Students
CITY & GUILDS WEEDS, PESTS & DISEASES
Resources
- Extensive glasshouse facilities
- Field nursery stock production
- Computer controlled environmental and irrigation systems
- Fruit and container production units
- Plant propagation centre
- Fully equipped landscape training centre
- Demonstration garden for leading national retailers
- Fully labelled plant collectiopn throughout the College grounds
- 10 acres of landscaped gardens and two National Collections within Broadview Gardens
- Fully commercial garden centre
Typical Employers
Local authorities, nurseries, garden centres, publicly and privately owned gardens, commercial landscaping companies.
Industry Links
Students benefit from a wide range of links with commercial nurseries, research institutes, organic producers, public and privately owned gardens as well as exposure to the retail world through our onsite garden centre. The College is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society; NCCPG and the Hardy Plant Society.
Examining the three biggest problems associated with successful growing, this course covers the recognition and control of many common weeds, pests and diseases in the garden as well as nutrient deficiencies and physiological disorders.
Entry Requirements An interest in the subject.
Location
Canterbury, Mottingham
Start Date Canterbury: Daytime: Friday 15th January 2010, 2:00pm - 4:00pm Mottingham: Evening: Monday 19th April 2010, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Course Duration
10 weeks.
Registration Fee £30
Tuition Fee £100