Horticulture Graduates in the Workforce
The placement rate for our Horticulture graduates is currently 98.6% and has been consistent for the past decade. This includes employment, further education and military.
Please click on Iowa to view the local towns where one or more of our recent graduates are employed.
Following is a list of companies that have hired one or several of our graduates during the period Fall 1999 through Summer 2008.
| Employer | Location |
|---|---|
| 7-B Ranch | Webster City, IA |
| A Alexanders Floral Artistry Inc. | Pella, IA |
| A Growing Concern | Des Moines, IA |
| A to Z Landscape | Dubuque, IA |
| Aegon | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Agropecuaria Popoyan S.A | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Ag Tech West | Glen Haven, WI |
| Ajinomoto Heartland Inc | Eddyville, IA |
| Albuqueque Isotopes Baseball team | Albuquerque, NM |
| American Eagle Airlines | Omaha, NE |
| American Packaging | Story City, IA |
| Anthem C. C./Del Webb Corp | Henderson, NV |
| Arcadia Studio | Phoenix, AZ |
| Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club | Orlando, FL |
| Arrow Head Golf Course | Peoria, IL |
| Ashford University | Clinton, IA |
| Augusta National Golf Club | Augusta, GA |
| Bailey Nurseries, Inc. | St. Paul, MN |
| Bailey Nurseries, Inc. | Yamhill, OR |
| Bailey Nursery | Newport, MN |
| Baileys Nursery | St. Paul, MN |
| Ball Seed | W. Chicago, IL |
| Baltimore Orioles | Baltimore, MD |
| Bayonet/Blackhorse Golf Course | Seaside, CA |
| Bedwell Gardens | Norwalk, IA |
| Beer and Alcohol Dist. Company | Denver, CO |
| Bellerive Country Club | St. Louis, MO |
| Bent Tree Golf Club | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Better Homes & Gardens | Des Moines, IA |
| Beverly Country Club | Chicago, IL |
| Bickelhaupt Arboretum | Clinton, IA |
| Biltmore Country Club | Barrington, IL |
| Black Hawk Golf Club | St. Charles, IL |
| Blackmore Nursery | Mason City, IA |
| Blue Hills Country Club | Kansas City, MO |
| Blue Top Ridge Golf Course | Riverside, IA |
| Bob Lenc Landscaping and Lawn Care | Des Moines, IA |
| Boesens the Florist | Des Moines, IA |
| Boone Golf & Country Club | Boone, IA |
| Brickman Group | Woodstock, IL |
| Brickman Group Limited | Chicago, IL |
| Broadmoor Country Club | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Brookridge Golf & Country Club | Overland Park, KS |
| Brooks Golf Course | Okoboji, IA |
| Bryan Park Mgmt Group | Greensboro, NC |
| Capital City Golf Club | Woodstock, GA |
| Capital Landscaping | Des Moines, IA |
| Cedar Rapids Country Club | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Central Coop Counties | Marshalltown, IA |
| Central Iowa Floral | Sheldahl, IA |
| Chalet Nursery and Garden Shops | Wilmette, IL |
| Chapel Hill Country Club | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Cherokee Golf & Country Club | Cherokee, IA |
| Chicago Botanic Gardens | Chicago, IL |
| City of Ames | Ames, IA |
| City of Ankeny | Ankeny, IA |
| City of Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| City of Des Moines | Des Moines, IA |
| CJ Future Lawns | Missouri Valley, IA |
| Coes Floral & Gifts | Ames, IA |
| Coldwater Golf Links | Ames, IA |
| Colorado Rockies Baseball Club | Denver, CO |
| Cordillera | Edwards, CO |
| Coughlin Landscaping | Sioux City, IA |
| Country Landscapes | Ames, IA |
| Appleton, WI Country Club | Appleton, WI |
| Country Club of Birmingham | Birmingham, AL |
| Country Club of the Rockies | Edwards, CO |
| Country Landscapes | Ames, IA |
| Country Landscapes | Iowa City, IA |
| Country Landscapes, Inc. | North Liberty, IA |
| Cox Farms (family greenhouse) | Centreville, VA |
| Coyote Springs Golf Club | Las Vegas, NV |
| Creative Landscaping | Knoxville, IA |
| Cress Creek Country Club | Naperville, IL |
| Crooked Creek Golf Course | Lincoln, NE |
| Crow Valley Golf Club | Davenport, IA |
| Culvers Garden Center | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Culver's Landscape | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Culvers Lawn and Landscape | Marion, IA |
| Dalhouse Golf Course | Cape Girardeau, MO |
| Dallas Johnson Greenhouses | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Daniels Landscape Design / Theisens / U.S. Army Reserves | Eldora / Marshalltown / Des Moines |
| Dan's Custom Landscape | Ames, IA |
| Dayl Inglett Central Landscape | Ames, IA |
| DeJong Greenhouses | Oskaloosa, IA |
| Des Moines Golf & CC | W. Des Moines, IA |
| Des Moines Water Works | Des Moines, IA |
| Discovery Toys | |
| Diversity Farms | Dedham, IA |
| Doctor's Lawn & Landscape | Overland Park, KS |
| Dolan's Landscape & Spas | Austin, MN |
| Doral Eaglewood Resort | Itasca, IL |
| Dragon Golf | Graeagle, CA |
| Druid Hills Gold Club | Atlanta, GA |
| Dwight Hughes Nursery | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Eagle Ridge Inn & Resort | Galena, IL |
| Eagle Ridge Resort | Galena, IL |
| Eaglebrook Golf Club | Geneva, IL |
| Earl May | Ames, IA |
| Earl May | Des Moines, IA |
| Earthly Possibilities | St Charles, IA |
| East Lake Golf Club | Atlanta, GA |
| Echo Valley Country Club | Des Moines, IA |
| Edina Country Club | Edina, MN |
| Eldora Greenhouse | Eldora, IA |
| Elmcrest Country Club | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Ev Cochrane & Associates | Ames, IA |
| Exmoor Country Club | Highland Park, IL |
| Fairfax Greenhouses | Fairfax, IA |
| Farmington Golf Club | Farmington, MN |
| Femritz Nursery Co | Aurora, OR |
| Finishing Touches | Des Moines, IA |
| Fire hydrant restoration company | St Paul, MN |
| Flash Digital Portrait Studios | Des Moines, IA |
| Forest City Country Club | Forest City, IA |
| Fort Dodge Country Club | Fort Dodge, IA |
| Frontier Natural Prod Coop | Norway, IA |
| Galloway National Golf Course | New Jersey |
| Garden Center | Charleston, SC |
| Garst Seed Co. | Slater, IA |
| Gaston Country Club | Gastonia, NC |
| Gauntlet Golf Club | Stafford, VA |
| Geneva National Golf Club | Lake Geneva, WI |
| Genus | Des Moines, IA |
| Gertens Greenhouse | Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| Getheemane Garden Center | Chicago, IL |
| Glades Crop Care | Lehigh Acres, FL |
| Glen Oaks Club | Old Westbury, NY |
| Glen Oaks Country Club | West Des Moines, IA |
| Glenview Fire Dept. and self-employed | Glenview, IL |
| Golden Valley Country Club | Golden Valley, MN |
| Golden Valley Country Club | Minneapolis, MN |
| Golfmohr Golf Course | E Moline, IL |
| Goode Greenhouses | Des Moines, IA |
| Grace University | Omaha, NE |
| Grand Hotel Golf Course | Mackinau Island, MI |
| Grayhawk Golf Club | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Green By White | Chicago, IL |
| Green Guys Lawn Care | Ankeny, IA |
| Greenfield Golf & Country Club | Greenfield, IA |
| Greenhouse | Cody, WY |
| Griffin's Custom Landscapes | Ames, IA |
| Growmark (Pro-Turf, Rolling Hills FS) | Indianola, IA |
| Hall & Martin Landscape Services LC | Huxley, IA |
| Hallbrook Country Club | Leawood, KS |
| Happy Hollow Golf Club | Omaha, NE |
| Harbor Links Golf Course | Port Washington, NY |
| Hart Ranch Golf Resort | Rapid City, SD |
| Harvester Golf Club | Rhodes, IA |
| Harvey Mills Design | Ramona, CA |
| Hawcott Lawn Service | Nevada, IA |
| Heartland Growers | Westfield, IN |
| Heintz Brothers Greenhouse | St. Charles, IL |
| Heuss Distributing | Audubon, IA |
| Hickory Park | Ames, IA |
| Hill Crest Co Club | Kansas City, MO |
| Hill Crest Country Club | Kansas City, MO |
| Hilltop Greenhouse | Ogden, IA |
| Holub Garden & Greenhouse | Ames, IA |
| Homewood Golf Course | Ames, IA |
| Hotel Gateway Center | Ames, IA |
| ILT Vignocchi | Wauconda, IL |
| Indian Creek Country Club | Nevada, IA |
| Indian Hill Country Club | Winnettka, IL |
| Innis Arden Golf Club | Old Greenwich, CT |
| Iowa Arboretum | Luther, IA |
| Iowa Arboretum | Madrid, IA |
| Iowa Cubs Baseball | Des Moines, IA |
| Iowa FFA Alumni Organization | Altoona, IA |
| Iowa Outdoor Products | Des Moines, IA |
| Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| Iowa State University | Lewis, IA |
| Iseli | Boring, OR |
| ISU, Reiman Gardens | Ames, IA |
| ISU, Veenker Golf Course | Ames, IA |
| J. Frank Schmidt | Portland, OR |
| Jacksonville Suns | Jacksonville, FL |
| Johnston Lawn Care | Winterset, IA |
| Jordons Landscape | Waterloo, IA |
| Just Add Water | Des Moines, IA |
| JW Perry | Des Moines, IA |
| Kaldenburg Landscapes | Des Moines, IA |
| Kansas City Wizards | Kansas City, MO |
| Kelly's Flowers, Gifts, & Garden Center | Creston, IA |
| Kemper Lakes Golf Club | Hawthorn Woods, IL |
| Kinloch Golf Club | Manakin-Sabot, VA |
| Kinnucan Tree Services | Lake Bluff, IL |
| Knight & Sons | Adel, IA |
| Knollwood Golf Club | Lake Forest, IL |
| Knollwood Golf Club | Winnetka, IL |
| Lake Geneva Estate | Lake Geneva, WI |
| Lake Geneva Golf Club | Lake Geneva, WI |
| Lake Shore Country Club | Glencoe, IL |
| Lake View Country Club | Winterset, IA |
| Lakes Sprinkler Service | Milford, IA |
| Lakewood Country Club | Lakewood, CO |
| Lakewood Country Club | Lakewood, CO |
| Land Tek | Amityville, NY |
| Landscape Design Work | Mpls/St. Paul, MN |
| Landscapes Unlimited | Lincoln, NE |
| Latin King | Des Moines, IA |
| Lawrence Country Club | Lawrence, KS |
| Lemstone Bookstore | Ames, IA |
| LESCO | Clive, IA |
| Lieds | Sussex, WI |
| Lieds Nursery | Sussex, WI |
| Llanerich Country Club | Havertown, PA |
| Loch Lloyd Country Club | Belton, MO |
| Logan-Missouri Valley C.C. | Logan, IA |
| Long Beach Country Club | Michigan City, IN |
| Longwood Gardens | Pennsylvania |
| Louisville Bats | Louisville, KY |
| Lowes (now CA Conservation Dept.) | Ames, IA (now CA) |
| Lowes Companies, Inc. | Ames, IA |
| Lurie Garden, Millennium Park | Chicago, IL |
| Malzahn Landscapes | Dallas, TX |
| Manchester Country Club | Bedford, NH |
| Manchester Country Club | Manchester, NH |
| Manske Farm Drainage | Algona, IA |
| Mariani Landscaping | Chicago, IL |
| Maristo Farms | Hillsdale, NY |
| Marjo Flower and Garden Ctr | Sac City, IA |
| Martin Associates | Vernon Hills, IL |
| Matthias Landscaping | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Maytag | Newton, IA |
| Mayville Landscaping | Belgrade, MT |
| MBS Inc | Story City, IA |
| Meredith Corporation | Des Moines, IA |
| Meredith Test Gardens | Des Moines, IA |
| Midwest Design Group | Sioux City, IA |
| Mill Run Golf Course | Eau Claire, WI |
| Miller Nursery | Johnston, IA |
| Minneapolis Parks Board | Minneapolis, MN |
| Monsanto | Ames |
| Montreux Golf & Co Club | Reno, NV |
| Montreux Golf Club | Reno, NV |
| Morris Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA |
| Mulhall's Landscaping, Nursery and Garden Center | Omaha, NE |
| Mulhall's Nursery | Omaha, NE |
| Muscatine Island Research Farm | Muscatine, IA |
| Myers Tree Farm, Inc. | SE Iowa |
| Nelson Greenhouses | Bettendorf, IA |
| Newton Golf C.C. | Newton, IA |
| Norwood Hills Country Club | St. Louis, MO |
| Nursery in Pella | Pella, IA |
| Oakland Hills CC | Detroit, MI |
| Oakland Hills Country Club | Bloomfield Hills, MI |
| Oakwood Country Club | Euclid, OH |
| O'Donnovan & Son | Naperville, IL |
| Ohlman's Farm&Greenhouse | Toledo, OH |
| Old Warson Country Club | St. Louis, MO |
| Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, IL |
| Olympic Hills Golf Club | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Omaha Botanical Garden | Omaha, NE |
| Omaha Country Club | Omaha, NE |
| Osage National Golf Course | Lake Ozark, MO |
| Otter Creek Golf Course | Ankeny, IA |
| Outdoor Environments | Minneapolis, MN |
| Overlake Golf Course | Bellevue, WA |
| Pebble Creek Landscape & Nursery | Orland Park, IL |
| Peck's Flower & Garden Shop | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Perennial Gardens | Ankeny, IA |
| Perfect Lawns | Austin, TX |
| Perficut Lawn Care | Ankeny, IA |
| Perishable Distributors of Iowa | Ankeny, IA |
| PGA West | Palm Springs, CA |
| Phone Co @ Sams Club | Ames, IA |
| Pinehurst Golf & Resort | Pinehurst, NC |
| Pioneer | Johnston, IA |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Johnston, IA |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred International | Mt. Pleasant, IA |
| Platteview Country Club | Bellevue, NE |
| Popcorn Co | Story City, IA |
| Prairie Dunes Country Club | Hutchinson, KS |
| Prairie Meadows Racetrack | Altoona, IA |
| Preheim Landscaping | Branson, SD |
| Prestwick Golf Club | Woodbury, MN |
| Property Service Agency | Ames, IA |
| Quality Chef | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| R&C Landscape & Lawn Care | Ames, IA |
| Regency Homebuilders | Des Moines, IA |
| Reiman Gardens | Ames, IA |
| Rentakil | Chicago, IL |
| Riceville School District | Osage, IA |
| Ritz-Carlton Golf Club | Jupiter, FL |
| River Bend Golf Course | Story City, IA |
| River Crest Country Club | Fort Worth, TX |
| River Valley Golf Course | Adel, IA |
| Rocco Fiore & Sons | Libertyville, IL |
| Roger Dean Stadium | Jupiter, FL |
| Royal Meadows Golf Course | Kansas City, MO |
| Royal Oaks Country Club | Dallas, TX |
| S.W. Franks Construction | Cleveland, OH |
| Schrock Construction Company | Wellman, IA |
| Seed Savers Exchange | Decorah, IA |
| Shadow Ridge CC | Omaha, NE |
| Shamrock Nursery | O'Neil, NE |
| Sherbondy's Home & Garden Showplace | Council Bluffs, IA |
| Shoreline Golf Course | Carter Lake, IA |
| Sid's Greenhouse | Bolingbrook, IL |
| Siena Golf Club | Las Vegas, NV |
| Sioux City Country Club | Sioux City, IA |
| Smitty's Landscape | Fort Dodge, IA |
| Sodexha School Services / St. Louis Public Schools | St Louis, MO |
| Somerby Golf Club | Byron, MN |
| Southern Hill Golf Course (Newman Golf) | Farmington, MN |
| Sports Turf Services (Ripken Stadium) | Aberdeen, MD |
| Spring Hill Golf Club | Orono, MN |
| Spring Hill Golf Club | Wayzata, MN |
| Spring Valley Golf Course | Livermore, IA |
| Springfield Golf & CC | Springfield, MO |
| St. Andrews | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| State Farm Insurance | Des Moines, IA |
| Stephen Ritter | West Burlington, IA |
| Stone Ridge Golf Club | Stillwater, MN |
| Strictly Flowers | Vail Valley, CO |
| Sunset Hills Country Club | Edwardsville, IL |
| Supervisor Golf Course | Hobart, IN |
| SW Franks Construction | Cleveland, OH |
| Swift Greenhouses, Inc. | Gilman, IA |
| Sycamore Creek Golf Club | Osage Beach, MO |
| Syngenta Flowers, Inc. | Boulder, CO |
| Talberg Lawn and Landscape Inc. | Maple Grove, MN |
| Tallgrass Ecological Services | Ames, IA |
| Talons of Tuscany Golf Club | Ankeny, IA |
| Target | Des Moines, IA |
| Tessman Fertilizer | St. Paul, MN |
| The Acres Group | Wauconda, IL |
| The Badlands GC | Las Vegas, NV |
| The Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa | Carefree, AZ |
| The Brickman Group | Chicago, IL |
| The Brickman Group | Denver, CO |
| The Brickman Group | Wheeling, IL |
| The Brickman Group, LTD. | Boca Raton, FL |
| The Chalet, Landscape Division | North Chicago, IL |
| The Chef's Garden, Inc. | Huron, OH |
| The Club at Mediterra (Golf Course) | Naples, FL |
| The Harvester | Rhodes, IA |
| The Legends Club | Prior Lake, MN |
| The Morton Arboretum | Lisle, IL |
| The Phoenician Resort | Scottsdale, AZ |
| The Piedmont Club | Haymarket, VA |
| The Players Club at Deer Creek | Omaha, NE |
| The Players Club of Michigan | Dearborn, MI |
| The Raven at Verrado Golf Club | Buckeye, AZ |
| The Reserve at Moonlight Basin | Big Sky, MT |
| The Rim Golf Club | Payson, AZ |
| The Wilds Country Club | Prior Lake, MN |
| Timber Pine Tree Ranch | Earlham, IA |
| Timber Pines Nursery & Greenhouse | Earlham, IA |
| Timberpine Inc. | Earlham, IA |
| Timberpine Tree Ranch | Earlham, IA |
| TNT Landscapes | North English, IA |
| TNT Landscaping | Ankeny, IA |
| Top Care Inc. | St. Louis, MO |
| Tournament Club of Iowa | Polk City, IA |
| TPC at Sawgrass | Jacksonville, FL |
| TPC of Scottsdales | Scottsdale, AZ |
| Triton Homes | Ankeny, IA |
| Troon Golf | Branson, MO |
| TruGreen | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| TruGreen Land Care | Hermosa Beach, CA |
| Turtle Farm | Granger, IA |
| Turtle Point Yacht & Country Club | Killen, AL |
| Univ of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| Univ of NM | Albuquerque, NM |
| Univ of TN | Knoxville, TN |
| Univ. of Colorado | Boulder, CO |
| University of Oklaoma | Norman, OK |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Urbandale Parks & Rec Dept | Urbandale, IA |
| US Marine Corp | Quantico, VA |
| US National Arboretum | Washington, DC |
| USDA FSA | Treynor, IA |
| USDA North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station | Ames, IA |
| Valley Crest Construction | Chicago, IL |
| Ventana Canyon Golf Club | Tucson, AZ |
| Ventura County, California | Santa Paula, CA |
| Vista Landscaping | Des Moines, IA |
| Wadsworth Golf Construction Company | Pacific Divison |
| Wakonda Club | Des Moines, IA |
| Walt Disney World | Orlando, FL |
| Walters Gardens Inc. | Zeeland, MI |
| Wasco Nursery & Garden Center | St. Charles, IL |
| Washington Redskins | Washington, DC |
| Wayzata Country Club | Wayzata, MN |
| Wells Fargo Financial | W Des Moines, IA |
| Whistling Straits G.C. | Kohler, WI |
| Windemere CC | Naples, FL |
| Winged Foot Golf Club | Mamamaroneck, NY |
| Winter Park Resort | Winter Park, CO |
| Wolf Creek Golf Links | Olathe, KS |
| Woodhill Country Club | Wayzata, MN |
| Yarn Tree | Ames, IA |
