Academy of Horticulture

Would you like to work in the open air, enhancing the beauty of the environment? Horticulture is a true growth industry with a national shortage of qualified and experienced staff.

There are exciting career opportunities within horticulture, which could see you become a landscape designer, run a garden centre or manage sports turf, and that’s to name just a few. There is no age barrier to learning about horticulture – many of our students are mature learners or career changers.


 
We also offer a range of art courses including; botanical art, how to draw and watercolour improvers. Click on the Art Courses link to the left for details.

 

NEW DEGREE COURSE...

  Foundation Degree in Retail Horticulture Management
 
An exciting new development in garden centre management training.
 
For more details contact:

Ken Crafer

Telephone 01305 215056 or email ken.crafer@kmc.ac.uk

Or view our press release for more information

 

Be Like Me! Case Study

Chris Wood
National Certificate in Horticulture

image: Chris Wood“I enjoy the practical side of things, using machinery and building. The tutors are good too, they don’t treat you like kids, you get the work done but still have a laugh and they have been in the industry so tell you their stories.”
 
 

Ken Crafer

image: Ken Crafter
Ken Crafer
Academy Head