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Course Title: Advanced Gardeners Programme
Course Objectives:
To establish a good understanding of the basic horticultural principles to be used in good gardening techniques.
A clear understanding of how plants function i.e. roots, stems, leaves and seeds for propagation.
A practical understanding of the soil types in your garden.
Understanding the major plant nutrients and how they affect your garden.
A clear understanding of the role that insects play in our gardens.
Practical tips for developing easy and effective maintenance procedures – yours and clients gardens.
Practical plant propagation principles.
Course Outline:
Day 1
Day 2
Introduction to Programme/Course Objective
Horticultural Overview
Session 1
How Plants work:
Outcome: A clearer understanding of how plants function on a daily basis and what this means to you and your garden. Understanding how roots, stems, leaves and seeds can be used to propagate plants.
Roots
Stems
Session 1 Fertilizers
Outcomes: Understanding the major plants nutrients and how they affect your garden. What type of fertilizer should I be using in my garden? Effects of fertilizers on soils and the environment. Should I be going organic in my garden?
The Big Boys (NPK)
The Tiny Tots (Trace Elements)
What to buy
How and when to apply
Tea
Tea
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Propagation
Insects & Diseases
Outcomes: Insects friend or foe?
A clearer understanding of the role that insects play in our gardens.
How to identify and treat?
Emphasis is placed on organic cures and principles
Common problems and insects
Dread diseases
What must I do?
General garden and site maintenance
Lawns
Fertilizing Regimes
Annuals / perennials&
their care
Tree Care
General garden tips
Lunch
Lunch
Session2
Garden Soils:
Outcome: A practical understanding of the type of soil in your garden, how this affects plants and fertilizing. How to amend problem soils. Compost making. Sands, clays, and loams.
Session2
Practical plant propogation principles (practical and student demos)
Types of propogation
Softwood cutting
Hardwood cutting
Splitting plants
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