Stratford Career Institute
Canadian Correspondence School
Gardening & Landscaping
Stratford Career Institute's Gardening / Landscaping diploma program is designed to address the learning needs both of the serious hobbyist and those wishing to pursue careers in the landscaping business. Topics include gardening under a variety of conditions, controlling pests and diseases, and growing plants for food. The landscaping sections explore the principles of landscape design, selection and use of materials and construction methods, lawn installation, costing, maintenance, and interior plantscaping.
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Stratford School’s gardening and landscaping design diploma program is intended for students who wish to begin their training as gardening and landscaping professionals. By following this program of study you will learn the essential principles of designing, installing and maintaining gardens. More than this you will be able to practically apply specific methods of working in the business, such as bidding and cost estimating.
There has never been a better time to consider a career in the field of gardening and landscaping/landscape design. Every year throughout North America, more and more people seek the services of professionals to plan and maintain private, public and business landscapes. The demand for good garden/landscape designers is now greater than it has ever been. Gardening / landscaping are fields which offer stable employment and tremendous economic opportunity. There will always be lucrative work for individuals with the proper training. Stratford provides this training through specially prepared up to date study materials, designed for the needs of the mature, independent student.
As a graduate of Stratford's Gardening and Landscaping school program, rewarding work will figure prominently in your future. If you have the promise of a budding gardener in you then you owe it to yourself to nurture this potential, and this program will give you the opportunity to do just that.
Take up to two years to complete your course or earn your diploma in less than a year!
Stratford Career Institute is an innovative leader in the field of distance learning in Canada. With thousands of students world-wide, SCI has earned its reputation as a leading authority in career training.
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Stratford School’s Gardening & Landscaping Design Program Covers:
- Analyzing the Landscape Site
- Annuals and Biennials
- Basic Methods of Pruning Shrubs and Vines
- Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
- Care of Bulbs After Planting
- Care of Young Seedlings Outdoors
- Care of the Lawn
- Carnations
- Chrysanthemums
- Customer Service
- Dahlias
- Enclosure Materials
- Ferns
- Flowers
- Fruits
- General Information on Computers in Design
- Graphic Materials and Techniques
- Growing Bog Plants Around the Pool
- Growing New Water Plants From Old Ones
- Heathers and Heaths
- Hedges
- Herbs
- How To Plant and Maintain Trees
- How to Build & Plant a Rock Garden
- How to Grow New Dahlias from Existing Stock
- How to Increase Your Ferns
- How to Plant Bulbs and Corms
- How to Prune Bush, Tree, Climbing & Shrub Roses
- How to Support Top-Heavy Perennials
- Increasing Your Stock from Seeds, by Dividing and from Cuttings
- Increasing Your Stock of Bulbs
- Installing Landscape Plants
- Interior Plantscaping
- Irises
- Landscape Calculations
- Landscape Contracting
- Landscape Designing
- Landscape Enrichment
- Landscape Irrigation
- Landscape Maintenance
- Landscaping
- Lawn Construction
- Lawns and Ground Covers
- Lettering
- Lilies
- Maintaining Landscape Plants
- Perennials
- Planning and Installing a Garden Pool
- Plant Selection
- Planting Fruit Trees and Bushes
- Planting and Caring for Dahlias
- Planting and Maintaining Hardy Ferns
- Planting, Supporting and Maintaining Shrubs
- Pricing Landscape Maintenance
- Pricing the Proposed Design
- Propagating Hybrid Teas by Budding
- Pruning and Training a Dwarf Tree
- Raising Annuals From Seeds Sown Indoors
- Rhododendrons and Azaleas
- Rock Plants
- Roses
- Selecting the Proper Grass
- Shrubs and Vines
- Specifications
- Step-By-Step Guide to Rose Planting
- Surfacing Materials
- The Outdoor Room Concept
- The Principles of Design
- Trees
- Types of Annuals and Biennials to Grow
- Types of Deciduous & Evergreen Hedges
- Types of Deciduous & Evergreen Trees
- Types of Ferns to Brighten a Shady Place
- Types of Perennials for Your Garden
- Types of Plants for Your Rock Garden
- Understanding Contracts and Contractors
- Using Drawing Instruments
- Vegetables
- Water Plants
- Winterization of the Landscape
- Xeriscaping
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