Arboriculture 600 Hours Diploma
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Diploma in Arboriculture course online. Learn about culturing and caring for trees. This Diploma in Arboriculture focuses on the culture and care of trees, providing a sound foundation for any working or hoping to work with tree establishment or maintenance. Unlike many other courses in arboriculture, this course also provides a broad foundation across all aspects of horticulture.
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Subjects
- Garden Design
- Arboriculture
- Design
- Horticulture
Course programme
This diploma is comprised of the following six (6) of modules:
- Horticulture
- Arboriculture
- Trees for Rehabilitation
- Arboriculture II
- Plant Selection and Establishment
- Plant Protection
Horticulture l BHT101
- Plant Identification
- Planting and Establishing Plants
- Soils
- Plant Nutrition
- Water Management
- Pruning
- Weeds and Weed Control
- Pests, Diseases and their Control
- Landscaping
- Propagation
- Lawns
- Arboriculture
Arboriculture I BHT106
- Introduction to Arboriculture
- Tree Biology
- Soils in Relation to Trees
- Diagnosing Tree Problems
- Tree Surgery
- Pruning of Trees
- Arboriculture Equipment
- Workplace Health & Safety
Trees for Rehabilitation BHT205
- Approaches to Land Rehabilition
- Ecology of Soils and Plant Health
- Introduction to Seed Propagation Techniques
- Propagation and Nursery Stock
- Dealing with Chemical Problems
- Physical Plant Effects on Degraded Sites
- Plant Establishment Programs
- Hostile Environment
- Plant Establishment Care
- Rehabilitating Degraded Sites
Arboriculture II BHT208
- Planting Techniques
- Controlling Plant Problems
- Strengthening Weak Trees
- Controlling Damage Caused by Plants
- Tree Felling & Stump Removal
- Tolerant Plant Species
- Establishing Tree Plantation
Plant Selection and Establishment BHT107
- Introduction
- Woody Plants
- Windbreaks, hedges and Screens
- Alpine and Water Plants
- Annual & Herbaceous Plants
- Turf
- Maintenance
- Pests & Disease Control
- Weed Control
- Risk Assessment
Plant Protection BHT207
- Introduction
- Control Techniques
- Chemicals
- Identifying Diseases
- Disease Control
- Insect Classification & Biology
- Insect Control
- Other Pests
- Weed Identification & Chemical Control
- Non-Chemical Weed Control
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
The quality of this course is second to none, from the in-depth learning you will get to the expert individual mentoring you will receive throughout your studies. The mentors for this course are:
Susan Stephenson
BSc in Applied Plant Biology (Botany) Univ. London 1983.
City and guilds: Garden Centre Management, Management and Interior Decor (1984)
Management qualifications in training with retail store. Diploma in Hort level 2 (RHS General) Distinction.
Susan Stephenson is a passionate and experienced horticulturist and garden designer. She has authored three books, lectures at 2 Further and Higher Education Colleges, teaching people of all ages and backgrounds about the wonders of plants and garden design, and tutors many students by correspondence from all over the world.
Susan studied botany at Royal Holloway College (Univ of London) and worked in the trading industry before returning to her first love plants and garden design. She is therefore, well placed to combine business knowledge with horticulture and design skills. Her experience is wide and varied and she has designed gardens for families and individuals. Susan is a mentor for garden designers who are just starting out, offering her support and advice and she also writes, delivers and assesses courses for colleges, introducing and encouraging people into horticulture and garden design.
In 2010, Susan authored a complete module for a Foundation degree (FDSC) in Arboriculture.
Susan holds the RHS General with Distinction. She continues to actively learn about horticulture and plants and (as her students will tell you) remains passionate and interested in design and horticulture.
Steven Whitaker
Diploma in Garden Design (Distinction) – The Blackford Centre, Gold Certificate of Achievement in Horticulture, Level 2 NVQ in Amenity Horticulture, Level 1 NOCN Introduction to Gardening, – Joseph Priestly College, BTEC Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Operations (Merit), Trainer Skills 1, & 2, Group trainer, Interview and Selection Skills – Kirby College of Further Education
Steven has a wealth of Horticultural knowledge, having ran his own Design and Build service, Landscaping company, and been a Head Gardener. His awards include five Gold awards at Leeds in Bloom, two Gold awards at Yorkshire in Bloom and The Yorkshire Rose Award for Permanent Landscaping. Steven has worked with TV’s Phil Spencer as his garden advisor on the Channel 4 TV Programme, “Secret Agent”.
He is qualified to Level 2 NVQ in Amenity Horticulture and has a Diploma in Garden Design which he passed with Distinction. Steven’s Tutor and Mentor was the Chelsea Flower Show Gold Award-winning Garden Designer, Tracy Foster. He also works for a major Horticultural Commercial Grower in the field of Propagation and Craft Gardening. Steven lives in Leeds where he is a Freelance Garden Designer and Garden Advice Consultant.
Arboriculture 600 Hours Diploma