Level 1 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills
Course
In St Helens
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Beginner
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Location
St helens
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
September
Grow your skills as you work practically on the green areas in and around St Helens College and at Sherdley Park.
You will learn how to use gardening tools, how to prepare, feed and water plants, how to apply mulch correctly, and much more.
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
Reviews
Subjects
- Horticulture
- Equipment
- Planting
- Organic mulch
- Strimmers
- Lawn mowers
- Soil testing
- Baskets
- Plant identification
- Gardening tools
- Water plants
- Feed
Course programme
During this course, you will cover the following units:
- Preparing grounds for seeding or planting
- Planting container grown subjects
- Applying organic mulch to a bed or border
- Water a bed, border or area of plants in containers
- Using hand-held equipment i.e. hedge trimmers, strimmers, lawn mowers
- Soil testing (PH)
- Creating hanging baskets
- Plant identification
Level 1 Diploma in Practical Horticulture Skills