16 week Principles of Horticulture course

Run by the Garden House

By Melanie Matthews

The Garden House are also offering a 16 week Principles of Horticulture course in February – covering:

Module1:   Propagation

• How to propagate plants from seeds
• Understand the principles and practices of propagation by cuttings.
• How to propagate plants by division and layering
• Practise the aftercare needed to grow on newly propagated plants.

 Module 2:  Managing your garden

• How to prune plants.
• How to cultivate vegetables.
• How to manage a flower and shrub border.
• How to plan and manage a fruit garden.

Module 3:  Organic Gardening

• Principles of organic gardening
• Pest and disease control organically – using traps and barriers
• Managing weeds organically
• Importance of wildlife in the garden
• Visit to organic allotment

Module 4:  Garden Styles and Design

• Surveying the plot and creating a simple site plan
• Measuring techniques for drawing up simple plan
• Garden visit
• Designing with plants

See our website for more details.