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Designing With Plants

Study for the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture by distance learning

Keeping up an outstanding success rate

Students from the June 2010 RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture Exam receive 100% pass rate!

  • QUALIFICATION

    KLC Open Learning Certificate in Designing with Plants, which also enables you to sit the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture

  • ASSIGNMENT

    3 test papers and 2 design projects for submission to KLC

  • DURATION

    Average time taken to complete the course is 8-12 months, allowing 10 hours a week. There is an 18 month deadline to hand in the first set of work

Knowing how to use plants can be extremely daunting for even the most experienced gardener. This course provides an in-depth study of every aspect of planting design leading to a prestigious KLC college certificate.  Students successfully completing the course will also be ready to sit the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture examination*.

During the course students will build up a substantial plant portfolio, allowing them to recognise and name hundreds of shrubs, trees and plants. Students will learn how to maintain and care for plants and understand the requirements of different environments and conditions. The course will also show how to survey a garden and draw up a planting plan that will allow the student to communicate and develop their creative ideas on paper.  Students submit three pieces of project work throughout the course, including test examples of RHS exams so that students will be prepared for the examinations.

At the end of the course, students will have developed a specialist skill that can help to completely transform an outside space. It is also a subject that demands passion and will no doubt form the basis of a life-long pleasure.

What's included?

The course is presented in five colourful illustrated manuals plus additional online material which includes a student handbook, reading list, glossary, additional information for the RHS exams and many useful references.

The course fee includes*:

  • Five manuals, including postage and packing
  • Access to our online Support Services
  • Project and assignment work
  • All distance learning tuition
  • Insurance of manuals against loss or theft in transit

*Please note that the course price does not include the fee payable to the RHS for sitting the RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horticulture examination

Detailed Syllabus

Manual 1

  • Plants through history – including their significance, symbolism and practical uses.
  • Plant classification and nomenclature – how and why plants are named, including family, genus, species, cultivars and varieties.
  • Plant categories – from the largest (trees and shrubs etc) through to the smallest (perennials and bulbs etc).
  • How to research – researching botany and plant science.

Manual 2

  • Basic botany and plant science – what is a plant and how does it function and grow? Pollination and fertilisation.
  • Soil science – what is soil composed of and how to improve and manage it.
  • Plant propagation – including planting, sowing and all propagation techniques.
  • Plant management – pruning, feeding, watering (including control and management of pests and diseases).

Manual 3

  • Plants in practice - applying the principles of horticulture and examining specific examples of plant husbandry.

Manual 4

  • Surveying a garden – how to carry out a site survey and analysis (in order to produce a planting plan for a client).
  • How to draw a planting plan – a step by step guide to drawing a planting plan with supportive drawings and illustrations.
  • Drawing elevations and perspective sketching.

Manual 5

  • Designing with plants – the principles of planting design. How to use form, texture and colour in a planting scheme.
  • Creating successful planting combinations – looking at plant associations and what makes them succeed.
  • Working with different planting environments and conditions – creating planting schemes that will suit different sites and locations. Working to a client’s brief for different themes and situations.

 

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  • £95.00 (inc VAT)
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  • £31.00 (inc VAT)
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