Overview
This Tropical Plants course from Warnborough College concentrates on plants which originate from tropical or sub tropical climates; but there may be some plants covered which fit a looser definition of ‘tropical’.
How Does A Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start the course whenever is convenient for you. 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.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Plant Cultural Practices – Understanding soils, naming a soil, propagation, watering, feeding, pruning etc.
- Tropical Annuals, Perennials, Bulbous Plants, Bamboos & Lawns
- Ornamental Gingers and Heliconias (and related plants including Alpinia, Hedychium, Zingiber, Musa & Costus)
- Cordylines, Palms & Cycads
- Climbers, Shrubs and Trees
- Orchids, Ferns, Aroids and Bromeliads
- Tropical Herbs, Vegetables and Fruit Bearing Plants – including Bush tucker, Selected Vegetables, Tea & Coffee, Tropical Fruit trees
- Growing Tropical Plants outside the Tropics – growing tropicals indoors, in different climates and conditions.
- Landscaping with Tropical Plants – use of colour & texture, plant selection, planting a courtyard, preparing sketch plans.
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
Biodiversity & Conservation 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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