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Horticultural Education

Blue Peter gardener, Chris Collins, with children from St. Leonards CoE School (L-R) Tahid Miah, Rose Leach, Chris Collins, Bethan Powell. RHS Campaign for School Gardening.

The RHS offers a range of qualifications designed to provide nationally recognised accreditation of horticultural knowledge and skills.
There is a progression from the RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture, designed to provide an entry to professional horticulture, through the Level 3 Advanced Certificate and Diploma qualifications, to the Master of Horticulture (RHS), the Society’s most prestigious qualification.
 
Garden Design Diploma from NCC - (Work at Home Online Course) The Garden Design Diploma is a comprehensive guide to garden and landscape design and is an excellent course for those seeking a professional career within the gardening industry. 
Students who satisfactorily complete the course are awarded the Diploma in Garden Design from the Institute of Garden Design and NCC. You will receive the Diploma certificate, and the right to use the letters Dip.H. (Inst.G) after your name. Suggested Duration: 250 hours - Level: Intermediate.
Home Course Fee £509.99 (Subject to change at any time)
Botany Diploma from Oxford College - (Work at Home Online Course) 
This diploma course is aimed at providing a thorough introduction to the subject of Botany. It will particularly appeal to those who are interested in the world of plants but would like more scientific depth than that provided in popular media. It will particularly appeal to those wishing to study Botany or other sciences at a higher level in the future. Throughout the course reference is made to human-plant interactions so students are reminded of the relevance of botany in today's technical world.
Home Course Fee £345.00 (Subject to change at any time)
ASET Diploma in Garden Design from the OSC
ASET Diploma in Horticulture from the OSC
ASET Diploma in Landscaping Double Award from the OSC
Horticulture and Gardening are wonderful subject, these courses take you from the basics to the higher level parts of the subject. These courses are suitable for all ages and require no experience to get started.
Home Course Fees from £359.00 (Subject to change at any time)

Garden Design Colleges & Universities 

Bournemouth University
Courses include: Horticulture Cert HE. Horticulture FdSc. Arboriculture Cert HE. Landscape and Garden Design Cert HE. Landscape and Garden Design FdA.
Capel Manor College (London) was established as a centre for horticultural studies in 1968. Their team of specialist staff, facilities and resources for the study and practice of horticulture are unrivalled. 
The college received Regional CoVE status for Greater London in 2002, for horticulture, landscaping and garden design. It offers a range of courses including part-time, day, evening and short course, as well as full-time study, for school leavers and mature students.
Just some of the courses available......
BTEC Horticulture RHS Level 2 Certificate
RHS Advanced Certificate RHS Diploma
Falmouth College of Arts (Cornwall) - A leading specialist college with an international reputation for excellence in art, design and media. 
The College offers a wide range of BA(Hons) undergraduate and MA postgraduate courses in Art, Design, Media and Performance including Garden Design.

Garden Design School – GDS (Wiltshire) – is one of the UK’s foremost providers of specialist training courses in garden design. The School is unique in that over 80% of teaching is undertaken by the college’s founders, Moira Farnham and Robin Templar Williams. They are both accomplished, respected, freelance garden designers and have a combined 30 years experience teaching various garden design courses and workshops both at home and abroad. They are also Registered Members of the Society of Garden Designers (SGD) and have designed and built award-winning gardens at the RHS’s Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows.

Guildford College - (Surrey) Guildford College’s Merrist Wood has a strong tradition of excellence in garden design and has won a total of 38 medals at Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows since 1973, including several gold and Best in Show gardens. The Campus has a well-equipped design studio, an extensive horticulture and design library and an unrivalled plant collection.
Courses include: Arboriculture, Countryside Management, Floristry, Garden Design, Horticulture, Landscaping & Sports Turf.
Hadlow College - (Kent) Offers a wide range of garden design and horticultural courses including......
National Award in Horticulture (Design or Organic) NVQ Level 3 Production Horticulture
NVQ Level 2 Production Horticulture NVQ Level 2 Amenity Horticulture
National Diploma in Horticulture NVQ Level 1 Horticulture
NVQ Level 2 Amenity Horticulture (Landscape) NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture 
First Diploma in Horticulture  Land Based Studies (Horticulture)
Inchbald School of Design - (London) - The Inchbald School of Design pioneered garden design teaching in the UK, using the course to complete a training that concentrated on the domestic environment. This remains our speciality and the course has expanded to accommodate the increased demand for professionalism.  The school maintains strong connections within the garden design profession enabling us to place students with established designers. Offers courses in Garden Design from 3 days to 3 years duration.
KLC School of Design (London) is world renowned for the quality of its training in Garden Design. Their vocational courses are delivered in a professional, friendly and stimulating environment and it is our policy to use only practising professionals for all aspects of the tuition provided.
THE SYLLABUS INCLUDES: Principles of Garden Design. Measuring the Site and Analysing the Existing Garden. Planning the Layout of the Garden and Garden Masterplans. Fundamentals of Planting. Visit to Gardens to take photos/sketches for Planting Plan. Overview of Garden Styles. Hard Landscaping in the Garden. Working to a Client Brief. Small Garden Project. Small Planting Project. Thinking of a Career in Garden Design?

Myerscough College (Nr Preston) - Offering full and part time courses as well as online courses such as Agriculture and Countryside, Arboriculture, Animal Studies, Business, Garden Design, Construction, Equine, Horticulture, Landscape, Motorsports, Sportsturf and Sports, including Football, Rugby, Golf and Sports Science, Mechanisation and Veterinary Nursing, 
St Michael's Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RY.
Newcastle College - If you'd like a career in landscaping, amenity horticulture, garden design, sports turf, or are interested in working in the outdoor environment then a Horticulture or Landscape Design course could be for you.
Offers: BTEC National Diploma in Horticulture, First Certificate in Horticulture, NPTC Certificate in Horticulture Skills and more.
Oxford College of Garden Design (Oxford) - Widely regarded as one of the top garden design courses in the world. The college is run by award winning international designer Duncan Heather, and was one of the first schools in the country to have its Diploma course university accredited to Post Graduate Diploma level.
Greystone, Colmore Lane, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 5NA.
Reaseheath College - Nantwich, Cheshire.
Course List:Foundation in Horticulture. First Diploma in Horticulture. City and Guilds National Certificate in Horticulture. National Award in Garden Design. National Diploma in Amenity Horticulture. National Diploma in Commercial Plant Production. Advanced Certificate in Garden Design. Professional Diploma in Garden Design. HNC in Landscape Management (Part-time). Practical Certificate in Gardening (Part-time). RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture (Part-time). RHS Advanced Certificate in Horticulture (Part-time). RHS Diploma in Horticulture (Part-time). NVQ Level 1 Horticulture (Part-time). NVQ Level 2 Horticulture (Part-time). NVQ Level 3 Landscaping (Part-time). NVQ Level 4 Amenity Horticulture (Part-time). Foundation Degree/HNC Garden and Landscape Design. BSc (Hons) top-up Landscape Design.
The English Gardening School (London) was founded in 1983 by Rosemary Alexander, a pioneering figure in the gardening world. Based at the historic Chelsea Physic Garden, the School offers courses for all gardeners, from the green-fingered beginner to the professional garden designer.
 66 Royal Hospital Road, London. Offers short courses, a 1 year course and a home study course.
University of Greenwich (London)
Offers a wide range of Garden Design and the History of Garden Design. Certificate, HNC, HND, BA (Hons), MA. Full, part time and distance learning courses. The University of Greenwich offers the best of both worlds, city and country. As a student you would be on the doorstep of London, but also the cream of Kent - rolling hills, pub-to-pub walks, seaside resorts and Canterbury Cathedral - not far away.
Writtle College - Chelmsford, Essex.
Offers a certificate in Garden Design and HND and BSc (Hons) courses in Garden Design, Landscape Design, Restoration and Management. Writtle College campus is a unique place. It is set in its own 220 hectare estate with landscaped gardens, working animal units, construction areas, workshops and retail, business and leisure operations.

The UK Open College is a private, well established distance learning company. Their staff have over 10 years experience in delivering home based study programmes to ensure your success. Offering a number of online courses including horticulture, garden design, maintenance & plant care.

Know Your Gardening
KnowYourGardening.com has joined forces with The Horticultural Correspondence College (HCC) to offer a range of courses to help people learn more about the subjects of Gardening, Horticulture, Botany and Farming. Whether it be to enhance your professional qualifications or simply to improve your knowledge there will be a course to suit you.
The HCC has been producing high quality correspondence courses for horticulture and related subjects for over 74 years. The consistently high pass rates of students, is a testament to the quality of their courses.
Courses include: RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture, RHS Advanced, RHS Diploma, Master of Horticulture, The Principles of Gardening, Organic Gardening, Leisure Gardening, Beyond the Basics, Garden Planting and Layout, Garden Landscape Construction, Beautiful Gardens, Japanese Gardens, Garden Landscape and Design Drawing, Mixed Farming, Sheep Farming & Tropical Agriculture.
Learning Curve - Whether you are looking for an introductory course or professional level training learning curve have a course to meet your needs. Their Garden School is well-known within the industry for the quality of training.
All of their gardening tutors are experienced gardening professionals as well as teachers who understand the unique needs of distance learning students. They can offer extensive advice on finding work in this area.
ICS - If you're serious about gardening, whether as a profession or an interest, their Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) course is not only something you'll enjoy – it will prepare you for a highly valued qualification.
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