Garden Design and Professional Landscaping

Topics include:Design principles to include scale, proportion, unity, colour, and sizing, Site analysis, Plant use – colour, size, texture, Vertical/horizontal design, Soil conditions

This is the Level 2 Award (21650) in the Safe Application of Pesticides using propelled, mounted, trailed, horizontal sprayers.

A practical two day course aimed at beginners seeking to learn the basic skills of Dry stone Walling. Each course is run by a qualified lecturer and will provide sufficient information and practical experience to be able to rebuild a small section of wall from base to topping

Our novice training course is for anyone employed in the agriculture, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance industry and currently operates, or will be required to operate a brushcutter or strimmer.

This is an independently assessed qualification aimed at those who use handheld hedge cutters as part of their work, either in horticulture, arboriculture or forestry.

This qualification is about the maintenance of a chainsaw and cross-cutting trees at ground level. Chainsaws used in aerial and ground work are covered and the work will be carried out in a workshop or woodland environment. “Routine” in this standard means corrective and preventative maintenance which is carried out daily or at regular intervals by the operator prior to and during work.

The course enables you to make livestock proof natural barriers, rejuvenate your existing hedgerows allowing them to put on new growth and improve structure. It ensures protection for crops and wildlife and can provide aesthetically pleasing screens in both domestic and rural gardens.

PA1 0216-49 Level 2 Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides PA6 0216-54 Level 2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Hand Held Equipment

This course aims to allow current and potential delegate to gain the industry-wide and accepted NPTC accreditation with an integrated assessment to confirm safety and competence in the use of Ride-On Self Propelled Mowers.

This qualification is aimed at those who use handheld leaf blowers and vacuums as part of their work, either in horticulture, arboriculture or forestry.