Three Day Basic Landscape Design & Horticulture Training Course
NQF EQUIVALENT OF:
(NQF 66589 / 66649 / 67424 / 49668 / 264192)
Price : To be quoted
Enquire about our early Bird Specials
(10% discount for each enrolment thereafter)
Course Duration : 3 Days (08:00 am – 16:30 pm daily)
* Subject to change
Next Scheduled Date : TBC
Location : Durban, Sandton & Cape Town
Enrolment Form : 3 Day Basic Landscape Design & Horticulture
Course Includes
- 3- Day Hands-on Training by well-known Horticulturist & Green
- Industry Trainer – Judy-Panton Jones
- Course Material & Samples
- Refreshments & Snacks
- A light lunch each day (Subject to change)
- Course Certificates x 2 (Attendance & Course Completion)
Course Objectives
- To establish a good understanding of the basic principles of design
- Application of these principles to your own space
- Analysis of space (yours mainly) and application of design themes
- A clear understanding of how plants function i.e. roots, stems, leaves and seeds for propagation
- A practical understanding of the soil type in your garden
- Understanding the major plant nutrients and how they affect your garden
- A clear understanding of the role that insects play in our gardens
Day 1
Introduction to Programme & Course Objectives
Session One: How Plants Work
(NQF 119711 / 264241 / 116220)
Outcome: A clearer understanding of how plants function on a daily basis and what this means to you and your garden. Understanding how roots, stems, leaves and seeds can be used to propagate plants
- Roots
- Stems
- Leaves
- Flowers
- Seeds
- Propagation
Tea
Session Two: Garden Soils
(NQF 264179 / 119703)
Outcome: A practical understanding of the soil type in your garden, how this affects plants and fertilizing. How to amend problem soils.
- Sands, Clays and Loams
- Improve your Soils
- The Art of Composting
Lunch
Session Three: Fertilizers
(NQF 119695 / 264258)
Outcome: : Understanding the major plants nutrients and how they affect your garden.
- What type of fertilizer should I be using in my garden
- Effects of fertilizers on soils and the environment
- Should I be going organic in my garden?
- The Big Boys (NPK)
- The Tiny Tots (Trace Elements)
- What to Buy
- How and when to apply
- Liquid Fertilizers
- Organic Fertilizers
Day 2
Tea
Session Four: Pests and Diseases
(NQF 116124 / 12586 / 264236 / 119708)
Outcome: Insects friend or foe?
- A clearer understanding of the role that insects play in our gardens.
- How to identify and treat
- Emphasis is placed on organic cures and principles
- Common problems and insects
- Dreaded diseases
- What must I do?
- The Garden Allies
Session Five: Design Principles
(NQF 119689 / 72424)
- Horticultural Redesign Checklist
- Design for you – Overview
- Horticultural Redesign:
- Going about redesigning an existing garden
Design Beginning
Where does all this begin – your site / your space
Design Ground Rules
- Tension
- Mystery
- Surprise
- Simplicity
- Unity & Harmony
- Interest & Atmosphere
- Colour
- Texture & Shape
- Balance
- Seasonal Choices
Task Analysis / Case Study – Apply to your own Garden
Practical Assessment
Lunch
Session Six: Design Philosophy
(NQF 119689 / 72424)
Analysis of your Garden Space
What you need to consider in the Development / Turnaround of your garden
Design Philosophy – Your Story
Desired Philosophy & Concepts
Mid-Term Turnaround
Long-Term Turnaround
Homework: Planning of your Space Layout
Tea
Session Seven : Soft Landscaping
(NQF 264259/ 264184)
Planting Combination Rules / Plants to Furnish
Plant Species: Ground Covers / Shrubs / Trees
Understorey / Middle Storey / Upper Storey
What to do first? Time, Patience, The Will to Make it Work
Planning & Research
HOMEWORK
Day 3
Session 8 : Hard Landscaping
(NQF 264259 / 264184 / 72424)
Introduction to Map Design & Layout
Focal Points / Feature Appointments and Where to Start
Boundaries
Features
Complimentary Planting
Hard Elements to Consider in the Planning Process
Scale: How to read it & use it
Tea
Planting Combination Rules – Plants to Furnish the Space
Exercise: Group work in Applying Themes to Planting Combinations
Lunch
Practical in Nursery
Practical Design Exercise + Presentation
Student to Draw a Design (Unique) based on Theory Presented. All Aspects to be incorporated.
Design Presentation & Discussion
Enrolment Notice:
Please complete & return Enrollment form to ensure your booking is secured – seats are limited!
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Contact Numers
084 518 7589 - Judy Panton-Jones
084 518 7589 - Training School Enquiries
031 705 3852 - Office Number
Physical Address:
17 Daphne Neal rd,
New Germany 3631
