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New RHS Level 2 course available online!
A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

The Academy for Distance Learning is pleased to announce the launch of their Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Level 2 Principles of Plant Growth and Development course, available online now! Changes to the Legacy RHS qualification Many learners were left waiting in anticipation after the RHS announced changes to their legacy qualifications in March 2021. Previously,

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Lifestyle Education

Right now, learning has a bad rep. This is in part due to a few myths about learning (that it’s too hard, or only for young people, or too expensive), but it’s also partially because people no longer think of learning as powerful. This hasn’t always been the case. King Solomon, known to Judaism, Christianity

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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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Study Tips

For any of our students, RHS or otherwise, exams are part of your course. If you have a review coming up, be wary of the following: Tension Headaches or stomach pains Irritability Change in appetite These can be signs of exam stress and can ruin your mojo for that big day. If you are experiencing

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

It’s official! After only one year of online study at the Academy for Distance Learning, I have just received my certificate from the RHS. I’ve passed all eight modules and I now hold the Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture! The RHS Level 2 qualification is the most recognised certification in the industry,

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If you are currently studying a horticulture course with us, we’ve compiled a list of sites we think are a great help. In no particular order of preference:   The RHS The RHS website is so full of information, you can spend countless hours on this site browsing plant advice, gardening advice and even purchasing seeds for

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

If you’re sitting the RHS Level 2 exams like me this year, you might be surprised by the amount of botanical names we have to learn. ‘Surely,’ you might think to yourself. ‘Surely I’m not expected to learn ALL of these scientific names!?’ Well, I did some clever math-magic and I’m afraid the answer is,

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Gardening & Horticulture

Dr Lee Raye, the writing tutor here at ADL, has been studying on our RHS Level 2 certificate course this year. We had a chat with them about how they are doing with the modules, whether the course is easy to understand and (gulp) how the exams work. How easy is the material to understand

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

Just back from the RHS Exam: FAQ This week I sat the RHS level 2 exam in the Principles of Plant Growth, Propagation and Development. I did okay in the mock exams and had been revising so I expected to manage the finals without too many problems, but of course, the exams on the day

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A Career in Horticulture (General Horticulture)

You might not know this, but there is actually a much faster route these days, especially if you have some experience of gardening before you start! This is because, over the last few years, a few distance learning colleges have started teaching some of the certificates from the RHS diploma in horticulture. Now I know

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