Roses 100 Hours Course

There are 8 lessons:

1 Introduction

• Naming Plants
• Genus Rosa
• Pronunciation of Plant Names
• Choosing the Right Rose
• Resources
• Plant Review Worksheets

2 Culture

• Introduction
• Understanding Soils
• Improving Soils
• Plant Nutrition
• Deficiences and Toxicities
• Preventing Rose Health Problems
• Planting - Basic Procedures
• Rose Pruning
• Selecting Your Secateurs
• Watering Roses

3 Propagation

• Introduction
• Growing Roses from Seed
• Hybrizing Roses
• Propagating Roses from Cuttings
• Rockwool Propagation
• Budding and Grafting Roses
• Propagating Aids
• Simple Structures for Propagating Plants

4 Hybrid Teas and Floribundas

• Introduction
• Roses by Colour
• Set Reading

5 Old world, species and lesser known varieties

• Introduction
• Old Roses
• Set Reading

6 Climbers, Miniatures, Standards and Weepers

• Introduction
• Pruning Ramblers, Climbers and Weepers
• Set Reading

7 Making the Best Use of these Plants

• Designing Rose Gardens
• Producing Drawings to Scale
• Principles and Elements of Landscaping Design
• Using Roses
• Rose Crafts and Reciples

8 Growing A Commercial Rose Crop

• Greenhouse Roses
• Hydroponic Rose Culture
• Plant Containers

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.