Landscaping Courses

This course provides comprehensive training to a professional level for employment as a garden designer, landscape technician, contractor or manager.  Core modules include: Biochemistry, I.T.,  Business Studies, Instructional Skills, Workplace Health & Safety, Horticulture I, Landscaping I, Landscape Construction, Soil Management, Engineering I, Plant Science I, Horticultural Management, Horticultural Marketing.
This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.C.

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[More info & enrolment: ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN HORTICULTURE - LANDSCAPING VHT009]

An outstanding qualification -the best training you are likely to find for working as an elite garden designer. Outstanding learning is of course only part of what makes a landscape designer exceptional. You also need a flair for design, a passion for gardens and a practical touch (including some management and business abilities). This course works hard at developing all of these capabilities, as much as any course can; and provides interaction with leading landscape professionals in both Australia and the UK.

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[More info & enrolment: ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN LANDSCAPING VHT026]

This course has operated for many years as an effective training program for people working, or wishing to work, in the landscape industry; either in their own business, or at a supervisory level for someone else. It is a course which both develops the students design skills (drawing plans, landscape principles, history and styles, planting design, etc), as well as basic knowledge in other areas of concern to the landscaper (eg. horticultural practices, management, plant identification and use, and marketing). On completion of this course the student should be able to draw landscape plans, compile specifications, and prepare cost estimates. There are thirty lessons taking around 6-700 hours to complete.

• Accredited through International Accreditation & recognition Council
• Ideal Training to work as a Garden Designer

"If your focus is on design rather than contracting or construction, this or our Diploma in Landscaping are the best options you are likely to find anywhere" 

Principal: John Mason FIOH, author of Starting a Garden or Landscape Business (Simon & Schuster), designer of over 500 gardens, & parks.

 

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[More info & enrolment: CERTIFICATE IN GARDEN DESIGN VHT012]

An ideal course for anyone wanting to work as a landscape contractor, supervisor or landscape gardener.

Ideal for people wanting to either:

• start their own landscape business, or
• find employment with someone else in landscaping

This course develops skills in general horticulture, plant identification and use, designing, costing and constructing gardens. This course is similar to other C12CN002 horticulture certificates in its introductory (core) units, but devotes 50% of the course to topics specifically related to landscaping.

• Accredited through International Accreditation & Recognition Council
• It is broader based than our Certificate in Garden Design (which focuses in particular, less on gardening skills and more on design).

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[More info & enrolment: CERTIFICATE IN HORTICULTURE (LANDSCAPING & GARDEN DESIGN) VIT002]

Learn what a cottage garden is, and how to apply the principles of this concept to garden design and garden renovation. Discover  the History of Cottage Gardens, Planting Design for Cottage Gardens, Features and Components of Cottage Gardens (eg. Arches, furniture, lattice, sundials, barriers and walls) and more.

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[More info & enrolment: COTTAGE GARDEN DESIGN BHT110]

NEW DIPLOMA FOR 2007!

Extensive training for an exceptional career a landscape contractor or garden designer.  An experiential learning program incorporating lots of practical experience together with sound training in foundation knowledge required for a successful  and sustained career. Learn to design all types of landscapes, manage projects and to adapt and confront new problems as they arise.

This course has been developed by a team of highly respected, qualified and experienced landscape professionals from the U.K., Spain, Australia, and several other countries.

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[More info & enrolment: DIPLOMA IN LANDSCAPING -VHT021]

This course develops your knowledge of how to construct or build a landscape - as distinct from designing a landscape. Learn to construct or build a garden the "right" way. This course provides a good grounding for someone entering the landscape industry.

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[More info & enrolment: LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION BHT111]

A Great Starting Point to learn Garden Design

Learn to design a garden, and will have a foundation for further studies in specific areas of landscape design, development or management. Learn the principles that underpin all design. See how garden styles have evolved over the centuries, and broaden your understanding of how to use different garden components to create varying affects.

If you have the time; a certificate will obviously teach you more; but if your time is restricted, and you simply want to be able to draw a landscape plan; this course can be ideal.

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[More info & enrolment: LANDSCAPING I BHT109]

A garden is more then simply the plants we grow and the soil we grow them in. A garden comprises many other components that include furnishings, buildings, water features, fences, drainage and irrigation systems, paths, driveways, entertainment and other outdoor living areas.

Create those detailed individual components of the landscape that are the difference between a good and a great garden.

This course can either fine tune the important landscaping skills you acquired upon completion of Landscaping 1, or it can be taken as a self contained study unit. It is equally suited to those already working or looking to work in the industry, or enthusiastic gardeners with good basic landscaping knowledge.

In this course you learn to design and build such things as walls, rockeries, steps, ponds, and paving; and you develop skills to create specific effects in a garden.

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[More info & enrolment: LANDSCAPING II BHT214]

Learn to apply the principles, design features and elements that make up many types and styles of gardens. This is an outstanding course for even experienced landscape designers, developing skills in developing everything from a formal to an eclectic garden, and a mediterranean to an oriental landscape.

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[More info & enrolment: LANDSCAPING III - BHT235 (Gardening Styles)]

Create innovative plans for low maintenance natural gardens (bush garden, woodland garden, using either indigenous plants or a mixture of both indigenous and other plants).

A natural garden frequently makes use of the indigenous flora, or native plants of a particular area. It might make use of other plants as well. Your choice of plants for a natural garden will largely depend upon what affect you are trying to achieve. To appear informal a natural garden should have curves rather than being angular; is informal rather than formal and tends to incorporate nature rather than manipulate it. This course have develops your understanding of how the natural environment works.

Ten lessons cover the concept of natural garden design including how to produce concept and detailed plans, plus incorporate plants and landscape features into various types of natural gardens (eg. woodland gardens, desert gardens, wild gardens, indigenous plant gardens, etc).

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[More info & enrolment: NATURAL GARDEN DESIGN BHT215]

Develop an in depth understanding of the principles and procedures for all aspects of planning for development of a hard landscape; including: site assessment, plan drawing, plan interpretation, project specification and construction planning.

• It assumes a foundation knowledge of landscape and horticultural management.
• It is a valuable study program for even those who have worked in landscaping for some time, but whio seek a deeper and broader knowledge of garden renovation.
• This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world

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[More info & enrolment: PLANNING LAYOUT AND CONSTRUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENS BHT242]

Develop a firm basis for the selection, establishment and maintenance of a wide range of commonly used garden plants; woody trees and shrubs, hedges and screening plants, alpines, water plants, turf varieties, herbaceous plants etc).
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[More info & enrolment: PLANT SELECTION AND ESTABLISHMENT - BHT107]

This course develops a sound understanding of the design and construction of small community parks and playgrounds.  A valuable course for parks managers or designers, .the course covers playground philosophy, design of play structures (for function and safety), materials selection, community participation and park design.

This course was developed by John Mason, author of "The Environment of Play" and former Playground Designer with PRAV. Mr Mason was Australia's representative for the International Play Association in the late 1970's, and has maintained a keen interest in children's playground design since that time.

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[More info & enrolment: PLAYGROUND DESIGN - BHT216]

Learn to survey, analyse and plan sensitive and appropriate renovation of established gardens, generally of 2 hectares or less in size. This module has been developed and accredited in the UK as an elective in the RHS Diploma in Horticulture.

• It assumes a foundation knowledge of landscape and horticultural management.
• It is a valuable study program for even those who have worked in landscaping for some time, but whio seek a deeper and broader knowledge of garden renovation.
• This course has been developed by professionals in both Australia and the UK, with the aim of being relevant throughout the world

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[More info & enrolment: RESTORING ESTABLISHED ORNAMENTAL GARDENS BHT243]

Develop your skills in designing, constructing and maintaining a variety of different types of water gardens (fountains, strams, ponds, waterfalls, etc). Water gardens may be small or large, and when used properly can bring movement, sounds and a character to a garden that cannot be found any other way.

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[More info & enrolment: WATER GARDENING BHT307]