83 Part-time Short courses in Horticulture and Crop Science

Join the Commercial Vegetable Production course from Warnborough College and develop skills and knowledge required for commercial vegetable production, including a variety of production methods. 

The Agronomy - Fibre Crops course offered by Warnborough College helps you learn more about growing fibre crops for product that can be used in material, rope and other items.

The Propagation course offered by Warnborough College is a vocationally-oriented course comprising a core of studies common to all horticulture studies, plus specialised lessons in plant propagation.

This Floristry - Level 2 course at Forth Valley College can help you to improve the skills you need to work as a florist.

The Perennials course offered by Warnborough College is a course equally valuable to landscapers, nurserymen, cut flower growers and garden enthusiasts.

This Plant Health course at Warwickshire College will enable you to identify most common problems and suggest a suitable method of plant disease/pest control.

Join the Growing Annuals course from Warnborough College and become an expert with annual flowers. Learn to identify and grow them, to produce a continual blaze of colour through the seasons.

Commercially lavender is grown in France, England, Spain, Italy, USA, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Japan. Each region growing species that are best suited to local conditions – many trials have been conducted world-wide to isolate the best species for specific local conditions. To learn more, join this Lavender course from Warnborough College.

It always seems that the more work you do in a garden, the more pest and disease problems seem to appear. For this reason, the keen home gardener and the professional landscaper need to be aware about what pests and diseases they may come in contact with, and how to control them. The Plant Pests and Diseases course  from Warnborough College will help in the identification of these problems. 

Join the Horticulture I course from Warnborough College and gain a broad technical grounding in horticultural principles and practice.

This Diploma in Horticulture (Nature Park Management) from Warnborough College has been designed for people working or wishing to work in nature parks and reserves, national parks, forests and reserves, in managerial or technical positions.

Join the Pruning course from Warnborough College and understand how plant growth and pruning are linked. 

This Seed Propagation course from Warnborough College will improve your understanding of plant propagation, help you gain industry specific qualifications as well as improving your job prospects. 

Join the Horticulture II course from Warnborough College and learn to identify, care and use of plants in a systematic way. Plant knowledge learnt here is in high demand in the horticulture industry. It is something prized by employers, but all too often minimized in modern courses due to financial constraints.

Identify and grow Australian Plants anywhere in the world with this Australian Natives course from Warnborough College. Identify, select, cultivate and plan a management program for appropriate varieties of Australian native plants.

The Nursery Growers course from Warnborough College is an introductory course which shows the beginner how to get started in the nursery business. 

AHC30722 Certificate III in Horticulture at Open Colleges is delivered by industry experts and will give you the fundamental horticulture skills you’ll need to succeed in the industry, as well as teach you the specialist skills that are in demand by organisations who create and maintain large open spaces, including parks, sporting fields, playgrounds and other public spaces.

The Landscape and Garden Design course offered by Warnborough College develops skills in general horticulture, plant identification and use, designing, costing and constructing gardens.

Learn how to start or run a small nursery, herb or flower growing enterprise as a backyard operation with this Starting a Backyard Nursery course at Warwickshire College.

If you are curious about using herbs for medicinal purposes, the Medicinal Herbs short course at Warwickshire College will provide you with a great place to start.