Do you want to learn how to create and manage a home garden landscaping project? If so, landscaping courses online will give you the knowledge you need to succeed.
Certificate of Home Garden Landscaping is an online professional development course that will show you how to produce a landscaping plan to create a beautiful home garden.
In this garden landscaping course online, you will learn important design principles, garden styles throughout history, and graphical techniques for landscape plan drawing.
You will also learn about soil properties, basic landscape construction practices, management of pests and weeds, planting, pruning and lawn care and how to incorporate landscape furnishings and features.
On completion of this course, you will have gained the skills and knowledge to confidently design the garden and landscape you desire for your home.
Course Structure
Unit - Landscaping Home Gardens
Unit 1 – Basic Design Procedures
- Garden design
- Site analysis
- Deciding what you want
- Step by step – creating the concept
- (macro design)
- Step-by-step – how to design a garden room
- Garden room components – what to put in your garden room
- Garden effects
- Principles of landscape design
- Landscape principles
- Qualities of landscape components
- Pre-planning information
- What is the soil like?
- Record the dimensions, and other measurements.
- consult the local government authority, or other relevant bodies.
- Study the environment of the locality
- What resources are available to do the job?
- What preferences and priorities does the client or owner have?
Unit 2 – History and Styles of Gardening
- Garden styles
- Formal garden
- Informal gardens
- Natural gardens
- Japanese gardens
- Naturalistic landscaping
- The permaculture garden
- Japanese gardens
- Hill and pond garden
- Dry landscape
- Tea garden
- Stroll garden
- Courtyard garden
- Rocks
- Other features
- Mexican-style gardens
- How Mexican gardens evolved
- The history of gardening
- Roman gardens
- Spanish gardens
- Chinese gardens
- The dark ages
- Famous landscapers
- Australian gardens
Unit 3 – Drawing Plans
- Where to start: take it step-by-step!
- What type of garden is needed?
- Where the garden meets the house
- Creating a transition
- Consider the colour of the house
- Practical concerns
- Drawing (graphics)
- Scale
- What to draw on and with
- Lettering
- Landscape plans
- Landscape symbols
- Representing plants on land scape
- Basic design procedures
Unit 4 – Understanding Soils
- Soils
- Soil texture
- Soil structure
- Soil chemical properties
- Improving soils
- Improving texture
- Improving structure
- Improving fertility
- Earthmoving
- Moving existing earth
- What tools do you need?
- Importing soil
- What type of earth is useful?
- Shaping sloping ground
- Settling soil
Unit 5 – Basic Landscape Construction
- Building with concrete
- what is concrete?
- What is cement?
- What is mortar?
- Concrete options
- How to mix concrete and mortar
- Reinforcing
- ‘rodding’ the concrete
- Expansion joints
- Beautifying existing concrete
- Drainage and erosion
- Types of drains
- Walling
- Rock walls
- Types of rock walls
- A rockery
- Steps
- Specifications and contracts
- Definitions
- Example layout for a contract specification
- Know your work inside out before starting to put together a specification
Unit 6 – Weeds and Pests
- Weeds
- Knockdown and residual herbicides
- Contact and systemic herbicides
- Specific and broad-spectrum herbicides
- Ways to control weeds
- Mulching
- Weed mats
- Plants
- Solarisation
- Cultivating
- Mowing/slashing
- Changing pH
- Herbicides
- How to keep weeds out of a lawn
- Weeds in pavement
- Weeds in the garden bed
- Common gardening problems
- Natural pest control
- Pheromones
- Biological controls
- Integrated pest management
Unit 7 – Planting and Pruning
- Making garden beds
- The variables of garden beds
- Raised and sunken beds
- No-dig garden beds – one method
- Planting for a cottage garden
- What is a cottage garden plant?
- How to use plants in the cottage garden
- What to plant in damp spots
- Creating a bog garden
- Beware of weeds
- Conifers for damp soils
- General pruning rules
- Reasons to prune
- Pruning terms
- Pruning trees
- Pruning objectives
- Where to cut
- Pruning roots
- How to root prune
- Pruning roses
- When to prune
- Pruning different types of roses
- Pruning different plants
- Bamboo pruning
- Wisteria pruning
- Pruning lavender
- Shaping bonsai
- Pruning in the home orchard
- Before pruning
- Pruning systems for fruit trees
- Pruning diagram
Unit 8 – Lawns and Surfaces
- Gradients
- Surfaces
- Gravel
- Soft ground surfaces
- Grass lawn
- Lawn establishment
- Laying a new lawn
- Laying sod
- Growing from seed step-by-step
- Paving
- Double the paving, double the effect
- Why use more than one paving material?
- Divide up the paving
- Modular paving
- Deciding on a concrete or sand base
- Paving types
- Timber
- Continuous paving
- Finishes (concrete, asphalt, and gravel)
- Paving tips
- Same material – two colours
- What pattern?
- Coloured concrete
- Loose paving
- Does it match?
Unit 9 – Furnishings and Features
- Choosing or designing features
- Layout problems with playground structures
- Playground entrance/exit
- Seating
- Swings and other moving equipment
- Surfaces and sufficient space
- Height
- Edging and garden borders
- Edges give definition to a garden
- Why people use garden edges
- Edging choices
- Fencing and hedging
- Garden art
- Framing the view
- Paintings and pots
- Sculpture
- Water features
- Garden furniture
- Garden buildings (sheds, gazebos, floors)
- Barbeques
- Location and landscaping
Unit 10 – Developing Your Garden
- Components of a garden
- Plants and animals
- Environmental factors
- Hard landscape features
- Design elements
- Design principles
- Outdoor living areas
- What do you need?
- What are some outdoor living areas options?
- What should you include in your outdoor living area?
- Outdoor seating
- Garden structures
- Pool areas
- Gardens for children
- Designing the garden for children
- Water safety
- Plants to avoid around children
- Play equipment
- Sand pits
- Cubby houses
- Swing sets and climbing frames
- Surfaces for play equipment
- Garden pavilions
- Floor covering options
- Where to put a pavilion
- Types of construction
- Minimising fire hazards around the house and garden
- Maintenance for fire control
- Be prepared: what you need to fight fire
Study Hours
Estimated duration 50 hours
Course Delivery and Start
Start anytime, self-paced and 100% online
Assessment
Assessment will be comprised of written exercises, including short-answer questions, reflective tasks, short reports and/or projects. There are no examinations or due dates for assessment. As a result, you can complete training in your own time and at your own pace with the assistance of unlimited tutor support.
Approval and Recognition
Australian Online Courses Pty Ltd is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association that recognises quality and excellence in tertiary education providers.
Testimonials
The course content is broad and covers all aspects of the topic from analysis, design through to construction with a good mixture of theory and videos. It covered everything I needed for the purpose of home landscape design and information on where to go to explore further and what to consider across design and construction. I was unsure regarding some questions in the Assignment. However, always got a swift response from a tutor.
Melody | Cordeaux Heights, NSW | Certificate of Home Garden Landscaping
Graduation
A Certificate of Attainment and Statement of Results will be issued upon successful completion of this course.
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- We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
- Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.
Are there any entry requirements or pre-requisites?
There are no course or subject pre-requisites for entry into our programs. However, our professional development programs are generally intended for people over the age of 18. In some circumstances, enrolments from younger people may be considered. Please complete the AOC Parent Guardian Consent Form prior to enrolling and submit here.
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When can I start this course?
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How is this course delivered?
This course is delivered online via our easy-to-navigate Learning Management System (LMS), where you will discover interactive online learning/written content, resources and assessment.
Do I need to attend classes or undertake any work placements?
No. All courses are delivered online via our LMS and there are no work placement requirements in this course.
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I am an international student. Can I enrol into this course?
Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.
Career Pathways
Future growth
Strong
Unemployment
Low
Professional Development for:-
- Home gardeners
- Landscapers
- Gardeners
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