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Level 1 Horticulture Course in London – Capel Manor College Regents Park Campus

Cost£389.00
Duration4 weeks
LevelLevel 1
DeliveryClassroom based
Start9 Jun 2027
Study modePart-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyCity & Guilds awarding body
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About this course

Level 1 Horticulture Course in London. Classes run at Capel Manor College Regents Park Campus, part-time during the day. The course runs over 4 weeks and covers practical seasonal gardening skills, from tool use and cultivation to plant identification and propagation. You must be aged 19 or over to enrol. These level 1 horticulture classes are a solid starting point if you want to move into gardening work or progress to further study.

Who this course is for

This course will allow you to develop skills and knowledge in a wide range of seasonal gardening tasks.

Entry requirements

You will need the following:

Willingness to learn new skills and to undertake practical tasks

Literacy skills for taking notes You must be aged 19 and over to enrol on this course

What you will learn

  • You'll learn health and safety practices relevant to garden work.
  • You'll practise using and maintaining common gardening tools.
  • You'll understand what cultivation means and how to carry it out.
  • You'll plant seasonal annuals and biennials.
  • You'll maintain an established planted area.
  • You'll carry out seasonally relevant propagation techniques.
  • You'll identify a range of plants.

How you will learn

You'll learn through hands-on practical tasks guided by an expert tutor. Classes are classroom and garden based, with a focus on doing rather than just reading. You'll take notes during sessions, so basic literacy skills are needed. Assessment is through practical work and observation over the 4-week course.

What you will need to bring

You'll need willingness to take on practical tasks and basic literacy skills for note-taking. Capel Manor College Regents Park Campus will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Gardener: general gardening work in private or public gardens.
  • Garden centre assistant: plant care and customer-facing sales work.
  • Grounds maintenance operative: maintaining parks, sports grounds, and open spaces.
  • Community garden volunteer or worker: supporting local growing projects.
  • Landscaping labourer: practical outdoor work with landscaping companies.

What you could study next

After this course, you could move on to a Level 1 Maintenance Gardener course to build on your practical skills. From there, Level 2 options in professional gardening, hard landscaping, or fruit and vegetable growing are available. A Level 2 horticulture qualification opens doors to more skilled gardening and grounds maintenance roles.

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