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Develop your key horticultural skills.! How do you learn the practical side of horticulture by distance education? This course is offered online or on CD only, where you can make full use of interactive learning tasks and coloured photography on the computer. This course has been written to satisfy curriculum developed by the Royal Horticultural […]
Successfully protect your plants! Learn to identify diseases, insects & weeds; and to select and use appropriate treatments. Control techniques and safety are both covered in detail. A course for technicians, gardeners and horticulturalists that need to know in detail horticultural pest and disease identification and control, with chemical and biological solutions and safety procedures […]
Understand plant disease and treatment. A must-do course for horticulturalist that want to boost their plant health and prevent damage by pests and diseases. This course develops your understanding of all types of plant diseases (fungal, viral, bacterial, non-infectious); their life cycles, and ways they can be controlled both with and without chemicals. Course Structure […]
An Outstanding and Extensive Foundation Course. Globally focused and regularly revised by experts from Australia and the UK. Learn to grow plants naturally. Develop a solid understanding of the principles and procedures underlying the cultivation of plants by natural methods. Work with the environment and without the use of artificial fertilizers or sprays. Course Structure for […]
Extend your horticultural business management knowledge! Develop a capacity to apply legal, contractual and staff management considerations to demonstrate informed interpretation and analysis, critical thought processes and an understanding of complex issues in relation to the management of a range of different sectors of the horticulture industry. Prerequisite: Operational Business Management I Course Structure for […]
Become a fantastic nursery sales assistant! This course was developed in response to a request from a retail nurseryman who was finding it difficult to find staff with appropriate skills. As he put it, job applicants were either over qualified or lacked the basic skills needed: to be able to identify plants, advise customers on […]
A great course for anyone wanting to start out in the Nursery Industry. This is a course designed in collaboration with nursery hands at the Greening Australia Hamel Nursery, south of Perth. It teaches the skills for day to day work in a production nursery. There are lessons involving the Nursery Industry and standards, plant […]
The basics of plant growing in the nursery business! An introductory course which shows the beginner how to get started in the nursery business. You learn how to propagate plants, decide what to propagate, how to start a small inexpensive operation, and to go about selling what you grow. Part of every lesson is devoted […]
Home Study – Distance Learning. Nature Park Management Course. Boost your nature park managing skills further! This online course builds on Nature Park Management I, but can be taken in its own right. It focuses more on indigenous plants and using them to create natural, balanced ecosystems. Learn to create nature trails, build rockeries and […]
Learn to manage significant landscapes and gardens of note. This course will: ·Discuss appropriate management strategies to ensure the long term survival of plants and garden features. · Identify and evaluate sources of funding and associated issues. · Identify and discuss the issues concerned with the presentation of a site to visitors. Course Structure for […]