I wanted to get away from the grind of tech-based study recently so I’ve signed up for a Horticulture Basics course offered by ADL.
I’m really pleased with the format, with a massive shout out to Cara Gage for getting me enrolled and sorted so quickly.
It’s become immediately useful, I’m studying lawns at the moment – handy as I’ll be getting some in a few weeks!
The course material is good – it’s all online, and I’ve been assigned a tutor to help me with any issues. Assessment is through assignments, along with a final end of course exam.
I’m well used to online studying having done a degree and postgrad through the Open University . I’m really looking forward to doing something vocational again (last time was with the OU doing an Astronomy course – which was awesome).
The topics I’ll covering include:
- Lawns
- Plant Biology
- Vegetables
- Propagation
- Soil and Horticultural potential
- Fruit
- Weeds
- Flowers
- Trees and Shrubs
- Plant Protection
- Ecology
If all goes well and I get good assignment feedback, I’ll almost certainly consider something more formal like the RHS Level 2 Theory exams (and if that goes well, the Level 3 ones)! This isn’t so I can become academic … it’s purely that I want to know what the hell is going on with my garDunn!
For more details of the Horticulture Basics course from ADL, please visit here.