Fuchsias 100 Hours Course

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Fuchsias course online. Grow exceptional fuschias.! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about fuchsias, from soil management & feeding to pruning and propagation. Learn how fuchsias are classified into several major groups, the characteristics of those groups & how/where to grow different types to achieve the best results.

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About this course

Identify different Fuchsias
Describe the culture of Fuchsias
Propagate Fuchsias
Describe the identification and culture of commonly grown Fuchsias
Compare a range of commonly grown Fuschias.
Discuss different lesser cultivated varieties of Fuchsias
Determine and explain a variety of ways Fuchsias may be used..
Discuss one aspect of Fuchsia cultivation in depth. 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 StephensonBSc 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 enity Horticulture, Level 1 NOCN Introduction to Gardening, – Joseph Priestly College, BTEC Diploma in Hotel, Catering...

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Course programme

There are 8 lessons:

  1. Introduction
    • Review of the system of plant identification
    • General characteristics of fuchsias
    • Information contacts (ie: nurseries, seed, clubs)
  2. Culture
    • Planting
    • Staking
    • Mulching
    • Watering
    • Pest & disease
    • Feeding
    • Pruning
    • Protection from wind etc.
  3. Propagation
    • Methods of propagating this group of plants.
  4. The Most Commonly Grown Varieties
  5. Other Important Groups
  6. The Lesser Grown Varieties
  7. Making the Best Use of Fuchsias
  8. Special Assignment - On one selected plant or group.

Fuchsias 100 Hours Course

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