Garden Maintenance

Online – 120 Hours

 

Program Description

This subject aims to provide you with a firm basis for maintaining a garden in a healthy and presentable state.

Garden Maintenance is a diverse area of study, sometimes thought of as being the mundane side of horticulture, though in fact it is today quite technical and a very critical area of concern.

Course Outline:

Course Syllabus

  1. Planning and Managing a Garden.
    1. Explain how you would Manage a Garden successfully
  2. Furnishings and Machinery.
    1. Identify the furnishings and machinery discussed in this unit
  3. Feeding Plants.
    1. Summarize the factors that need to be considered when feeding plants
  4. Weed Control.
    1. Discuss the importance of Weed Control
  5. Commonly used Chemicals.
    1. Identify the most commonly used chemicals
  6. Natural Pest Control.
    1. Explain how you can control pests using natural methods
  7. Safety Procedures and Chemicals.
    1. Identify the Golden Rules for using Chemicals
  8. Turf Care.
    1. Summarize how best to take care of Turf
  9. Irrigation Systems.
    1. Identify the 5 basic types of irrigation systems for broadacre and landscaped areas
  10. Maintenance of Plants.
    1. Explain how to maintain the good health of your plants

This course is an online course. With online study you have access to your entire course from the start of your studies. You can access your course materials, and submit all of your question papers to your personal tutor, online from anywhere in the World using your unique student account.

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

We impose no time limits or pressures on you to complete your course material. Your course will not expire, and it will not become invalid until you have successfully completed it. All that we ask, is that you inform the College if you are intending to take a break from studying for a period of 6 months or more.

Depending on the course you study, each lesson should take you between 3 - 6 hours of study. Please note: This is only an approximate figure and is dependent upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

 

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