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Hi - The actual wording in the syllabus is ' 'Describe, in the context of seasonal displays, what is meant by the terms: bedding, hardy, half-hardy, tropical, edging, groundwork (infill) and dot plant.' So, it's in the context of seasonal (particularly summer bedding) displays like the ones you still see in London Parks or at Kew, or traditional seaside public gardens, which are sometimes colour-themed, and sometimes just use 'tropical' or 'tropical style' plants for
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Ask them! It's a sensible question, as the RHS gives you all the information about the 'new' qualifications and the phasing out of the older ones on their website. Being fair to HCC by the way, one of my practical students is doing theory with them and showed me her course book briefly - without detailed examination, (which wouldn't be very fair of me) it didn't look as bad as Clematis has described, so that you may find that when they revised their notes for the 2010 syllabus
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Dear Stoic, various points which may help you - or not; I'll try not to discuss learning styles and be factual; if I'm mistaken in any points I'm sure someone will put me right. The RHS are an awarding body, who offer regulated qualifications as part of the national framework of vocational qualifications; the syllabus is available to anyone, so anyone can offer to teach a theory qualification, or write notes or a book intended to help you pass these exams. The RHS specifically don't
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Final comment? Each exam paper states on the front now: "Where plant names are required, they should include genus, species and where appropriate, cultivar." and in the Senior Examiner's report the list ofcomments starts with: "Candidates should be able to demonstrate a good range of plant knowledge and be able to give accurately named plant examples where appropriate. Common names and generic names are often too vague and cannot be rewarded in the positive manner that genus, species
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Lots of information is free. You can download the syllabus for each of the Certificates from the RHS Qualifications page: these give you not only the outcomes covered, but also each of the assessment criteria. These tell you not only the detailed content that you have to cover but also give you the scope of any exam questions - if it isn't in the assessment criteria, it shouldn't be in a question. If you look at the rest of the RHS website you'll find lots of material which explains things
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Sorry, bit busy around exam weeks so only just caught up with questions - you can enter for the RHS level 2 exams unit by unit, and you might find it easier to pace yourself and get a feel for them by taking them in two sessions - or more, depending on how long you can spend on your studies! You need to be organised to enter at the beginning of May if you want to take some units in June. Dates are on the RHS websit(quals, level 2, top right...?) Check with your local college to see if they are running
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Don't get daunted by the reading list - many of those titles are really specialist for some sections of the syllabus and you wouldn't need them unless you wanted to study an area in greater depth. Others are really good background resources, but if you have one you don't need all the others. Hessayon is good, and cheap, and accessible. Capon is good too for science. Dawson - it's been a truism for some years, with the old syllabus and the current one, that if you can remember everything
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If the National Botanic Garden is within reach, you might also consider Aberglasney for volunteering; Joe Atkin there is a very able and switched-on head gardener, and tutored one of Pershore's level 2 Practical courses when he worked there. I think you could get very good experience there, and good advice; some other volunteers there have done RHS courses,too. Best wishes,
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Dear Zeta, I think I was your source of the idea that a level 4 might be written to replace parts of the old Diploma - it was discussed, but I think it's really been put on one side at the moment, because there isn't a strong demand and it is a pretty expensive process to produce and administer a qualification. I believe instead there have been some changes to the units in the MHort structure, which might make it more accessible in its modular form to people who aren't working full time
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Deep breath - I'll have a go at explaining awarding bodies and QCF,as far as I understand them. The RHS is a recognised awarding body in its own right, and awards the MHort itself (equivalent of a degree course); its level 1- 3 courses are also accredited under the Qualifications and Credit Framework, which means that a unit of study achieved at any level for an RHS qualification is the same as a unit of study at that level for any Edexcel, BTec, AQA etc qualification for either vocational or
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