Gardening for Beginners Course
Horticulture and gardening. Open to everyone.
COVID-19 update: arrangement of our courses
We are now delivering courses online and in-person. Please check the delivery format of each class before enrolling.
Please note that course materials (excluding prescribed texts) are shared electronically within 48 hours of course commencement. Printing is not available.
This basic gardening skills course teaches everything you need to know about how to achieve the best results for your outdoor area, from the ground up.
Discover what type of soil you have and how you may need to improve it. Find out which plants are suitable for specific areas and how to maintain them with a minimum amount of time and effort.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- identify the requirements of plants to grow successfully
- assess your soil type and establish means of improvement, if necessary
- select suitable containers and potting mixes
- determine the difference between organic and non-organic fertilisers
- determine the preferred location of specific plants
- implement accurate watering procedures
- apply correct planting, pruning and staking techniques
- identify pests and diseases and distinguish between the various methods of control.
Content
- Introduction to the course
- The living plant
- Soil
- Type
- Analysis
- Acid/alkaline
- Soil testing
- How to improve your soil
- Types of potting mix
- Organic and non-organic fertilisers
- Plants for specific areas
- Sun
- Shade
- Dry
- Wet
- Privacy
- Allergy
- Fragrant, etc
- Watering
- Irrigation systems
- Water storage systems
- Garden maintenance
- Planting
- Staking
- Pruning
- Mulching
- Pests and diseases
- Identification
- Physical, natural and organic controls
- Course review
Intended audience
Anyone interested in learning the practices of good gardening and those who want to achieve the best results with minimum maintenance.
Prerequisites
None
Delivery style
- Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
- Online workshop via the platform Zoom
Delivered in an interactive environment where fundamental gardening techniques are discussed and demonstrated. Equipment is displayed.
Materials
Course notes are distributed electronically
Features
- Expert trainers
- Central locations
- Course materials – yours to keep
- CCE Statement of Completion
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What others say.
- The facilitator was fantastic. So enthusiastic and informative. Will definitely be back for more!
- Judith Sljeijpen was excellent, and the course was interesting, fun and informative.
- Excellent course, very interactive and engaging. Learnt a lot and am excited to be able to put it into practice now.