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Last post 30-10-2009 8:51 PM by gardenmaster. 8 replies.

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  • 25/09/2009 11:34 AM
    • gardenhoe
    • county down
    • 03 Sep 2009
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    hello all, im new to this lovely site and just wanted to introduse myself...ive passed the city & guilds cert in gardening and am now studying a btech award in plantmanship and also the rhs....i'll have alot of study and assignments to do over the next couple of years and am excited and nervous about how im going to fit it all in...( ive 2 young children and work night shift) ...but all in all its a great opic and my only regret is that i didnt think about doing this in my younger years....

    i have a small garden service where i cater for woman , primarily ones on they're own and i enjoy every second of my time in they're gardens...

    mybe persons here who have completed the rhs course could give me some tips on how they got on..

    cheers

    gardenhoe

    suz
  • 25/09/2009 01:32 PM
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    • forgetmenot
    • ashburton
    • 25 Sep 2009
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    I am currently studying the RHS Diploma having bought the material from a correspondence school and as with the level 2 and Advanced ,read around the subject so that you really understand it.
  • 25/09/2009 02:06 PM
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    • gardenhoe
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    yes ive all the books too...we'll keep intouch if it helps?

    Big Smile

    suz
  • 25/09/2009 04:33 PM
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    • forgetmenot
    • ashburton
    • 25 Sep 2009
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    Yes ,keep in touch.You sound as though you are on the right track studying these courses,the Plantmanship Course sounds very interesting.I started with a very basic C&G in forestry 25yrs ago then went self-employed gardening.I left it 'til i was 47 {3yrs ago] to study any formal horticulture exams and i have learnt so much ,so don't think that you have left it late.Regards, Andrea.
  • 21/10/2009 02:59 AM
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    • gardenhoe
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    in the plantmanship i am requested to find and report on 23 plant profiles and provide a list of references and web sites i obtained the info from...if you come across any sites that provide then pass them on..

    regards

    suz
  • 21/10/2009 08:17 AM
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    • ErWe
    • Vienna, Austria
    • 29 Apr 2008
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    some of those I found useful are

    the University of Conneticut Plantdatabase (woody perennials) http://www.hort.uconn.edu/Plants/index.html

    Plants for a Future (no pics, loads of infos) http://www.pfaf.org/index.php

    helpmefind roses (pics, infos advanced search) http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/roses.php

    clematis on the web http://www.clematis.hull.ac.uk/new-clemalphasearch.cfm

    hemerocallis species list http://www.hemerocallis-species.com/HS/HS_homee.htm

    Ohio State University Plant Facts http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/ pics, and, invaluable for me as non-native english speaking person, the pronounciation of the plant names.

    regards, r.w.
  • 21/10/2009 11:00 PM
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    • gardenhoe
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    BRILLIANT THANKS

    suz
  • 22/10/2009 04:58 AM
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    • Faraway
    • 15 Oct 2007
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    The best website is this one.  Look under the gardening tab at the top of the page and search under plant finder and plant selector - more info than you will ever need!
  • 30/10/2009 08:51 PM
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     Hi, good luck with your course, i have just recently started the Mhort cource from HCC and theirs loads to do on it, looks like ill be busy for abitlol