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- Over 120 horticulture, gardening and landscape courses available world wide
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Courses offered include:
Permaculture Systems
Advanced Permaculture
Organic Plant Culture
Commercial Organic Vegetable Growing
Self Sufficiency I
Self Sufficiency II
Alternative Energy
Mud Brick Construction
Healthy Buildings I
Healthy Buildings II
Landscaping Home Gardens
Home Garden Expert
Home Fruit Growing
Home Vegetable Growing
Horticulture I
Horticulture II
Horticulture III
Horticultural Resource Management (Hort Management)
Horticultural Marketing
Practical Horticulture I
Practical Horticulture II
Trees For Rehabilitation
Soil Management (Hort)
Plant Pathology
Plant Protection
Weed Control
Garden Maintenance
Irrigation (Gardens)
Irrigation Management (Horticulture)
Certificate in Horticulture (002) Core
Certificate in Hort –Landscape Stream
Certificate in Hort –Propagation Stream
Certificate in Hort –Cut Flower Stream
Other 002 Streams
–Ornamental, Cut Flower, Propagation, Grounds Management, Plant Protection
RHS Certificate II in Horticulture
NEW RHS Cert II –Landscape
NEW RHS Certificate 3 in Principles of Plant Growth, Health and Applied Propagation
NEW RHS Cert 3 -Landscape
RHS Master of Hort
Subjects 2nd yr being developed **.
Managing Notable Gardens (Garden Mgt) (Part of RHS005)
Garden History (Part of RHS 005)
Horticulture Research I
Horticulture Research II
Amenity Horticulture I
Amenity Horticulture II
Operational Bus Mgt I
Operational Business Mgt II
Turf Care
Sports Turf Management
Turf Repair and Renovation
Arboriculture I
Arboriculture II
Landscaping I
Landscaping II
Landscape Styles (Landscaping 3)
Natural Garden Design
Water Gardening
Landscape Construction
Cottage Garden Design
Playground Design
Plant Establishment & Selection
Certificate in Garden Design
Planning Layout & Construction of Ornamental Gardens
Restoring Established Ornamental Gardens
Nursery Growers Course
Home Propagation
(formerly Propagation)
Propagation I
Cutting Propagation
Wholesale Nursery Management
Garden Centre Management
Tissue Culture
Plant Breeding
Nursery Hands Course
Nursery Sales Assistant
Seed Propagation
Home Hydroponics
Hydroponics I
Hydroponic Management
(Hydroponics II)
Certificate in Hydroponics
Cut Flower Production
Cut Flower Bulbs
Greenhouse Cut Flowers
Cut Flower Orchids
Crops I (Outdoor Plant Production)
Commercial Vegetable Production
Soil Management Crops
Irrigation Crops
Protected Plant Production.
Mushroom Production
Fruit Production –Temperate
Fruit Production –Warm
Nut Production
Warm Climate Nuts
Viticulture – BHT220
Viticulture – Cert002 Stream
Berry Production
Herbs
Herb Culture
Lavender
Medicinal Herbs
Culinary Herbs
Scented Plants
Certificate in Herbs
African Violets
Azaleas & Rhododendrons
Growing Annuals
Bonsai
Carnivorous Plants
Cacti & Succulents
Growing Camellias
Growing Carnations
Conifers
Deciduous Trees
Growing Iris
Ferns
Fuchsias
Geraniums & Pelargoniums
Roses
Interior Plants
Orchid Culture
Perennials
Palms & Cycads
Proteas
Tropical Plants
Australian Natives I
Australian Natives II
Acacias
Australian Native Trees
Australian Native Ferns
Eucalypts
Growing Grevilleas
Bush Tucker
