Can anyone recommend suitable courses for a 21year old who at present
works with a landscape firm but isn't exactly being 'trained' so would
like to get some suitable qualifications .

He lives in Maidenhead but has a car so could travel to courses.
Any advice? Mainly he needs to learn the whole lot
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Janet Tweedy wrote in news:OiLlEdB
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Can anyone recommend suitable courses for a 21year old who at present
works with a landscape firm but isn't exactly being 'trained' so would
like to get some suitable qualifications .

He lives in Maidenhead but has a car so could travel to courses.
Any advice? Mainly he needs to learn the whole lot

Try this link below please, I don't know if it is exactly what you are
looking for.

http://tinyurl.com/6y8ugyt

Good luck
Baz

"Janet Tweedy" wrote
Can anyone recommend suitable courses for a 21year old who at present
works with a landscape firm but isn't exactly being 'trained' so would
like to get some suitable qualifications .

He lives in Maidenhead but has a car so could travel to courses.
Any advice? Mainly he needs to learn the whole lot

I've heard good reports of this place...
http://www.capel.ac.uk/horticulture/
But it's nearer London so might be too far.
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Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

In article , Baz
writes
Try this link below please, I don't know if it is exactly what you are
looking for.

http://tinyurl.com/6y8ugyt

Good luck
Baz


Thanks baz I'll pass it on
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article , Bob Hobden
writes
I've heard good reports of this place...
http://www.capel.ac.uk/horticulture/
But it's nearer London so might be too far.



Yes but on other side of M25 so not really suitable for part time course
really Bob fro Maidenhead.

Think he will need to work and also get some sort of qualifications.
Sometimes there are also short courses and i thought I had heard of a
college near Guildford with short horticultural courses and even longer
ones at night
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On Sep 19, 11:24*pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Janet Tweedy" *wrote

Can anyone recommend suitable courses for a 21year old who at present
works with a landscape firm but isn't exactly being 'trained' so would
like to get some suitable qualifications .

He lives in Maidenhead but has a car so could travel to courses.
Any advice? Mainly he needs to learn the whole lot

I've heard good reports of this place...http://www.capel.ac.uk/horticulture/
But it's nearer London so might be too far.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK

I think this site will give you what you want Janet, you should find
the answer here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/...ardening.shtml
David

On Sep 19, 11:52*pm, Janet Tweedy wrote:
In article , Bob Hobden
writes

I've heard good reports of this place...
http://www.capel.ac.uk/horticulture/
But it's nearer London so might be too far.

Yes but on other side of M25 so not really suitable for part time course
really Bob fro Maidenhead.

Think he will need to work and also get some sort of qualifications.
Sometimes there are also short courses and i thought I had heard of a
college near Guildford with short horticultural courses and even longer
ones at night
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk



Did you look at the site I posted for you Janet?

In article
,
Dave Hill writes
Did you look at the site I posted for you Janet?


Yes think that was Reading? However they concentrate on agriculture and
i think he wanted to use his contacts to start a small maintenance
gardening company of his own rather than do all the work for someone
else. He does the grass etc. but he was told he would be taught on the
job but he's not receiving any tutoring about horticulture at all seems
to be just a grass cutter!
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article
,
Dave Hill writes
I think this site will give you what you want Janet, you should find
the answer here.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/...ardening.shtml
David


Thanks David I'll pass it on.
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

I feel faint ! Just looked at a course for myself, inspired by looking
for someone else and thinking I might get a chainsaw but get a course
first to learn how to handle it.
Looked at Merrist Wood in Guildford
£640!!

Think I'll just use the loppers and saw, that'll be dearer than the
blinking tools!
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk