NEW RHS Syllabus for 2022/23 – Enrolling Now! NEW Level 2 Certificate in Principles of Plant Growth and Development (Theory – (DL) ONLINE Pre-requisites: there are no pre-requisites for this course. The RHS requires that you start with Unit 1 and then proceed to Unit 2, in that order. The RHS Level 2 (Theory) Certificate course encompasses the […]

  OVERVIEW If you are thinking about undertaking the RHS levels 2 and 3 courses and feel you don’t have enough horticultural knowledge/experience, then Horticulture – Learn the Basics online course, will help you develop the confidence to progress to an RHS qualification. This course is an ADL standalone course and the certificate is awarded by […]

Garden Design Online Course This online distance learning course has been written by Susan Stephenson, a highly experienced horticulturist, who specialises in offering advice to garden designers just starting out in their profession. Susan is a passionate garden designer in her own right, has written three books and lectures at two further and higher education […]

Learn to plant and care for trees in degraded landscapes. This horticulture course builds an understanding of environmental systems and the rehabilitation of degraded landscapes. Learn about seed collection, storage and germination, propagation, plant selection, establishment techniques, controlling pest & disease after planting. Course Structure for Trees For Rehabilitation BHT205 Lesson Aims Compare different approaches […]

A horticulture course designed for people working or wishing to work with environmental rehabilitation and contaminated sites recovery. This course develops an understanding of environmental systems and the rehabilitation of degraded landscapes. You learn about seed collection, storage and germination, propagation, plant selection, establishment techniques, controlling pest & disease after planting Course Structure for Trees […]

This horticulture course teaches you to to classify, identify and culture deciduous trees and develops your ability to select and cultivate appropriate varietes of Australian Native Trees in different situations. Deciduous plants shed their leaves in autumn or early winter, and are fully or partially devoid of foliage over the colder months of the year. […]

Build on your existing aboriculture knowledge! Develops your ability to manage trees beyond Arboriculture I, in order to minimize potential long term tree problems. Learn about better tree selection, strengthening and improving health of existing trees, and techniques used to better remove trees and stumps that must be removed. Course Structure for Arboriculture II BHT208 […]

Develop your expertise in plant breeding! Plant breeding is a bigger industry than most people realize. In some places, earnings from plant breeding rights can equal or exceed earnings from actually producing plants. Today’s nurseryman needs to understand plant breeding and selection; and to this end, this course is a very valuable and unique course […]

Achieve excellence in your garden centre.! Designed in 1986, in conjunction with the state garden department manager of a major retail chain store; this course has been very successful in training both staff and managers of retail nurseries and garden centres across Australia and beyond. It was thoroughly updated recently by horticultural professionals in both […]

Learn to produce great plants in a commercially successful way. Managing a production nursery involves more than just propagating and potting up plants. Even the small nursery must be able to not only produce plants, but do it at a pre determined cost, then sustain those plants before and during marketing. The nursery industry currently […]