Alamo Community Colleges News & Events

SAC Launches New Interiorscaping Program

For Immediate Release
May 18, 2007
Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, San Antonio College
210/733-2147
jhammond@accd.edu

The San Antonio College Continuing Education Network will introduce an Interiorscaping Program on June 12, with classes meeting on campus Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

"Interiorscaping is an expanding career field that combines concepts from interior design and landscaping," said Steven Lewis, Coordinator of the Service, Trade and Industry Center. He added, "Recent growth in demand for interiorscaping technicians is driven by the realization that plants in the workplace increase productivity, decrease absenteeism, and improve the mood of employees."

The Interiorscaping Program includes three courses: Interior Plants, Interiorscaping, and Managing an Interiorscaping Business. Students will learn to identify the most common interior tropical plants used in the industry today, select appropriate care methods for specific plants, identify production methods, develop an interiorscaping plan, select appropriate plants, use appropriate maintenance techniques, how to bid, customer relations, and management techniques.

Leslie Knopf, owner and operator of Foliage Designs with an extensive background in the field, will teach the course. For more information, call Steven Lewis at 733-2642.