Garden Centre And Retail Nursery Management 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 12 lessons:

1 Plant Identification

• Introduction
• Horticulture - A Variable Science
• Common Names
• Scientific Names
• Levels of Division
• Botanical Families of Gernera
• The Lower plants
• Soils and Nutrition
• Types of Nuseries
• Produce: Grow on or sell?
• Retail Nurseries and Garden Centres

2 Plant Health

• Nutrition and Fertilisers
• The Nutrient Elements
• Major Elements
• Minor Elements
• Indicators of Common Deficiency and Toxicity
• Integrated Pest Management
• Law in Relation to Chemical Use
• Pests and Diseases
• Plant Viruses: Their Detection and Diagnosis
• Virus Control
• Bugs

3 Stock Maintenance and Quality Control

• Managing Plants in Retail Nurseries
• Plant Breeders' Rights and Trademarks
• Holding Stock
• Holding Dormant Plants
• Clearing Surplus Stock
• Quarantine Issues When Selecting Stock
• How to Conduct a Plant Inspection
• Diagnosis of Plant Disorders
• Common Environmental Problems
• Watering
• Maintaining Appropriate Water Levels
• Nursery Irrigation
• Automatic Systems
• Pruning
• Exercise: Nursery Inspection Sheet

4 Display and Display Techniques

• Introduction
• Fixture and Fittings
• Designing Facilities in the Nursery
• Spacing
• Shop Layout
• Merchandising
• Stock for a Retail Florist

5 Garden Product Knowledge 1

• Plant Containers:
• Problems with Containers:
• Soil Mixes
• How to Maintain Plants in Pots
• Types of Pots
• Advising Customers Where to Place Pot Plants in a Home Garden
• Plants for Pots
• Plant Labels
• Watering Equipment
• Tools and Equipment
• Lighting
• Pavers, Stone and Gravel
• Selecting Materials
• Gravel
• How to Select Coloured Surfaces
• Monotone or Multi tone

6 Garden Product Knowledge 2

• Basket Plants
• Minature Gardens
• Fertilisers
• Pesticides and Herbicides
• Pesticide Chemicals Outlined
• Safety Procedures When Using Agricultural Chemicals
• Chemical Contamination and Nurseries

7 Indoor Plants

• Introduction
• The main reasons indoor plants die
• Over-Watering Indoor Plants
• Potting Indoor Plants
• Bonsai
• Indoor Palms
• Palm Genera Suited to Growing Inddors
• Ferns as Indoor Plants
• Other Commonly Grown Foliage Plants

8 Container Stock

• Some Main Choices
• Container Stock
• Rhododendrons and Azaleas
• Ferns
• Roses
• Herbs
• Lavender
• Planting

9 Seedlings, Bulbs, Herbs, Perennials

• Some of the More Popular Annuals
• Bulb and Other Storage Organ Plants
• Perennials
• Popular Perennials
• Scented Garden Plants
• Ornamental Grasses for Year Round Effect
• Cultivation of Herbs
• Poisonous Plants

10 Seeds, Deciduous Trees, Fruit Etc.

• Introduction
• Deciduous Fruit Trees
• Winter Chilling Requirements
• How to Grow Deciduous Fruit Trees
• Pollination Requirements
• Nut Growing
• Vines
• Citrus
• Berries
• Hybrid Seed
• Turf Seed Varieties and Mixes

11 Marketing

• Marketing Retail Nurseries
• The Marketing Mix
• Products and Services
• Sales Technique
• After Sales Service
• Merchandising Suggestions for Successful Promotions
• Merchandising Suggestions
• Promotions and Customer Relations
• Promotions and Advertising
• Customer Relations
• Legal Imnplications of Marketing
• Consumer Laws
• Deciding on the Type of Business

12 Management

• Introduction
• Planning
• Example of a Business Plan
• Work Sceduling
• Recruiting and Motivating Employees
• Training Staff
• Styles of Supervision
• Giving Directives and Introducing Change
• Giving Orders
• Employee Productivity