Duration: 100 hours
COURSE AIMS
* Distinguish between characteristic plant features in order to identify different types of roses.
* Determine cultural practices for growing roses in different situations.
* Perform all operations associated with pruning roses.
* Distinguish between the culture of different types of roses, including hybrid teas, floribundas and species rose groups.
* Plan the establishment of a rose garden.
* Plan the production of a commercial rose crop.
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are eight lessons as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Culture
3. Propagation
4. Hybrid Teas & Floribundas
5. Old world, species and lesser known varieties.
6. Climbers, Miniatures, Standards & Weepers
7. Making the Best Use of these Plants
8. Growing A Commercial Rose Crop
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
You will learn a wide variety of things, through a combination of reading, interacting with tutors, undertaking research and practical tasks, and watching videos. Here are just some of the things you will be doing:
- Distinguish between the morphology of different groups of roses.
- Compile a resource collection of thirty contacts to assist with identification of roses.
- Prepare a collection of 32 photographs or illustrations of rose varieties.
- determine how to grow roses in your locality, detailing:
- soil preparation
- planting
- fertilising
- staking
- watering in
- Describe how to propagate roses, using various techniques including:
- Grafting
- Budding
- Layering
- Seed
- Identify the pests and diseases afflicting rose plants.
- Differentiate between the culture and use in the garden of different types of roses, including:
- climbers
- miniatures
- standards
- bush roses
- Differentiate between the culture of roses in a greenhouse, and in the open ground.
- Distinguish between the pruning of climbing, ramblers, bush, miniature and standard roses,
- Compare the culture and application of Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Polyanthas in a garden or nursery visited by you.
- Determine appropriate rose varieties to be included in a proposed rose garden, in accordance with given
specifications.
- Prepare a plan for a rose garden including:
- Scale drawings
- Plant lists
- A materials list
- Cost estimates.
- Develop criteria for selecting rose varieties to grow as a commercial crop, for a specified purpose.
- Evaluate rose flowers offered for sale.
- Determine factors which are critical to the production of various rose products, such as:
- Cut flower roses
- Rose hip syrup
- Rose oil
- Dried rose petals
- Nursery stock roses.
A unique, comprehensive course for rose enthusiasts whether professionals or amateur growers.
