Below is an outline of the skills you will work on throughout the programme, along with the corresponding career. While we aim to stick to the schedule, sessions may change due to availability, weather conditions, and other factors.
January: Hardwood propagation – Woodland management
February: Basic pruning – Heritage gardening
March: Propagation by seed (hardy annuals) – Production horticulture
April: Mulching – Groundskeeping or Soil science
May: Planting – Garden design and Planting design
June: Weed identification – Botany and Ecology
July: Propagation by cuttings (soft and semi-ripe) – Specialist growers
August: Basic plant identification, nomenclature – Botany, Head gardener
September: Seed collecting – Therapeutic gardeners
October: Bulb planting in ground and pots – Retail
November: Making birdhouses/feeders – Ecology, Rangers
December: Tool management and polytunnel cleaning (biosecurity) – APHA (Plant health), Greenkeeping