Bonsai The Parramatta College

Enjoy growing your own miniature trees. You will learn about trees styling pots shaping by pruning wiring and basic horticulture. Each student will be helped to design and pot a small bonsai. The course varies slightly depending on the season. Includes field trips.

Bonsai for Beginners St George & Sutherland Community College

Students will learn the basic foundational rules of growing training and presenting the specimen of their choice to maximise and enhance their bonsai tree. Areas covered include: Artistic perspective tools and equipment root pruning repotting wiring techniques trimming/pruning after-care basic pests and diseases. This is a hands-on course. Selection of material will be discussed in week 1 so bringing plant material first week is optional.

Bonsai for Beginners Macarthur Community College

Learn the basic skills required to create your own bonsai. You will be taught how to prune wire and pot your trees - own several bonsai by the end of term. One field trip i.e. nursery visit or tree dig organised each term. Bring requirements listed on Confirmation/website.

Bonsai For The Beginner North West Community College

Bonsai is the art of miniaturisation. Any normal plant can be turned into a Bonsai. The ultimate Bonsai is one that will resemble a huge tree grown naturally in the wild, with gnarled trunk, branches and tiny leaves. Learn the art of Bonsai using the horticultural skills suitable for all gardening. Create your own small Bonsai during this interesting and fun workshop with lots of hands on experience. A personally created Bonsai will make the perfect gift for someone special. Additional cost of $25 payable to the tutor for all materials supplied. Bring pen & notepad.

Diploma Of Sustainability Albury-Wodonga Community College

The course structure developed for this qualification combines the fundamental principles and emerging developments in sustainability with industry-specific practices. The Diploma has been developed with a range of industry specific electives so that students may incorporate skills and knowledge relating to sustainability into the following areas of work: - Local Government - Corporate enterprises - Design in building & manufacturing - State Government - Change management - Laboratory operations - Small & medium sized businesses - Science - Environmental sustainability - Engineering - Land and water management In addition, the Diploma can be structured as a dual Diploma, providing students with the opportunity to combine their existing training with specialist training in sustainability.

Gardening and Landscaping The Parramatta College

This popular course will help you create a garden area you will love to be in. You will learn garden design site assessment soil improvement plant selection plant health and vigour landscape materials and garden maintenance. We will help you keep on top of important seasonal gardening tasks. Includes garden excursions for hands on experience and a visit to a nursery.

Landscape & Garden Design St George & Sutherland Community College

Design your dream garden yourself! Learn about landscape design principles garden styles how to read and prepare a landscape plan basic landscape construction plant selection deal with landscape contractors and practical solutions to many landscape design problems. Course runs over 4 weeks to allow students to work on their design between sessions. Students will produce a basic landscape for their own site. Students to bring a scale ruler showing 1:100 1:200 and 1:50 A3 graph paper plain paper tracing paper or baking paper lead pencils eraser sharpener selection of Artline pens (0.2 0.4 0.6)

Landscape Gardening North West Community College

Learn the basics of landscape gardening including designing your own backyard. Course includes a visit to a student’s backyard, also looking at soils, mulches, pruning, lawns and irrigation. Learn how to conserve water and identify common plants and their culture.

Lawn and Garden Care Course Courses For Success Pty Ltd

You will llearn: Equipment suppliers (the right mowers and equipment to use) - How to service your equipment the right way - Putting together your trailer - Marketing your new business the right way - How to quote to win jobs - High-end lawn care. Tips from a top greenkeeper - Insurances and running your business - How to do a professional job - Advertising flyers & marketing letters Presented in an easy-to-follow format, the extensive 6 DVD course allows you to learn at your own pace and will provide you with the in-depth and yet practical knowledge and tools you need to begin successful operations in a Lawn & Garden career, quickly and easily.