Choose the best elements for your Garden
Sneak Peek
Self Paced 20-hour course to help you understand more about garden.
It’s really important to go through the following steps before you start buying plants and digging holes: where to put your garden bed, get the soil right, remove weeds, mulch, water management, choosing plants that will suit your preferences and the project purposes - all characteristics of the location and more.
You will learn a broad range of material used in surfacing of different types of gardens; how to use structural features such as arches, pergolas and pavilions; what to plant and how to maintain plants in confined spaces; what water features can be applied in the landscaping projects, and what kind of adjustments and construction are needed to create different aesthetic effects.
Our 20 hour courses are self paced and will help you understand a topic in a short amount of time. You can work through the course when you like- test yourself with mini-tests along the way. There are extra case studies or research you can undertake if you would really like to get into the topic. Once you have completed the lessons and self assessment tasks, there is a final exam undertaken online- you can then download your personalised certificate.
COURSE CONTENT - What do you learn?
LESSON 1: SURFACING IDEAS
Soft materials
Hard surfaces
Segmented or modular paving
Unsegmented or continuos paving
Coloured pebbles & gravel
Why pave an area?
Where to pave & how much
Choosing the right paving
Some golden rules
Creating special effects with paving
Bringing new life to old paving
Paving maintenance
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 2: GARDEN ARCHES, PERGOLAS & PAVILIONS
Choosing the right arch
Maintenance of metal arches
Maintenance of timber arches
Pergolas
Building a pergola
Living in a garden pavilion
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 3: DEALING WITH CONFINED SPACES
Courtyards
Narrow gardens
Plants for narrow gardens
Verandas
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 4: WATER GARDENS
Water in the landscape
Water effects
Construction
Water pumps
Edges of water features
Keeping the water clean
Oxygenating plants
Creating a waterfall
Types of waterfall
Fencing/safety of water features
Review what you have been learning
LESSON 5: USING PLANTS IN THE GARDEN
The garden bed
Plants for your garden
Plants for different uses
Plants to avoid
Review what you have been learning
Final assessment
How does this course work?
You can enrol at any time.
Once you have paid for the course, you will be able to start straight away.
Study when and where you like. Work through at your own pace.
You can download your study-guide to your smart phone, tablet or laptop to read offline.
There are automated self-assessment tests you can complete at the end of each lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you wish and each time, upon completion, you can see your results. You will need internet access to complete the self assessment tests.
At the end of the course, you are presented with a large assessment which can be attempted online, anywhere, anytime. If you achieve a 60% pass in the exam; you immediately receive a downloadable certificate of completion with your name on it. If you do not achieve a 60% pass rate, you can contact us to re-sit your exam ( email- admin@acs.edu.au )
Contact us at anytime if you have any issues with the course - admin@acs.edu.au