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The horticulture department is looking for tree trimming and irrigation services as it develops as of April 18, 2022. (Photo by Alyssa Branum)

ARC’s horticulture department is looking for more helping hands

Alyssa Branum , Staff Writer May 16, 2022

American River College’s horticulture department is back on campus since it opened up in February, and working to get plants back to thriving since the lockdown.  Students within the department...

A series of “impossible to convert” classes, such as those in the Automotive Technology department, will resume in fall 2021. Students enrolled in these classes will still have to follow safety mitigation strategies. (Photo via the ARC website)

American River College announces more on-campus classes for fall 2021 semester

Megan Wutzke, Staff Writer March 16, 2021

The Los Rios Community College District announced that its fall 2021 semester will be a hybrid of on-the-ground classes and online classes. According to the Framework for Reopening document released by...

Christen Hollingsworth, an intern with the floriculture department, sells floral arrangements at the Horticulture Floral Sale on Feb. 7, 2019. (Photo by Ariel Caspar)

Horticulture gives the gift of flowers

Ariel Caspar February 12, 2019

Valentine’s Day is coming soon. For some, Valentine’s Day can be that one holiday out of the year that can either trigger every romantic bone in your body, or cause you to cringe out of annoyance —...

The American River College horticulture department celebrated Dia De Los Muertos on Nov. 1, 2018 with a themed flower sale in the Student Center.

Dia De Los Muertos bloomed for Horticulture’s Sale

Felix Oliveros November 13, 2018

On Thursday, Nov. 1, the horticulture department incorporated a Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) theme into its weekly flower sale in the Student Center. Dia De Los Muertos is a holiday that originated...

A close up of of one of several arrangements that were offered in a sale hosted by American River Colleges horticulture department on Thursday. The floral sale was Thanksgiving and fall themed. (Photo by Michael Pacheco)

ARC horticulture has Thanksgiving-themed floral sale

Michael Pacheco November 23, 2015

Thanksgiving and fall were the theme at the American River College Horticulture department’s latest floral sale, with the arrangements on sale based on the holiday and the season. “(They’re) usually...

Success of horticulture department’s plant sale continues

Success of horticulture department’s plant sale continues

Jose Garcia and Jose Garcia April 30, 2015

The horticulture department’s plant sale Wednesday drew not only American River College students but interested customers from the surrounding community. Products for sale included bedding plants,...

Students get bugged out in Horticulture class

Students get ‘bugged out’ in Horticulture class

Shelby Young and Shelby Young September 14, 2011

Horticulture classes promise a fun experience and the gain of real-life skills Horticulture finds a stable position in today’s unstable job market and suddenly the major looks much more enticing to ARC...

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