Do you want to learn how create a beautiful garden?
Sneak Peek
Self Paced 20-hour course to help you understand more about garden.
Learn to choose the right elements for your garden.
Understanding how to use structural features
such as arches, pergolas and pavilions are essential in landscaping. Other elements are also important to consider, such as choosing the proper plant varieties for each location; maintaining plants in confined spaces; deciding what water features available in the market can be used in landscape, adjustments and
construction needed to create the desired aesthetic effects.
Our 20 hour courses are self paced and will help you understand a topic
in a short amount of time. You can work through the course when you
like- test yourself with mini-tests along the way. There are extra case
studies or research you can undertake if you would really like to get
into the topic. Once you have completed the lessons and self assessment
tasks, there is a final exam undertaken online- you can then download
your personalised certificate.
COURSE CONTENT: What do you learn?
LESSON 1: SURFACING IDEAS
Soft materials
Hard surfaces
Segmented or modular paving
Unsegmented or continuos paving
Coloured pebbles & gravel
Why pave an area?
Where to pave & how much
Choosing the right paving
Some golden rules
Creating special effects with paving
Bringing new life to old paving
Paving maintenance
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 2: GARDEN ARCHES, PERGOLAS & PAVILIONS
Choosing the right arch
Maintenance of metal arches
Maintenance of timber arches
Pergolas
Building a pergola
Living in a garden pavilion
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 3: DEALING WITH CONFINED SPACES
Courtyards
Narrow gardens
Plants for narrow gardens
Verandas
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 4: WATER GARDENS
Water in the landscape
Water effects
Construction
Water pumps
Edges of water features
Keeping the water clean
Oxygenating plants
Creating a waterfall
Types of waterfall
Fencing/safety of water features
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 5: USING PLANTS IN THE GARDEN
The garden bed
Plants for your garden
Plants for different uses
Plants to avoid
Review what you have been learning
Final assessment
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.