Overview
Become a “Certified Pruner”
- Pruning is one of the fundamental skills needed by gardeners and horticulturalists. However, it is much more involved than merely cutting off plant growth. There are many different reasons to prune, and there are many different ways to go about pruning.
- What to prune, when to prune, how to prune and why we prune – all these questions can be answered through this short course. For the professional horticulturist to the home gardener, understanding the science and technique of pruning will allow you to support and enhance the growth of plants and improve fruit and flower production.
- This Pruning course from Warnborough College provides instruction on how to prune range of ornamental plants as well as important species like fruits and roses. Students will learn how to assess the pruning needs of plants and learn about good pruning practices. Furthermore, you’ll learn how to encourage fruiting and flowering, how to create topiary and espaliers, and how to make bonsai. Upon completion you will feel confident in your knowledge of how and when to prune all sorts of plants.
Programme Structure
Lessons:
- Types of Pruning
- Pruning Tools and Equipment
- Pruning Hedges
- Shaping Plants
- Managing Prunings
- Pruning for Fruit Production
- Pruning Roses
- Compendium of Plants – How to Prune What and When
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
More details
You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self-paced.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Disciplines
Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science Botany View 114 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.
Tuition Fee
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International
175 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 175 GBP for the full programme -
National
175 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 175 GBP for the full programme
Funding
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