• Nurseries offer job opportunities for people interested in horticulture.geraniums image by Jacques PALUT from Fotolia.com
  
  The word horticulture means the cultivation of plants, such as farm crops, flowers, grains, trees, etc. With "green" initiatives on the rise, horticulture research, education, restoration and preservation of landscapes are becoming popular career avenues. For job placement, a bachelor degree in horticulture is usually required and an advanced degree may be required for research work.
  
  

Research

• Work in an institution as a horticulture researcher.gardening image by Aleksandr Popov from Fotolia.com
  
  Horticulture research is a field that usually requires an advanced degree. As a researcher you would study the cultivation of many types of plants, the uses of pesticides, production of plants, the effects of environment on plants, and much more. Employment in universities, farms, garden and vegetable businesses, research and government entities, and pesticide companies are all realistic opportunities for researchers.
  
  

Education

• Become an educator of horticulture.senior man with book image by Valentin Mosichev from Fotolia.com
  
  Education is an avenue when considering horticulture jobs. You can work as a teacher in high schools, vocational and technical schools, or colleges and universities. Horticulture teachers would be required to have a bachelor's degree in horticulture or a PhD to teach at the collegiate level. Class topics would cover the cultivation of plants such as growing farm crops, plants, trees, fruits, flowers, vegetables and much more.
  
  

Professional Landscaping

• Landscaping professionals can work as designers and architects.landscaping image by Horticulture from Fotolia.com
  
  Two professional areas of landscaping are landscape design and landscape architecture. As a designer, your focus would primarily be artistic design and aesthetics. The designer would use his or her knowledge regarding horticulture to plan and arrange gardens, lawns, shrubbery designs and more for homes, estates and business,. According to the Princeton Review website, a landscape architect would focus on the structure as well as the design. An architect would work with larger areas such as public parks, national parks, wildlife areas, and recreation areas to enhance the land by using analysis, planning, design, management, and preservation of land. Both professions would require horticulture degrees.