Online Horticulture Courses – Learn to Garden with Us!
Many people are surprised to find out how easy and practical it is to study horticulture online. Our experienced tutors know how to make it easy for you to study gardens and all things green online from home. Our online horticulture courses offer you the chance to study gardening with no prior knowledge required. These courses are practical online courses designed by experts to help you learn with tutor support as you progress through your studies.
Who are these Horticulture Courses for?
Our huge range of horticulture and gardening courses will work for you if you are looking for a fully tutor supported horticulture or an online garden course that is not a huge commitment, that doesn’t cost you the earth but will still get you thinking and learning and most importantly get you the garden or cropping result you want.
Many students do a single subject as a stepping stone to a bigger thing, or find its enough to help start their enterprise, make their garden grow, or get to increase their crop yield.
Suitable for:
- home gardeners
- parks and garden staff
- anyone employed in the horticulture industry such as in sports turf management, lawn care, gardeners, landscape design.
- anyone who just enjoys working outdoors
Do I need prior experience before I start?
No, our garden and horticulture certificate courses assume no prior knowledge and are designed as a practical guide to help you learn. You will be supported by your tutor as you progress through your studies.
How long are the courses?
Generally the courses should take you about 100 hours of study. We give you up to 12 months to complete the course, but you can finish faster. Each lesson has a written assignment for you will receive individual feedback from your tutor. There are also self assessment quizzes for each lesson (non assessable).
The strength of our courses is in that each lesson has an assignment, this means you are forced to engage with the content and can’t just skip over an important lesson. By the end of the course you will have really engaged with the course materials and we know that equals learning! You can treat these courses as full time or part time depending on your lifestyle.
Additionally we have a range of horticultural short courses that should take about 20 hours study to complete, perfect if you don’t have much time!
Who are the tutors?
You will get a real tutor who provides you with personalised support and feedback throughout your garden courses, there’s no tick and flick. You will learn with real tutors who will be there for you every step of the way.
When you enrol will receive a welcome email from your tutor. You are free to email them for help or guidance as much as you need to. We employ tutors who are active in their field so the support is by email.
- Barbara Tremain BSc. (Hons) Horticulture, RHS Adv. Cert,. RHS General, City; Guilds Garden Design, Permaculture Level 3 (UK)
- Karen Huntley MSc Marketing Mgt (Food Related Industries), PDC, PG Dip Organic Farming, Cert Marketing, BA. Professional Development Diploma in Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (Coventry University/Thrive, UK)
Some of the fields of study include identification and maintenance of different types of plant species, improving soil, installing and maintaining displays, conducting site inspections, among others (applied plant science). If you have any questions, just get in touch with your tutor or for administrative questions contact our dedicated student support. Your tutor will be assigned at enrolment and will be available for 1-on-1 coaching and support.
Accreditation and Recognition
All our courses are proudly recognised by the IARC, a premier non-government recognition body. We do not off the Certificate II in Horticulture, Certificate III in Horticulture or the Certificate IV in Horticulture.
