Outdoor Learning

Horticulture: A Spring Project

Introduction

What is Introduction?

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

This is a 10 day course spread over 5 weeks in which you will explore many aspects of horticulture including garden design, plant biology and populations, feeding the world and horticultural careers and courses.

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Introduction

This is an introductory level course for beginners and requires no formal qualifications to apply.

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Course description

You will have access to 500 acres of Stainborough Park to explore landscape design, today and in the past. You will also learn how to measure and record plant populations to investigate the factors which affect plant growth and the spread of different species. You will study the anatomy of a plant and link their life processes aspects of plant care. Furthermore, you will study some basic statistics, with help, to understand the growth of human populations and the need for efficient food production. Finally, you will use the internet to explore the many and varied courses which support horticultural careers.

What can this course lead to?

Level 1 Horticulture

Course session dates

Useful information

Bring outdoor footwear and a warm coat.

When does this start and end?

7 May 2024 - 12 June 2024

What are the entry requirements?

No formal qualifications are required to study this course. A willingness to learn is essential.

These courses will build key transferable skills- communication, team work, organisation all beneficial in the workplace and further study.

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Staying residential was the perfect way for me to learn. As well as the course subject, which everyone is involved in, learning extends beyond the class room.

Being residential added to this experience, as one really felt part of a learning community.

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