Online Landscaping II Course

Create those detailed individual components of the landscape that are the difference between a good and a great garden.

A garden is more then simply the plants we grow and the soil we grow them in. A garden comprises many other components that include furnishings, buildings, water features, fences, drainage and irrigation systems, paths, driveways, entertainment and other outdoor living areas.

There are twelve lessons in this subject as follows:

1.  The Garden Environment

2.  Landscape Materials

3.  Using Bulbs and Annuals

4.  Landscaping with Trees

5.  Ground Cover Plants

6.  Walls and Fences

7.  Paths and Paving

8.  Treatment of Slopes and Other Problem Areas

9.  Garden Features

10. Designing for Low Maintenance

11. Development of a Landscape Plan

12. Management of Landscape Projects

LEARNING OUTCOMES

On completion of this course you should be able to:

• Determine the resources required for a landscape development, including materials and equipment.
• Determine appropriate plants for different locations within a landscape.
• Determine the appropriate design and construction for landscape features, including walls, fences,   pavers and buildings.
• Determine treatments for problem areas in a landscape, including slopes and hostile environments.
• Analyse maintenance requirements for a landscape.
• Develop a landscape development plan, in accordance with a client brief, and in liaison with the client.
• Plan the management of a landscape projects.

Interested? Request a free information pack today!