Category: Gardening & Horticulture

Practical Horticulture I 100 Hours Certificate Course - ADL - Academy for Distance Learning
Gardening & Horticulture

Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for

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Gardening & Horticulture

It’s rainy season here at ADL Towers with our much desired spring repeatedly postponed by cold snaps that have followed us almost into April.  Still, things are improving and getting warmer and we even saw the sun for five minutes the other day.  Most of all though we remember what summer was like last year

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Women in Horticulture
Gardening & Horticulture

With it being International Women’s Day, the topic of women in horticulture naturally comes to the forefront. Horticulture is a field associated with long hours outdoors, heavy lifting and dirt. So, so much dirt. Dirt that gets *everywhere*.  As such it was historically considered men’s work though times have changed in this field as many

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A hibernation helper holds a hedgehog - How to Help Hibernating Animals in Your Garden
Environmental and Animals Blog

As winter sets upon us all, we withdraw into our homes to seek shelter from the bitter cold.  The wildlife outside our windows is also rarely fond of the cooling climb and seeks shelter of its own. While those that can (typically Birds) leave, those that can’t have to make do with the frosty season

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deadly plants - cauldron surrounded by deadly plants
A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

Plants mean potions, potions mean magic and magic means witches. How can you tell a witch apart? By the deadly plants in their garden. If you’re following our singular brand of logic back to its root, you’ll understand that you may well be able to spy a potential witch or warlock from the trees, herbs

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

All RHS theory courses If you are already studying an RHS course (most of you are, to be enrolled here – though some of you may have already completed your studies with us): Whichever theory Certificate at Level 2 or 3 you are studying, an RHS Certificate (old or new syllabus) remains a valid and

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Gardening & Horticulture

RHS COURSE CHANGES NOTICE for 2022

Exams for JUNE 2022 can now be booked; please note the RHS now raises its fees every year in September, so there is a new rate for 2022 exam fees. Students are advised to book your first exam as soon as you enrol to be sure of a place. Exams can now be sat Online at a first come first serve basis.

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

Elizabeth, one of our students studying Rose Growing has sent us a fabulous selection of scenic photos of Roses in Pakistan that we’d like to share with you. “These photos are of Christmas at a friend’s farm in Pakistan. So even in Pakistan, you have happy roses. I worked for six years in Karachi/Pakistan. But

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Gardening & Horticulture

RHS COURSE CHANGES NOTICE for 2022 Exams for February 2022 can now be booked; please note the RHS now raises its fees every year in September, so there is a new rate for 2022 exam fees. As the COVID situation continues to affect everyone, the RHS have decided that it would be sensible to adopt

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Gardening & Horticulture

One of the very first and most frustrating things that I learnt as a tutor was how little difference there is between the best assignments and those that only scrape a pass. Often the difference is as simple as one assignment using world class sources and another one just getting by with a few webpages.

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Horticulture – Learn the Basics: Three Problems for New Gardeners

Gardens are hard work.  Behind every immaculate lawn and carefully tended flowerbed is a never-ending struggle between nature and gardener. Of course simply leaving the garden to its own devices isn’t really an option; Untended, plants will grow freely for the whole of spring and summer and even into autumn. Worse yet, an uncared for

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