigation Basics Ð Registration: Mar. 13 @ 3:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., Mar. 13, 15 and 20, 22, 2001
Horticulture Problem Solving — Registration: April 17 @ 4:00 p.m.
Classes: Tues./Thurs. — 4:00 - 5:50 p.m., April 17, 19 and 24, 26, 2001

The horticulture portions of the seminars will be taught by Don Schultz. The English as a Second Language instructor is from the ESL Program.

Anyone 18 years of age or older, or a high school graduate may attend. Classes begin September 12 and run through April 26, 2001. Seminars are $5.50 per person for California residents, non-resident tuition is $65.00. Classes will be held at the Miramar Wholesale Nursery San Diego site at Governor Drive and I- 805. Students can pre-register at Cuyamaca College, or register at Miramar Wholesale Nursery at 3:00 p.m. on the first day of class.

Miramar Wholesale Nurseries (MWN) is San Diego’s leading supplier of landscape plant materials and supplies. With the addition of two new facilities in San Juan Capistrano and the Irvine/Lake Forest area, MWN continually custom grows shrubs, trees, seasonal color, and groundcovers for projects throughout California. Most of San Diego’s commercial properties, institutions, property managers, and commercial landscapers are clients of MWN. In addition, the fully stocked will-call facilities at each location serve the immediate needs of customers throughout the state. In an acquisition in early 1999, MWN became a member of the San Diego region of TruGreen-LandCare, a ServiceMaster company.

For more information call Brad Monroe (619) 660-4261 or Diana Maranhao (619) 660-4262 at Cuyamaca College.

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