The Landscape and Ornamental Plants Cultivation Program is an application-oriented associate degree program that addresses ornamental plant cultivation and landscape practices in an integrated manner. The program is based on providing students with fundamental technical knowledge and practical skills related to the propagation, cultivation, and maintenance of indoor and outdoor ornamental plants. Within the scope of the program, students receive theoretical and practical training in plant production, nursery and greenhouse practices, outdoor cultivation, soil science, plant nutrition, irrigation, drainage, turfgrass establishment, pruning, plant protection, and maintenance management. In addition, they acquire professional knowledge and skills related to landscape design, drawing techniques, surveying, setting-out, quantity take-off and cost estimation, project presentation, and the use of plant-based and structural landscape materials. The program also aims to provide basic awareness regarding the ethical and professional use of AI-supported tools in drawing, analysis, presentation, and implementation planning processes in landscape projects. The educational structure of the program is designed to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills. Within the scope of the Workplace-Based Vocational Education Model, students have the opportunity to gain professional experience in relevant work environments and transfer the knowledge they have acquired into practice. In the program, aesthetic, ecological, and sustainable landscape approaches are addressed together with the principles of occupational health and safety, environmental awareness, ethical values, communication, and teamwork. In this context, the program offers an educational structure that supports students in gaining fundamental professional competence in the field of landscape and ornamental plants cultivation.

The 'Landscape Application and Ornamental Plants' program received its first students during 2006-2007 academic year. With the resolution of the Higher Education Council dated April 15, 2009, the name of the program 'Landscape Application and Ornamental Plants' was changed to 'Landscape and Ornamental Plants' under the section 'Park and Garden Plants'.

To train qualified technical personnel in the field of landscape and ornamental plant cultivation who integrate theoretical knowledge with practical skills and possess environmental awareness, commitment to ethical values, and a sense of professional responsibility.

To be a distinguished program in the field of landscape and ornamental plant cultivation with a sustainable, practice-oriented, and industry-integrated educational approach.

1. To train qualified technical personnel who possess professional knowledge, practical skills, and ethical responsibility in the field of landscape and ornamental plant cultivation. 2. To educate graduates with the professional competence required to work in ornamental plant production, landscape practices, and site maintenance processes. 3. To train individuals who can contribute to the planning, implementation, and management of landscape areas in line with aesthetic, functional, ecological, and sustainable principles. 4. To train technical personnel who can work in accordance with professional standards in nurseries, greenhouses, open-field production areas, parks, gardens, and recreational areas. 5. To educate graduates who have awareness of occupational health and safety, environmental responsibility, professional ethics, communication, teamwork, and lifelong learning.

The Landscape and Ornamental Plant Cultivation Program benefits from the classrooms, laboratories, practice areas, and social facilities available within Koçarlı Vocational School. The A1 and A2 blocks, where educational activities are carried out, were allocated to our Vocational School in 2016. The transferred blocks have a total indoor area of 8,500 m². The section delivered to our Vocational School includes 11 classrooms, 1 computer laboratory, 1 microscopy laboratory, 1 chemistry laboratory, and 23 offices. Students of the Landscape and Ornamental Plant Cultivation Program are able to conduct their theoretical courses in the existing classrooms and their practical courses in laboratories, greenhouse areas, the nethouse, and open practice fields. The Vocational School has a 10,000 m² open area and a 2,500 m² practice field. Within the practice field, there is a polycarbonate greenhouse with a 100 m² covered area, two plastic greenhouses of 50 m² each, and one 50 m² nethouse. These areas are suitable for use in courses related to ornamental plant cultivation, plant propagation techniques, seedling and sapling production, greenhouse practices, plant maintenance, and landscape applications. In addition, the practice field includes two poultry production areas, one measuring 60 m² and the other 250 m², as well as a beekeeping unit. The student canteen and dining hall, together with the staff dining hall, are used jointly by the Faculty of Agriculture and our Vocational School within the South Campus. For sports activities, there is a 500 m² sports area consisting of basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts.

The Landscape and Ornamental Plant Cultivation Program benefits from the technical equipment and device infrastructure available within Koçarlı Vocational School. In the theoretical and practical courses carried out within the program, tools and equipment that support computer-aided design, project preparation, technical drawing, visual presentation, and applied production processes are used. The technical infrastructure of the Vocational School includes 44 computers, 2 plotters, 1 laser digitizer, 1 digital tablet, 1 netbook, 1 notebook, 12 printers, 2 scanners, 1 camera, 16 projection devices, 1 overhead projector, 1 slide projector, 6 laser pointers, 1 DVD player, and 1 video camera. In addition, there are 2 3D printers, 1 3D scanner, 1 lathe, 1 milling machine, 1 bench drill, 1 portable welding machine, 1 CNC router, 1 cordless drill, 1 welding machine, 1 universal testing machine, and 2 imaging systems. The existing technical infrastructure contributes to the development of students’ professional practical skills and supports practice-oriented educational processes within the program.