Horticulture and gardening. Open to everyone.

Researchers have discovered that creative people are among the happiest in our society and gardeners are amongst the most optimistic. Enjoy the best of both worlds by learning how to create new plants for your garden area. Unearth the mysteries of propagating plants by sowing, cuttings, division, layering, budding and various methods of grafting to produce new and exciting plant forms.

Comprehensive notes provided. New and experienced green thumbs welcome.

Outcomes

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• distinguish between various types of seeds and determine their preferred means of germination
• select and reproduce plants by soft-tip, semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings
• recognise and propagate plants by stem, root and leaf cuttings
• identify and create new plants by tip and air layering
• cultivate and reproduce bulbs, corms and tubers
• implement the principles of budding and grafting.

Content

Equipment and plant material

• Media – seed raising/propagation mix
• Containers
• Cutting powder/gel
• Budding tape/grafting knife
• Miscellaneous equipment and materials

Methods of plant propagation described, explained and demonstrated

• Sowing seeds
• Division
• Soft-tip cuttings
• Semi-hardwood cuttings
• Hardwood cuttings
• Bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes
• Stem, root and leaf cuttings
• Serpentine layering
• Air layering
• Budding – shield, etc
• Grafting – whip and tongue, saddle, etc
• Tissue culture – explanation

Intended audience

Suitable for anyone who would like both the enjoyment and satisfaction of saving money as well as the success of creating new plants.

Prerequisites

None

Delivery style

• Face-to-face, presenter-taught workshop
• Online workshop via the platform Zoom

Delivered in an interactive setting where methods of plant propagation will be demonstrated.

Materials

Course notes are distributed electronically