Sneak Peek
Know What Plant Will Work Where
The Planting what Where short course is ideal for home gardeners or beginners in the garden design industry and provides a complete learning experience with practical exercises that you can do at home. The self guided course provides learners with the opportunity to understand about plant selection in a short course setting.
Understanding which plants are appropriate to plant in appropriate locations will ensure that you have a thriving garden and the money and time that you spend on the plants are not wasted.
As you progress through each lesson; you will be provided with a range of ways you can expand your learning. By choosing what tasks you do and don't undertake; you can expand in areas that interest you most, and skip areas of less interest.
You won't miss anything important that you need to know about managing events though; so long as you read the notes that are presented alongside these "learn more" suggestions.
At the end of each lesson, you will be given a short interactive test to undertake, which will provide an indication of how your learning is progressing. Upon completing the very last lesson, you will be offered a more thorough automated test or examination. This final assessment can be undertaken at any time of day or night; and any day of the week; and if you achieve an overall pass; you will be able to obtain a "certificate of completion"
What this Course Covers:
Thirteen lessons:
Lesson 1 Plant Selection
Lesson 2. Plant Establishment Methods
Lesson 3. Detecting Problems
Lesson 4. Solutions for Wet Areas
Lesson 5. Shade
Lesson 6. Windbreaks, Hedges and Screens
Lesson 7. Plants for Dry areas
Lesson 8. Coastal Gardens
Lesson 9. Trees and Shrubs
Lesson 10. Fitting More in a Smaller Garden
Lesson 11 Plants for Carious Situations -Inner city areas, frost prone areas, pets.
Lesson 12. Lawns
Lesson 13. Living Garden Art
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end
of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and
each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need
internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment
which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60%
pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of
completion with your name on it.