City and Guilds Certificate in Gardening » HR013

These courses have proved very popular and successful. They offer the keen amateur or professional gardener the opportunity to study horticultural topics of interest and to work towards a recognised qualification.

There are twelve theory units to choose from:

Growing fruit - Thursday: 16/9/10 - 21/10/10
Sites, soils and cultivation  -  Friday: 17/9/10 - 22/10/10
Weeds, pests and diseases - Thursday: 4/11/10 - 9/12/10
Growing trees, shrubs and hedges  - 5/11/10 - 10/12/10
Propagation of plants - Thursday: 6/1/11 - 10/2/11
Beds and borders - Friday: 7/1/11 - 11/2/11
Growing veg and salad - Thursday: 17/2/11 - 31/3/11
Garden history - Friday: 18/2/11 - 1/4/11 
Organic gardening - Thursday: 28/4/11 - 9/6/11
Garden design- Friday: 29/4/11 - 10/6/11
Lawns, landscapes and structures - Thursday: 16/6/11 - 21/7/11
Ponds and Water Features - Friday: 17/6/11 - 22/7/11
 

Each unit consists of 5 weeks of taught material and the 6th week being a short written exam.