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Horticulture, Short Course

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Herb Craft Workshop

Using flowers and herbs from the garden to make traditional scented pot-pourri bags, woven lavender wands, homemade scented paper decorated …

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10.00 am - 4.00 pm
2.950787, 12

Get into Grounds Maintenance

To apply for this course please complete and email us the AEB Funding Application form which can be downloaded from this page: www.myerscou…

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Course length
1 week
4.977317, 14

L2 Award in the Principles of Safe Handling and Application of Pesticides (PA1)

This training and assessment programme supports the information and knowledge required to achieve the L2 Award in the Principles of Safe Han…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 17

The Reluctant Gardener

Do you like the idea of gardening, but never quite make it out of the back door? This starter workshop aims to tempt the reluctant gardener …

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
1.470882, 20

L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (QCF) - Near Water (PA6aw)

This training and assessment programme only covers Unit 152 - Operating Pedestrian Hand Held Applicators Fitted with Hydraulic Nozzles or Ro…

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1 Day
1.470882, 21

L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Pedestrian Hand Held Equipment (QCF) (PA6a)

This training and assessment programme only covers Unit 151 of the Award, Operating Pedestrian Hand Held Applicators Fitted With Hydraulic N…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
1.470882, 22

L2 Award in the Safe Application of Pesticides Using Self Propelled, Mounted, Trailed Horizontal Boom Sprayers (QCF) (PA2a)

This training and assessment programme only covers Unit 111 of the Award, Operating Mounted, Trailed and Self Propelled Hydraulic Nozzle or …

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
1.470882, 49

Level 1 Award in Introduction to Forest School Principles (QCF) (Ascentis)

To apply for this course please complete and email us the AEB Funding Application form which can be downloaded from this page: www.myersco…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
2 Days
1.43444, 959

Abrasive Wheels - Hand Held Electrical and Engine Driven - Lantra Awards

A short course to cover the Health and Safety requirements involved in the use and replacement of the abrasive wheel in various circumstance…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 967

Grow Your Own Future

To apply for this course please complete and email us the AEB Funding Application form which can be downloaded from this page: https://www…

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6 weeks
5.195967, 970

Fine Turf and Lawn Maintenance

Introduction: A detailed look at practices, methods and maintenance of turf grassed areas. What are the entry requirements? None How long is…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 974

Allotments - Getting the Most From Your Plot

Just taken on an allotment and want to know how to get started? Come along and learn how to get your plot under control then make the most o…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 975

Introduction to Garden Design

An introduction to the basic principles and practices of garden design – how to survey and produce a scale plan of your own garden (or…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
5 Weeks (1 Day a week)
4.977317, 976

Introduction to Chainsaw Use

This one day course is designed as an introduction to the safe domestic use and maintenance of the chainsaw. This is an ideal course for tho…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
4.977317, 977

Working on the Wild Side

To apply for this course please complete and email us the AEB Funding Application form which can be downloaded from this page: https://www…

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5 weeks
5.195967, 978

Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables

Do you want to grow your own but don't know how to get started? Come on this one day course and learn how to sow, grow and harvest your own …

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1 Day
5.195967, 979

Learn the Art of Pruning - Spring

Get to grips with this hot gardening topic and get the most from your shrubs, climbers, container plants, roses and fruit trees with effecti…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 980

Planting and Planning – the Professional Way

With Chelsea Flower Show on the way thoughts of how to plant , plan and prepare your show garden may be with you! A look at planting plans (…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
2 Weeks
5.195967, 981

Learn the Art of Pruning - Autumn

Get to grips with this hot gardening topic and get the most from your shrubs, climbers, container plants, roses and fruit trees with effecti…

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
5.195967, 982

Winter Gardening - Knowing what to do

Your plants can look even better next season! How? Dig in and prepare. Lots to do and how to do it. The garden is so often neglected during …

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Myerscough College (Preston)
Course length
1 Day
Myerscough College Horticulture
Myerscough College Horticulture

Horticulture

Horticulture is a rapidly growing area of the economy thanks to a strong public interest in gardening, plants, sustainability and food security. According to the Royal Horticultural Society, the horticulture industry is the largest employer in the UK, supplying 18 million gardeners.

The number of garden centres continues to increase and the public demand for attractive horticultural landscapes remains strong. This means that plant growers, suppliers and managers are constantly looking for ways to improve their businesses.

Our Gold Medal winning garden at Southport Flower Show
Our Gold Medal winning garden at Southport Flower Show

Show Garden Success

Work experience doesn’t get much better than here at Myerscough. Our learners have helped build award-winning gardens across the country - from a Gold-Medal entry at Chelsea Flower Show to Gold and Silver Medals at Southport Flower Show! They’ve also been involved with garden builds for the BBC DIY SOS project in Blackpool and show gardens at the RHS Tatton Flower Show and Chorley Flower Show.

PlantWorld
PlantWorld

PlantWorld

Myerscough’s award-winning gardens are laid out across much of the western edge of the Myerscough campus. As part of our garden kingdom, horticulture students are spoilt for choice in our Plant World display glasshouses! There are bananas growing in the Tropical Zone, coffee plants and pineapples in the Edible Zone, a Mediterranean atmosphere in the Temperate Zone as well as beautiful specimen plants in the Flowering and Foliage Zones.

Myerscough College - Horticulture Glasshouses
Myerscough College - Horticulture Glasshouses

Superb Facilities

Our horticulture students have access to some of the best facilities available. There are brand new commercial glasshouses, an extensive plant collection, fully-equipped landscape and construction workshops, a new Sportsturf education facility, a CAD suite and drawing studio and dedicated garden plots for project work.

Scholarship Programme

Every year there’s the chance for students to apply for funding to undertake overseas trips as part of their studies thanks to travel scholarships. The annual fund, from the Lancaster and Morecambe Agriculture & Horticulture Society Scholarship programme, pays significant bursaries to encourage young horticulturalists to study or explore business ideas abroad. This year, Bronwyn Jones, 19, went to Singapore to be involved as a volunteer on the ‘Gardens by the Bay’ project looking at increasing public accessibility to gardens and using innovation and technology in creating a city in the garden.

Latest news, Horticulture

Myerscough College Fellow - Christine Walkden
Myerscough College Fellow - Christine Walkden

Christine Walkden: Honorary Fellow

"My passion for gardening was nurtured at Myerscough College and I've been getting my hands dirty ever since." Celebrity plantswoman and horticulturalist Christine was awarded an honorary fellowship and regularly works with the College and our Horticultural department.

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