Course Description
Basics of Horticulture
Alison
This free online horticulture course provides the botanical and gardening skills required to cultivate healthy plants. Horticulture is a branch of agriculture that deals with growing fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. This comprehensive gardening course provides up-to-date information and practical skills to help you succeed in this fastest-growing industry. We explain how landscaping design creates beautiful gardens and farms. Explore the different branches of horticulture and learn how their benefits create diverse professional opportunities.
Course Code | 5126 |
College Name | Alison |
Course Category | Agriculture & Veterinary, Horticulture |
Course Type | Online Learning |
Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
Course Location | Online Course |
Delivery mode | |
Course Fee | Free |
Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the fundamentals of horticulture • List the categories of horticultural plants • Discuss how plant cells grow and react to different settings • Explain how to create the perfect soil composition for different plants • Establish the significance of the plant stem and roots • Identify the life cycle of a plant • Explain how to protect plants from the effects of temperature • Describe how light affects plant growth • Highlight some job opportunities found in horticulture |
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