Do you watch the TV gardening programs and wonder how you could be as diverse as the presenters are with the different garden designs they come up with? Our course in Landscaping will provide you with the skills to set you on this road to success.

The course aims to develop a solid understanding of the principles and procedures underlying the design and development of garden areas. The subject is relevant to both public and private landscaping and equally of value in developing home gardens or public parks. Though consideration is given to both design and construction, the emphasis throughout the course is landscape design itself.

The objectives of the Landscaping course are to:

• Basic Design Procedure
• History of Gardening Styles
• Draughting and Contracting
• Basic Landscape Construction
• Surfacing, Furnishings and Features
• How to Make Trails
• Tools and Machinery
• Earthworks
• Cottage Garden Features
• More on Tools and Machinery

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.

• Intel® Pentium® 166 MHz processor or greater
• 64 MB RAM minimum, 128 MB recommended
• Minimum video resolution of 800x600, with 16-bit color
• Internet Connection
• Connection speed of 40 Kbps minimum, 56 Kbps recommended
• Windows® 95, 98, 2000, NT or XP
• Valid Email address
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