Lifestyle Learning Direct

COURSE SYNOPSIS

There are 8 units involved in this course. Each unit is made up of 2 or 3 lessons.

1. Basic Plant Identification & Culture
Plant names, planting, transplanting, tools & equipment.

2. Soils & Nutrition
Soil structure, nutrition, composting, soil building, drainage, fertilizers.

3. Pests & Weeds
Identifying problems, sprays, biological control, weed identification & control.

4. Landscaping
How to design a garden, rockeries, native gardens, traditional (European style) home gardens.

5. Propagation
Propagating materials, seed, cuttings.

6. Lawns
Turf varieties, laying a lawn, lawn care.

7. Indoor Gardening
Hardy indoor plants, container growing.

8. The Kitchen Garden
Vegetable gardening, fruit trees, herbs.