Home Gardening

We are not all born with green fingers. But we can all learn the art of creating a garden in bloom. This enjoyable course will train you in essential gardening skills to keep your garden going year on year. The aim of the course is to provide you with the confidence, creativity and lifelong skills to create a beautiful and functional garden. Covering soil conditions, plants, trees and shrubs, common problem areas and propagating techniques, this easy to follow course has been prepared by a qualified landscape architect.

Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Stotts Cengage Education Home Gardening Certificate.

SUBJECTS:
1. Looking Critically at a Garden and its Problems
2. Understanding Soil and How it Works for You
3. How Plants Grow and Getting to Know Them
4. Selecting Trees and Shrubs
5. Enjoying Flowers and Vines
6. The Vegetable Garden
7. The Herb Garden
8. Lawns - Their Construction and Maintenance
9. Propagating Plants by Seed
10. Propagation by Cuttings
11. Grafting Made Simple
12. Getting it into the Ground
13. Transplanting
14. Pruning
15. Keeping it all Going

Course Number:	601
Prerequisites:	Open entry
Assessments:	15 lessons / 15 assignments
Duration:	This course must be completed within 12 months.
Level:
	Stotts Cengage Education is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments. This course has no National Qualifications Framework accreditation and no credits will be reported to NZQA upon completion.