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Water Gardening
Level 3 Course
from £120 per month
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code: BHT307
This course develops your skills in designing, constructing and maintaining water features and gardens -everything from ponds to fountains and waterfalls..
“If you are keen to learn about creating gardens with water features, this is a good place to start! It is not as simple as it seems to create a water garden, and it is imperative to learn the basics of how to create and care for them before you begin.” - Tracey Morris Dip.Hort., Cert.Hort., Cert III Organic Farming
Lesson Structure
There are 8 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- Construction
- Equipment
- Ponds, watercourses, bog gardens, dams
- Spas and Swimming Pools
- Water Features
- Water Plants
- Aquatic Animals
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims
- Understand the nature and scope of water gardens.
- Identify and describe generic construction materials and techniques suitable for water gardens and pools.
- Select appropriate equipment for use with water features.
- Specify the design and construction of a pond or watercourse.
- Specify the design, construction and maintenance of a spa or swimming pool.
- Specify the design & construction of a Water Feature other than a pond or water course.
- Identify the water plants commonly used in water gardens.
- Identify a variety of aquatic animals suitable for water gardens, and their requirements.
Delivery
- Correspondence
- Online
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