Online Rose Growing Course

Roses, often referred to as 'The Queen of the Garden', are one of the most popular and prized ornamental plants. They are included in the greatest gardens in the world and many claim roses to be the most beautiful flower in existence.

The value of their blooms however extends beyond the ornamental garden; roses are grown for many reasons including: the cut flower trade, for perfume extraction, to harvest the hips and for rose oil. This course covers all these aspects and much more. Learn the history of the rose, the confusing rose classification system, how to identify the different species, their general cultural needs (soils, pests and disease management and pruning), how to use roses in garden design and how to produce a commercial rose crop.

This course is definitely a must for the rose lover.

Duration: 100 hours

COURSE AIMS

• Distinguish between characteristic plant features in order to identify different types of roses.
• Determine cultural practices for growing roses in different situations.
• Perform all operations associated with pruning roses.
• Distinguish between the culture of different types of roses, including hybrid teas, floribundas and species rose groups.
• Plan the establishment of a rose garden.
• Plan the production of a commercial rose crop.

COURSE STRUCTURE

There are eight lessons as follows:

1. Introduction

2. Culture

3. Propagation

4. Hybrid Teas and Floribundas

5. Old world, species and lesser known varieties.

6. Climbers, Miniatures, Standards and Weepers

7. Making the Best Use of these Plants

8. Growing A Commercial Rose Crop

WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE

 

You will learn a wide variety of things, through a combination of reading, interacting with tutors, undertaking research and practical tasks, and watching videos. Here are just some of the things you will be doing:

• Distinguish between the morphology of different groups of roses.
• Compile a resource collection of thirty contacts to assist with identification of roses.
• Prepare a collection of 32 photographs or illustrations of rose varieties.
• determine how to grow roses in your locality, detailing:
  • soil preparation
  • planting
  • fertilising
  • staking
  • watering in
• Describe how to propagate roses, using various techniques including:
  • Grafting
  • Budding
  • Layering
  • Seed
• Identify the pests and diseases afflicting rose plants.
• Differentiate between the culture and use in the garden of different types of roses, including:
  • climbers
  • miniatures
  • standards
  • bush roses
• Differentiate between the culture of roses in a greenhouse, and in the open ground.
• Distinguish between the pruning of climbing, ramblers, bush, miniature and standard roses,
• Compare the culture and application of Hybrid Teas, Floribundas and Polyanthas in a garden or nursery visited by you.
• Determine appropriate rose varieties to be included in a proposed rose garden, in accordance with given
  specifications.
• Prepare a plan for a rose garden including:
  • Scale drawings
  • Plant lists
  • A materials list
  • Cost estimates.
• Develop criteria for selecting rose varieties to grow as a commercial crop, for a specified purpose.
• Evaluate rose flowers offered for sale.
• Determine factors which are critical to the production of various rose products, such as:
  • Cut flower roses
  • Rose hip syrup
  • Rose oil
  • Dried rose petals
  • Nursery stock roses.

     

For more information on this course, please request your free course information pack.