Do you like being outdoors, working with your hands and creating things that people can enjoy? If so, then a career in horticulture could be the right path for you.

This Study Programme will provide you with a good basic understanding of the horticulture industry while giving you practical gardening skills in a realistic setting. You could go into a fulfilling career working in a wide-range of places from sports grounds to garden centres.

Available qualifications:

• City & Guilds Level 1 or 2 Certificate in Practical Horticulture Skills

What the programme covers:

• Turf and lawn care and identifying weeds
• Preparing for sowing or planting under supervision
• Plant container grown subjects
• Prepare soil and apply organic mulch
• Water a bed, border or area of plants in containers
• Determine soil phwith colour indicator test kit
• Apply fertilisers by hand to bare ground
• Aerate turf by hand
• Scarification
• Over mark sports lines
• Repair area of damaged turf with seed