Horticulture - Level 1 Practical Horticulture Skills

Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of designing, preparing, planting and growing from seed and cuttings. Horticulturists work in a variety of outdoor settings and their use creativity and knowledge in a range of specialisms such as nursery production, garden centres, landscaping gardening, crop production and public and heritage gardens. It has recently been reported that there is a shortage of workers with skills in horticulture sector.

Future Career and Earning Potentials:

Horticultural Worker £13K-£30K

Horticultural Manager £18K-£40K

Garden Nursery Assistant £13K-£19K

Gardener £16K-25K

(Source: National Careers Service)

you will learn by building up skills, professional techniques and knowledge by working in teams in a realistic horticulture environment that includes polytunnels, gardens, borders, planting containers and lawns. Class based lessons will give you a full understanding of the theory of horticulture and expand your knowledge for assessments. During the course of the academic year, you will be involved in relevant industry visits.

Please Note: Work placement opportunities will be available.

This study programme will cover a range of the topics and units at each level, some of which are listed below:

• How to prepare soil and mulching
• Planting
• Designing gardens
• Effective watering
• Soil pH and structure
• Planting hanging baskets and containers
• Creating displays from bulbs
• Caring for planted areas
• Making new plants from seeds and cuttings
• Growing fruit and vegetables
• Supporting plants effectively
• Painting and preserving wooden structures
• Potting up and growing on plants
• Identify plants and weeds
• Cutting grass safely

Theory assessment will be short-answer questions and there will be observed practical assessments.

3 GCSE's at Grade 9-1.