Overview
Develop your ability to identify, select, cultivate and explain commercial applications for appropriate varieties of low growing Australian native flowering plants in a variety of situations with the Australian Natives Part 2 course from Warnborough College.
Course aims
- Distinguish between different types of native wildflowers.
- Determine reliable information about the identification and culture of Australian wildflowers.
- Specify general cultural practices, including propagation, for different families of Australian native wildflowers.
- Explain the characteristics, including identification and culture, of heath like native wildflowers; with reference to both proteaceous and myrtaceous plants.
- Explain the characteristics, including their identification, culture and use, of wildflowers in the Asteraceae (ie. Daisy) family.
- Explain the characteristics, including identification, culture and use, of different legume wildflower genera.
- Explain the characteristics, including identification, culture and use, of different Australian native monocotyledons (ie. narrow-leaved plants).
- Prepare a planting design featuring Australian wildflowers.
- Develop a cut flower production plan, for a selected Australian wildflower.
Programme Structure
Lessons include:
- Growing Conditions – Planting, staking, mulching, watering, pest & disease, feeding, pruning, propagation, protection from wind, salt air, environmental zones, etc.
- The Heaths and similar plants – Myrtaceae family, etc. Thryptomene, Bauera, Astartea, Grevilleas, Telopea, Leptospermum, etc.
- The Daisy Family – identification and growing needs Helichrysum, Helipterum, Celmisia, Brachyscome, Olearia, etc.
- The Legumes – Fabaceae, Mimosaceae and Caesalpinaceae families. Kennedya, Pultenaea, Acacia, etc.
- Other common groups – Boronia, Crowea, Clematis, Viola, etc.
- The Monocots – grasses, native irises, Anigozanthus, Xanthorrhea, etc.
- Commercial Applications
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
- You can start the course whenever is convenient for you.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 115 other Short Courses in Horticulture and Crop Science in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
You will be studying from home and have access to support from our qualified tutors. Practical exercises and research tasks will be set at the end of each lesson – including an assignment. You will submit this assignment to your course tutor, who will mark your work and give you constructive feedback and suggestions.
Tuition Fee
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International
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days. -
National
395 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 395 GBP for the full programme during 4 days.
Funding
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