Plant Selection And Establishment 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 10 lessons:

1 Introduction

• What to plant where
• Plant selection
• Plant varieties
• Colourful year round foliage
• Establishment (timing, soil preparation, plant size, planting technique)
• Maintenance programs, etc

2 Woody plants

• Selecting Woody Plants
• Trees
• Shrubs
• Deciduous/Semi Deciduous/Evergreen
• Flowering Shrubs
• Establishing Woody Plants
• Planting Procedure
• Dealing with Shade, etc

3 Windbreaks, hedges and screens

• Plant Selection
• Establishing Windbreaks & Screens
• Trimming a Hedge, etc

4 Alpine and water plants

• Selecting & Establishing Alpines
• Selecting Water Plants
• Establishment & Maintenance of Water Plants

5 Annual and herbaceous plants

• Selecting annuals
• Types of Annuals (by Height, Flower, Edge Plants, Dot Plants, Groundwork Plants)
• Types of Bedding Schemes
• Planting Seed or Seedlings
• Container Culture
• Selection & Establishment of Herbaceous Plants (Bulbs & Perennials)
• Maximizing Flowering Effect, etc

6 Turf

• Varieties
• Lawn Mixes
• What to Grow Where
• Wildflower Meadows
• Turf Establishment
• Soil Preparation
• Seeding
• Sodding
• Stolonizing
• Sprigging
• Plugging
• Mowing
• Fertilising, etc

7 Maintenance

• Fertilizing
• Managing pH
• Replacing Plants
• Pruning
• Irrigation
• Humidity
• Mulch
• Developing a Maintenance Program

8 Pest and disease control

• Problem Prevention
• Non Chemical Control
• Chemical Control

9 Weed control

• Non Chemical Control
• Chemical Control
• Safety
• Alternative Strategies

10 Risk assessment

• Identifying Risk
• Duty of Care
• Workplace Safety
• Protective Clothing
• Safety with Tools
• Significance of Illness, etc